1804 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts

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The majority requirement was met in all 17 districts in the 1804 elections.

District		Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result
Massachusetts 1 "Suffolk district"	William Eustis	Democratic-Republican	1801	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Federalist gain.	√ Josiah Quincy (Federalist) 51.0% William Eustis (Democratic-Republican) 49.0%
Massachusetts 2 "Essex South district"	Jacob Crowninshield	Democratic-Republican	1803	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Jacob Crowninshield (Democratic-Republican) 58.7% Nathan Read (Federalist) 41.2%
Massachusetts 3 "Essex North district"	Manasseh Cutler	Federalist	1801	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist hold.	√ Jeremiah Nelson (Federalist) 56.8% Thomas Kitteridge (Democratic-Republican) 43.2%
Massachusetts 4 "Middlesex district"	Joseph Bradley Varnum	Democratic-Republican	1794	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Joseph Bradley Varnum (Democratic-Republican) 71.5% Timothy Bigelow (Federalist) 28.0%
Massachusetts 5 "Hampshire South district"	Thomas Dwight	Federalist	1803	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist hold.	√ William Ely (Federalist) 62.9% Samuel Fowler (Democratic-Republican) 36.7%
Massachusetts 6 "Hampshire North district"	Samuel Taggart	Federalist	1803	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Samuel Taggart (Federalist) 69.3% Solomon Snead (Democratic-Republican) 30.5%
Massachusetts 7 "Plymouth district"	Nahum Mitchell	Federalist	1803	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain.	√ Joseph Barker (Democratic-Republican) 60.4% Nahum Mitchell (Federalist) 38.3% Others 1.3%
Massachusetts 8 "Barnstable district"	Lemuel Williams	Federalist	1798	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain.	√ Isaiah L. Green (Democratic-Republican) 60.1% Lemuel Williams (Federalist) 39.4%
Massachusetts 9 "Bristol district"	Phanuel Bishop	Democratic-Republican	1798	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Phanuel Bishop (Democratic-Republican) 62.2% Nicholas Tillinghast (Federalist) 30.8% Josiah Deane (Democratic-Republican) 3.4% John Bowers (Federalist) 3.4%
Massachusetts 10 "Worcester South district"	Seth Hastings	Federalist	1801 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Seth Hastings (Federalist) 51.2% Edward Bangs (Democratic-Republican) 48.8%
Massachusetts 11 "Worcester North district"	William Stedman	Federalist	1803	Incumbent re-elected.	√ William Stedman (Federalist) 60.8% John Whiting (Democratic-Republican) 39.0%
Massachusetts 12 "Berkshire district"	Simon Larned	Democratic-Republican	1804 (special)	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	√ Barnabas Bidwell (Democratic-Republican) 59.7% Daniel Dewey (Federalist) 40.3%
Massachusetts 13 "Norfolk district"	Ebenezer Seaver	Democratic-Republican	1803	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Ebenezer Seaver (Democratic-Republican) 64.6% Thomas B. Adams (Federalist) 35.0%
Massachusetts 14 "York district" (District of Maine)	Richard Cutts	Democratic-Republican	1801	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Richard Cutts (Democratic-Republican) 51.9% Joseph Leland (Federalist) 31.4% Daniel Cleaves 16.7%
Massachusetts 15 "Cumberland district" (District of Maine)	Peleg Wadsworth	Federalist	1792	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Peleg Wadsworth (Federalist) 63.8% William Widgery (Democratic-Republican) 19.1% Isaac Parsons (Democratic-Republican) 17.1%
Massachusetts 12 "Lincoln district" (District of Maine)	Samuel Thatcher	Federalist	1802 (Special)	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain.	√ Orchard Cook (Democratic-Republican) 54.6% Samuel Thatcher 45.4%
Massachusetts 17 "Kennebec district" (District of Maine)	Phineas Bruce	Federalist	1803	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain.	√ John Chandler (Democratic-Republican) 64.5% Benjamin Whitwell (Federalist) 35.5%

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