1802–1803 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts

Massachusetts increased 3 seats to 17 in reapportionment after the 1800 census. Massachusetts law at the time required a majority for election to an office, which requirement was not met in the 6th district , requiring two additional ballots.

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates [Note 1]
Massachusetts 1 "Suffolk district"	William Eustis Redistricted from the 8th district	Democratic-Republican	1800	Incumbent re-elected.	√ William Eustis (Democratic-Republican) 50.8% [1] John Quincy Adams (Federalist) 49.2%
Massachusetts 2 "Essex South district"	Nathan Read Redistricted from the 10th district	Federalist	1800 (Special)	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain.	√ Jacob Crowninshield (Democratic-Republican) 51.9% [2] Timothy Pickering (Federalist) 48.0%
Massachusetts 3 "Essex North district"	Manasseh Cutler Redistricted from the 11th district	Federalist	1800	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Manasseh Cutler (Federalist) 75.5% [3] Thomas Kitteridge (Democratic-Republican) 21.4% Others 3.1%
Massachusetts 4 "Middlesex district"	Joseph Bradley Varnum Redistricted from the 9th district	Democratic-Republican	1795	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Joseph Bradley Varnum (Democratic-Republican) 70.1% [4] Timothy Bigelow (Federalist) 27.7% Samuel Kendall (Federalist) 1.8%
Massachusetts 5 "Hampshire South district"	William Shepard Redistricted from the 2nd district	Federalist	1797	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist hold.	√ Thomas Dwight (Federalist) 78.0% [5] Samuel Fowler (Democratic-Republican) 9.5% Jonathan Smith (Democratic-Republican) 5.8% Scattering 6.7%
Massachusetts 6 "Hampshire North district"	Ebenezer Mattoon Redistricted from the 3rd district	Federalist	1800 (Special)	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist hold.	First ballot (November 1, 1802): [6] Hugh McClallan (Federalist) 29.5% John Williams (Federalist) 15.2% Samuel Taggart (Federalist) 14.9% Solomon Snead (Democratic-Republican) 12.3% Joseph Lyman (Federalist) 10.1% Solomon Nose (Federalist) 8.0% Edward Upham (Democratic-Republican) 5.2% Zebina Montague 4.8% Second ballot (January 24, 1803): [7] Hugh McClallan (Federalist) 36.9% Samuel Taggart (Federalist) 27.5% Solomon Snead (Democratic-Republican) 21.2% John Williams (Federalist) 14.4% Third ballot (April 3, 1803): [8] √ Samuel Taggart (Federalist) 73.2% Hugh McClallan (Federalist) 26.8%
Massachusetts 7 "Plymouth district"	Josiah Smith Redistricted from the 6th district	Democratic-Republican	1801	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist gain.	√ Nahum Mitchell (Federalist) 58.3% [9] Henry Warren (Democratic-Republican) 41.6%
Massachusetts 8 "Barnstable district"	Lemuel Williams Redistricted from the 5th district	Federalist	1799	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Lemuel Williams (Federalist) 55.5% [10] Isaiah L. Green (Democratic-Republican) 44.5%
Massachusetts 9 "Bristol district"	Phanuel Bishop Redistricted from the 7th district	Democratic-Republican	1799	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Phanuel Bishop (Democratic-Republican) 57.3% [11] Laban Wheaton (Federalist) 42.4%
Massachusetts 10 "Worcester South district"	Seth Hastings Redistricted from the 4th district	Federalist	1801 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Seth Hastings (Federalist) 62.2% [12] Edward Bangs (Democratic-Republican) 37.3%
Massachusetts 11 "Worcester North district"	None (District created)			New seat. New member elected. Federalist gain.	√ William Stedman (Federalist) 71.7% [13] John Whiting (Democratic-Republican) 27.9%
Massachusetts 12 "Berkshire district"	John Bacon Redistricted from the 1st district	Democratic-Republican	1801	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	√ Thomson J. Skinner (Democratic-Republican) 58.4% [14] Daniel Dewey (Federalist) 41.0%
Massachusetts 13 "Norfolk district"	None (District created)			New seat. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain.	√ Ebenezer Seaver (Democratic-Republican) 65.1% [15] Oliver N. Everett (Federalist) 29.4% Samuel Dexter (Democratic-Republican) 2.8% Benjamin Hitchbourne (Democratic-Republican) 2.8%
Massachusetts 14 "York district," District of Maine	Richard Cutts	Democratic-Republican	1801 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Richard Cutts (Democratic-Republican) 52.3% [16] John Lord (Federalist) 44.4% Moses Sweat (Federalist) 3.2%
Massachusetts 15 "Cumberland district," District of Maine	Peleg Wadsworth Redistricted from the 13th district	Federalist	1793	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Peleg Wadsworth (Federalist) 88.5% [17] Isaac Parsons 8.5% Scattering 3.0%
Massachusetts 16 "Lincoln district," District of Maine	Samuel Thatcher Redistricted from the 12th district	Federalist	1802 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Samuel Thatcher (Federalist) 63.7% [18] William King (Democratic-Republican) 18.1% John Farley (Democratic-Republican) 12.7% Scattering 5.5%
Massachusetts 17 "Kennebec district," District of Maine	None (District created)			New seat. New member elected. Federalist gain.	√ Phineas Bruce (Federalist) 57.5% [19] Martin Kinsley (Democratic-Republican) 42.5%

