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11th Congress: Massachusetts 1808

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Massachusetts elected nine Federalists and eight Democratic-Republicans to the Eleventh Congress.

Massachusetts used the district system for electing members to Congress.

In 1810, a special election was held in which Abijah Bigelow was elected to replace William Stedman, who had resigned from office.

In 1810, a special election was held in which Joseph Allen was elected to replace Jabez Upham, who had resigned from office.

Congressional election results, 11th Congress: Massachusetts 1808
District Candidate Party Vote Percentage Elected
1 Josiah Quincy Federalist 3,004 59.1% ✓
1 William Jarvis Democratic-Republican 2,074 40.8%
2 Benjamin Pickman, Jr. Federalist 2,754 52.2% ✓
2 Daniel Kilham Democratic-Republican 2,524 47.8%
3 Edward St. Loe Livermore Federalist 2,464 63.6% ✓
3 Thomas Kitteridge Democratic-Republican 1,395 36%
4 Joseph B. Varnum Democratic-Republican 2,716 63.4% ✓
4 Abraham Bigelow Federalist 1,564 36.5%
5 William Ely Federalist 2,161 66% ✓
5 Samuel Fowler Democratic-Republican 1,109 33.9%
6 Samuel Taggart Federalist 2,062 68.4% ✓
6 Solomon Snead Democratic-Republican 949 31.5%
7 Charles Turner, Jr. Democratic-Republican 1,873 50.4% ✓
7 William Baylies Federalist 1,828 49.2%
8 Gideon Gardner Democratic-Republican 1,703 58.1% ✓
8 Wendall Davis Federalist 1,228 41.9%
9 Laban Wheaton Federalist 1,969 56.8% ✓
9 Josiah Dean Democratic-Republican 1,481 42.7%
10 Jabez Upham Federalist 1,927 54.3% ✓
10 Edward Bangs Democratic-Republican 1,575 44.4%
11 William Stedman Federalist 2,315 65.3% ✓
11 Moses White Democratic-Republican 1,145 32.3%
12 Ezekiel Bacon Democratic-Republican 2,524 54.2% ✓
12 John W. Hulbert Federalist 2,131 45.7%
13 Ebenezer Seaver Democratic-Republican 2,300 57.7% ✓
13 Edward H. Robbins Federalist 1,676 42.1%
14 Richard Cutts Democratic-Republican 2,133 51% ✓
14 Joseph Leland Federalist 2,010 48%
15 Ezekiel Whitman Federalist 2,688 51.3% ✓
15 Daniel Ilsley Democratic-Republican 2,540 48.5%
16 Orchard Cook Democratic-Republican 2,057 50.8% ✓
16 Alden Bradford Federalist 1,942 48%
17 Barzillai Gannett Democratic-Republican 2,479 50.5% ✓
17 Thomas Rice, Jr. Federalist 2,391 48.7%

In most cases, only candidates who received more than 5 percent of the vote in a district are reported. Other candidates are reported as a group, but only if they in aggregate received more than 5 percent of the vote. In addition, percentages for each district may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding. The term Dissenting Republican includes various breakaway factions of the Democratic-Republican party.

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