Mapping Early American Elections


16th Congress: Massachusetts 1818

Massachusetts elected six Federalists and fourteen Democratic-Republicans to the Sixteenth Congress.

Massachusetts used a district system for electing members to Congress.

In 1820, a special election was held in which William Eustis was elected to replace Edward Dowse, who had resigned from office.

In 1820, a special election was held in which Aaron Hobart was elected to replace Zabdiel Sampson, who had resigned from office.

In 1820, a special election was held in which Benjamin Gorham was elected to replace Jonathan Mason, who had died.

In 1820, a special election was held in which Joseph Dane was elected to replace John Holmes, who had resigned from office.

District Candidate Party Vote Percentage Elected
1 Jonathan Mason Democratic-Republican 698 63.4%
1 Andrew Richie Federalist 385 35%
2 Nathaniel Silsbee Democratic-Republican 652 64%
2 Timothy Pickering Federalist 350 34.4%
3 Jeremiah Nelson Federalist 682 87%
3 Joseph B. Varnum Democratic-Republican 62 7.9%
3 Other candidates 40 5.1%
4 Timothy Fuller Democratic-Republican 1,316 63.7%
4 Samuel P.P. Fay Federalist 744 36%
5 Samuel Lathrop Federalist 1,966 55.3%
5 Thomas Shephard Democratic-Republican 979 27.5%
5 Joseph Lyman Federalist 596 16.8%
6 Samuel C. Allen Federalist 1,126 86.7%
6 Elisha Lyman Democratic-Republican 100 7.7%
6 Other candidates 72 5.6%
7 Henry Shaw Democratic-Republican 2,113 50.8%
7 Henry W. Dwight Democratic-Republican 1,905 45.8%
8 Zabdial Sampson Democratic-Republican 1,321 59.4%
8 William Bourn Federalist 894 40.2%
9 Walter Folger Democratic-Republican 457 50.4%
9 John Reed Federalist 433 47.7%
10 Marcus Morton Democratic-Republican 1,537 54.7%
10 Francis Baylies Federalist 1,226 43.6%
11 Benjamin Adams Federalist 1,479 58.7%
11 Sumner Bastow Democratic-Republican 995 39.5%
12 Jonas Kendall Federalist 1,507 63.5%
12 Edward Cushing Democratic-Republican 754 31.7%
13 Edward Dowse Democratic-Republican 1,004 54.2%
13 Nathaniel Ruggles Federalist 826 44.6%
14 John Holmes Democratic-Republican 1,106 93.6%
14 Other candidates 76 6.5%
15 Ezekial Whitman Federalist 1,021 53.9%
15 Ashur Ware Democratic-Republican 868 45.8%
16 Mark L. Hill Democratic-Republican 1,296 51.7%
16 Joshua Head Federalist 1,190 47.4%
17 Martin Kingsley Democratic-Republican 1,391 61.5%
17 John Wilson Federalist 661 29.2%
17 Other candidates 209 9.1%
18 James Parker Democratic-Republican 1,405 54%
18 Thomas Bond Democratic-Republican 1,001 38.5%
18 Joshua Gage Federalist 176 6.8%
19 Joshua Cushman Democratic-Republican 930 54.9%
19 Thomas Rice Federalist 734 43.4%
20 Enoch Lincoln Democratic-Republican 986 65.7%
20 Samuel A. Bradley Federalist 498 33.2%

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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