See also

• United States House of Representatives elections, 1802 and 1803
• List of United States representatives from Massachusetts

Notes

1. Only candidates with at least 1% of the vote listed

References

1. "Massachusetts 1802 U.S. House of Representatives, Suffolk District". A New Nation Votes. January 11, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
2. "Massachusetts 1802 U.S. House of Representatives, Essex South District". A New Nation Votes. January 11, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
3. "Massachusetts 1802 U.S. House of Representatives, Essex North District". A New Nation Votes. January 11, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
4. "Massachusetts 1802 U.S. House of Representatives, Middlesex District". A New Nation Votes. January 11, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
5. "Massachusetts 1802 U.S. House of Representatives, Hampshire South District". A New Nation Votes. January 11, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
6. "Massachusetts 1802 U.S. House of Representatives, Hampshire North District". A New Nation Votes. January 11, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
7. "Massachusetts 1803 U.S. House of Representatives, Hampshire North District, Ballot 2". A New Nation Votes. January 11, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
8. "Massachusetts 1803 U.S. House of Representatives, Hampshire North District, Ballot 3". A New Nation Votes. January 11, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
9. "Massachusetts 1802 U.S. House of Representatives, Plymouth District". A New Nation Votes. January 11, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
10. "Massachusetts 1802 U.S. House of Representatives, Barnstable District". A New Nation Votes. January 11, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
11. "Massachusetts 1802 U.S. House of Representatives, Bristol District". A New Nation Votes. January 11, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
12. "Massachusetts 1802 U.S. House of Representatives, Worcester South District". A New Nation Votes. January 11, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
13. "Massachusetts 1802 House of Representatives, Lancaster". A New Nation Votes. January 11, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
14. "Massachusetts 1802 U.S. House of Representatives, Berkshire District". A New Nation Votes. January 11, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
15. "Massachusetts 1802 U.S. House of Representatives, Norfolk District". A New Nation Votes. January 11, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
16. "Massachusetts 1802 U.S. House of Representatives, York District". A New Nation Votes. January 11, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
17. "Massachusetts 1802 U.S. House of Representatives, Cumberland District". A New Nation Votes. January 11, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
18. "Massachusetts 1802 U.S. House of Representatives, Lincoln District". A New Nation Votes. January 11, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
19. "Massachusetts 1802 U.S. House of Representatives, Kennebec District". A New Nation Votes. January 11, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2025.