1806 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts

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Massachusetts elected its members November 3, 1806.

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates^{[lower-alpha 1]}
Massachusetts 1 "Suffolk district"	Josiah Quincy	Federalist	1804	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Josiah Quincy (Federalist) 57.7% James Prince (Democratic-Republican) 42.2%
Massachusetts 2 "Essex South district"	Jacob Crowninshield	Democratic-Republican	1803	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Jacob Crowninshield (Democratic-Republican) 54.8% Samuel Putnam (Federalist) 45.0%
Massachusetts 3 "Essex North district"	Jeremiah Nelson	Federalist	1804	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist hold.	√ Edward St. Loe Livermore (Federalist) 67.6% Thomas Kitteridge (Democratic-Republican) 32.4%
Massachusetts 4 "Middlesex district"	Joseph Bradley Varnum	Democratic-Republican	1794	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Joseph Bradley Varnum (Democratic-Republican) 74.0% Ebenezer Bridgely (Federalist) 25.1%
Massachusetts 5 "Hampshire South district"	William Ely	Federalist	1804	Incumbent re-elected.	√ William Ely (Federalist) 57.1% Samuel Fowler (Democratic-Republican) 38.5% William Eaton (Federalist) 4.4%
Massachusetts 6 "Hampshire North district"	Samuel Taggart	Federalist	1803	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Samuel Taggart (Federalist) 64.4% Solomon Snead (Democratic-Republican) 35.6%
Massachusetts 7 "Plymouth district"	Joseph Barker	Democratic-Republican	1804	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Joseph Barker (Democratic-Republican) 60.8% Nahum Mitchell (Federalist) 38.4%
Massachusetts 8 "Barnstable district"	Isaiah L. Green	Democratic-Republican	1804	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Isaiah L. Green (Democratic-Republican) 63.4% Wendall Davis (Federalist) 34.6% Others 2.0%
Massachusetts 9 "Bristol district"	Phanuel Bishop	Democratic-Republican	1798	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	√ Josiah Dean (Democratic-Republican) 55.1% Nicholas Tillinghast (Federalist) 43.1% Nathaniel Morton 1.6%
Massachusetts 10 "Worcester South district"	Seth Hastings	Federalist	1800 (Special)	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist hold.	√ Jabez Upham (Federalist) 53.9% Edward Bangs (Democratic-Republican) 45.4%
Massachusetts 11 "Worcester North district"	William Stedman	Federalist	1802	Incumbent re-elected.	√ William Stedman (Federalist) 63.6% John Whiting (Democratic-Republican) 36.0%
Massachusetts 12 "Berkshire district"	Barnabas Bidwell	Democratic-Republican	1804	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Barnabas Bidwell (Democratic-Republican) 59.9% Daniel Dewey (Federalist) 40.1%
Massachusetts 13 "Norfolk district"	Ebenezer Seaver	Democratic-Republican	1803	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Ebenezer Seaver (Democratic-Republican) 65.3% Edward H. Robbins (Federalist) 34.7%
Massachusetts 14 "York district" District of Maine	Richard Cutts	Democratic-Republican	1801	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Richard Cutts (Democratic-Republican) 55.9% Joseph Leland (Federalist) 25.8% Joseph Bartlett (Democratic-Republican) 18.4%
Massachusetts 15 "Cumberland district" District of Maine	Peleg Wadsworth	Federalist	1792	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain.	√ Daniel Ilsley (Democratic-Republican) 52.5% Ezekiel Whitman (Federalist) 47.5%
Massachusetts 16 "Lincoln district" District of Maine	Orchard Cook	Democratic-Republican	1804	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Orchard Cook (Democratic-Republican) 55.9% Mark L. Hill (Federalist) 44.1%
Massachusetts 17 "Kennebec district" District of Maine	John Chandler	Democratic-Republican	1804	Incumbent re-elected.	√ John Chandler (Democratic-Republican) 76.5% John Crosby 20.6% Benjamin Whitwell (Federalist) 2.9%

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