1800–1801 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts

Last updated September 16, 2023

Of the 14 Massachusetts incumbents, only half were re-elected.

Massachusetts law required a majority for election, which was not met in the 1st and 6th districts, necessitating a second trial that carried over until 1801.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Massachusetts 1 "1st Western district"	Theodore Sedgwick	Federalist	1798	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain.	First ballot (November 3, 1800): John Bacon (Democratic-Republican) 49.3% Ephraim Williams (Federalist) 49.1% Scattering 1.6% Second ballot (March 9, 1801): √ John Bacon (Democratic-Republican) 59.0% Ephraim Williams (Federalist) 41.0%
Massachusetts 2 "2nd Western district"	William Shepard	Federalist	1796	Incumbent re-elected.	√ William Shepard (Federalist) 73.4% William Lyman 12.9% Scattiner 13.8%
Massachusetts 3 "3rd Western district"	Samuel Lyman	Federalist	1794	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist hold. Incumbent then resigned November 6, 1800 and the winner then elected to finish the term, see above.	√ Ebenezer Mattoon (Federalist) 75.9% Thomas Dwight (Democratic-Republican) 14.6% Daniel Bigelow 4.9% Scattering 4.6%
Massachusetts 4 "4th Western district"	Dwight Foster	Federalist	1793	Incumbent resigned June 6, 1800 when elected U.S. Senator. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. Winner also elected to finish the term, see above.	√ Levi Lincoln Sr. (Democratic-Republican) 52.8% Jabez Upham 41.5% Salem Towne (Federalist) 3.8% Seth Hastings (Federalist) 1.9%
Massachusetts 5 "1st Southern district"	Lemuel Williams	Federalist	1798	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Lemuel Williams (Federalist) 61.9% Isaiah L. Green (Democratic-Republican) 26.6% Isaiah Coffin (Democratic-Republican) 11.5%
Massachusetts 6 "2nd Southern district"	John Reed Sr.	Federalist	1794	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain.	First ballot (November 3, 1800): Nahum Mitchell (Federalist) 36.2% Josiah Smith (Democratic-Republican) 32.7% Samuel Niles (Democratic-Republican) 8.9% Benjamin Whiteman (Federalist) 6.9% Nathaniel Goodwin (Federalist) 5.9% Daniel Snow (Democratic-Republican) 3.6% Scattering 5.9% Second ballot (March 9, 1801): √ Josiah Smith (Democratic-Republican) 50.7% Nahum Mitchell (Federalist) 45.4% Samuel Niles (Democratic-Republican) 3.9%
Massachusetts 7 "3rd Southern district"	Phanuel Bishop	Democratic-Republican	1798	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Phanuel Bishop (Democratic-Republican) 57.6% Elisha May (Federalist) 25.7% Stephen Bullock (Democratic-Republican) 9.9% Laban Wheaton (Federalist) 6.9%
Massachusetts 8 "1st Middle district"	Harrison Gray Otis	Federalist	1796	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain.	√ William Eustis (Democratic-Republican) 52.9% Josiah Quincy (Federalist) 47.1%
Massachusetts 9 "2nd Middle district"	Joseph Bradley Varnum	Democratic-Republican	1794	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Joseph Bradley Varnum (Democratic-Republican) 71.8% Timothy Bigelow (Federalist) 27.2% Others 1.0%
Massachusetts 10 "3rd Middle district"	Samuel Sewall	Federalist	1796 (Special)	Incumbent resigned January 10, 1800 to become Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. New member elected. Federalist hold. Winner also elected to finish the term, see above.	√ Nathan Read (Federalist) 55.0% Jacob Crowninshield (Democratic-Republican) 44.0%
Massachusetts 11 "4th Middle district"	Bailey Bartlett	Federalist	1797 (Special)	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist hold.	√ Manasseh Cutler (Federalist) 75.5% Thomas Kitteridge (Democratic-Republican) 21.4% Others 3.1%
Massachusetts 12 "1st Eastern district" (District of Maine)	Silas Lee	Federalist	1798	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Silas Lee (Federalist) 50.8% Henry Dearborn (Democratic-Republican) 45.6% Scattering 3.6%
Massachusetts 13 "2nd Eastern district" (District of Maine)	Peleg Wadsworth	Federalist	1792	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Peleg Wadsworth (Federalist) 76.8% John Chandler (Democratic-Republican) 14.1% Stephen Longfellow (Federalist) Scattering 4.7%
Massachusetts 14 "3rd Eastern district" (District of Maine)	George Thatcher	Federalist	1788	Incumbent re-elected. Winner later declined to serve and a special election would be held to fill the vacancy.	√ George Thatcher (Federalist) 61.8% Richard Cutts (Democratic-Republican) 38.2%

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U.S. Senate	Georgia Kentucky Maryland (Special) Massachusetts (Special June) Massachusetts (Special November) New Hampshire New York (Special April) New York (Special November) North Carolina South Carolina Vermont
U.S. House	Connecticut At-large special Delaware Georgia Massachusetts 3rd special 4th special 10th special New Hampshire At-large special New Jersey New York North Carolina Pennsylvania 8th special Rhode Island South Carolina Vermont Virginia 13th special
Governors	Connecticut Kentucky Massachusetts New Hampshire Rhode Island Vermont Virginia
States and territories	Connecticut Delaware Georgia Kentucky Maryland Massachusetts New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Carolina Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina Vermont Virginia

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Governors	Connecticut Delaware Massachusetts New Hampshire New York Rhode Island Tennessee Vermont Virginia
States and territories	Connecticut Georgia Maryland Massachusetts Mississippi New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Carolina Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina Tennessee Vermont Virginia

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1800–1801 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts

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