1798–1799 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts

Last updated September 16, 2023

Massachusetts required a majority for election. This was not met in the 5th district and 7th district necessitating additional ballots in those districts.

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Massachusetts 1 "1st Western district"	Thomson J. Skinner	Democratic- Republican	1796 (Special)	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist gain.	√ Theodore Sedgwick (Federalist) 80.2% Thomas Ives (Democratic-Republican) 19.8%
Massachusetts 2 "2nd Western district"	William Shepard	Federalist	1797	Incumbent re-elected.	√ William Shepard (Federalist) 89.9% John Williams (Democratic-Republican) 10.1%
Massachusetts 3 "3rd Western district"	Samuel Lyman	Federalist	1794	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Samuel Lyman (Federalist) 88.4% Daniel Bigelow 6.4% Scattering 5.2%
Massachusetts 4 "4th Western district"	Dwight Foster	Federalist	1793	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Dwight Foster (Federalist) 80.8% Levi Lincoln Sr. (Democratic-Republican) 19.2%
Massachusetts 5 "1st Southern district"	Nathaniel Freeman Jr.	Democratic- Republican	1794	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist gain.	First ballot (November 5, 1798): Lemuel Williams (Federalist) 32.5% Macajah Coffin (Democratic-Republican) 30.4% Beriah Norton (Federalist) 17.4% Jonathan Moore (Federalist) 13.4% Scattering 6.3% Second ballot (January 17, 1799): Macajah Coffin (Democratic-Republican) 33.5% Lemuel Williams (Federalist) 30.1% Sam Savage 27.1% Beriah Norton (Federalist) 9.3% Third ballot (April 1, 1799): Lemuel Williams (Federalist) 36.5% Sam Savage 33.9% Macajah Coffin (Democratic-Republican) 29.5% Fourth ballot (June 6, 1799): Lemuel Williams (Federalist) 46.6% Sam Savage 27.2% Macajah Coffin (Democratic-Republican) 26.2% Fifth ballot (August 29, 1799): √ Lemuel Williams (Federalist) 74.8% Macajah Coffin (Democratic-Republican) 25.2%
Massachusetts 6 "2nd Southern district"	John Reed Sr.	Federalist	1794	Incumbent re-elected.	√ John Reed Sr. (Federalist) 58.0% John Dwight 26.9% Daniel Snow 15.1%
Massachusetts 7 "3rd Southern district"	Stephen Bullock	Federalist	1797	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain.	First ballot (November 5, 1798): Stephen Bullock (Federalist) 26.9% Laban Wheaton (Federalist) 25.7% Josiah Dean 23.6% Phanuel Bishop (Democratic-Republican) 11.8% Scattering 12.1% Second ballot (January 17, 1799): Stephen Bullock (Federalist) 33.3% Josiah Dean 25.5% Laban Wheaton (Federalist) 22.4% Phanuel Bishop (Democratic-Republican) 18.9% Third ballot (April 1, 1799): Stephen Bullock (Federalist) 48.1% Phanuel Bishop (Democratic-Republican) 41.3% Josiah Dean10.6% Fourth ballot (June 6, 1799): √ Phanuel Bishop (Democratic-Republican) 52.1% Stephen Bullock (Federalist) 47.9%
Massachusetts 8 "1st Middle district"	Harrison Gray Otis	Federalist	1796	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Harrison Gray Otis (Federalist) 55.9% William Heath (Democratic-Republican) 43.6% William Eustis (Democratic-Republican) 0.6%
Massachusetts 9 "2nd Middle district"	Joseph Bradley Varnum	Democratic- Republican	1795	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Joseph Bradley Varnum (Democratic-Republican) 66.2% Timothy Bigelow (Federalist) 33.8%
Massachusetts 10 "3rd Middle district"	Samuel Sewall	Federalist	1796	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Samuel Sewall (Federalist) 70.3% Loammi Baldwin (Federalist) 20.5% Scattering 9.2%
Massachusetts 11 "4th Middle district"	Bailey Bartlett	Federalist	1797 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Bailey Bartlett (Federalist) 100%
Massachusetts 12 District of Maine "1st Eastern district"	Isaac Parker	Federalist	1797	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist hold.	√ Silas Lee (Federalist) 64.4% Henry Dearborn (Democratic-Republican) 35.6%
Massachusetts 13 District of Maine "2nd Eastern district"	Peleg Wadsworth	Federalist	1793	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Peleg Wadsworth (Federalist) 73.5% Charles Tainer 26.5%
Massachusetts 14 District of Maine "3rd Eastern district"	George Thatcher	Federalist	1788	Incumbent re-elected.	√ George Thatcher (Federalist) 65.5% John Fairchild (Democratic-Republican) 34.5%

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