1822–1823 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts

Massachusetts elected its members November 4, 1822. Massachusetts law required a majority for election, which was not met in 3 districts, necessitating additional elections on March 3, 1823, and May 12, 1823; nevertheless, all elections were complete before the new Congress convened.

District [a]	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Massachusetts 1 "Suffolk district" [1]	Benjamin Gorham	Federalist	1820	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist hold.	√ Daniel Webster (Adams-Clay Federalist) 62.9% Jesse Putnam (Democratic-Republican) 37.1%
Massachusetts 2 "Essex South district" [2]	Gideon Barstow	Democratic-Republican	1821	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	First ballot (November 4, 1822): Benjamin W. Crowninshield (Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican) 48.4% Benjamin Merrill (Federalist) 41.9% Willard Peele (Independent) 9.7% Second ballot (March 3, 1823): √ Benjamin W. Crowninshield (Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican) 51.9% Benjamin Merrill (Federalist) 27.4% Willard Peele (Independent) 20.8%
Massachusetts 3 "Essex North district" [3]	Jeremiah Nelson	Federalist	1804 1806 (Retired) 1814	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Jeremiah Nelson (Adams-Clay Federalist) 76.0% Amos Spaulding (Democratic-Republican) 24.0%
Massachusetts 4 "Middlesex district" [4]	Timothy Fuller	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Timothy Fuller (Democratic-Republican) 89.2% Thomas Harris 6.9% Others 3.8%
Massachusetts 5 "Worcester South district" [5]	Jonathan Russell Redistricted from the 11th district	Democratic-Republican	1820	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	First ballot (November 4, 1822): Jonas Sibley (Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican) 47.8% Benjamin Adams (Federalist) 45.3% Seth Hastings 4.7% Others 2.2% Second ballot (March 3, 1823): √ Jonas Sibley (Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican) 53.5% Benjamin Adams (Federalist) 39.1% Seth Hastings 7.4%
Massachusetts 6 "Worcester North district" [6]	Lewis Bigelow Redistricted from the 12th district	Federalist	1820	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain.	First ballot (November 4, 1822): Samuel Dana (Democratic-Republican) 42.9% Lewis Bigelow (Federalist) 34.3% James Kendall (Federalist) 22.8% Second ballot (March 3, 1823): Samuel Dana (Democratic-Republican) 45.9% Lewis Bigelow (Federalist) 32.0% James Kendall (Federalist) 22.2% Third ballot (May 12, 1823): √ John Locke (Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican) 53.3% Samuel Dana (Democratic-Republican) 46.7%
Massachusetts 7 "Franklin district" [7]	Samuel C. Allen Redistricted from the 6th district	Federalist	1816	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Samuel C. Allen (Adams-Clay Federalist) 91.1% Others 8.9%
Massachusetts 8 "Hampden district" [8]	Samuel Lathrop Redistricted from the 5th district	Federalist	1819	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Samuel Lathrop (Adams-Clay Federalist) 81.2% Thomas Shepherd (Democratic-Republican) 18.8%
Massachusetts 9 "Berkshire district" [9]	Henry W. Dwight Redistricted from the 7th district	Federalist	1820	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Henry W. Dwight (Adams-Clay Federalist) 62.4% William Jarvis (Democratic-Republican) 37.6%
Massachusetts 10 "Norfolk district" [10]	William Eustis Redistricted from the 13th district	Democratic-Republican	1800 1804 (Lost) 1820 (Special) 1820	Incumbent re-elected but declined the seat to become Governor of Massachusetts, leading to a special election.	√ William Eustis (Democratic-Republican) 84.5% Richard Sullivan (Federalist) 5.7% Others 9.8%
Massachusetts 11 "Plymouth district" [11]	Aaron Hobart Redistricted from the 8th district	Democratic-Republican	1820	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Aaron Hobart (Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican) 58.1% Cushing Otis (Federalist) 41.9%
Massachusetts 12 "Bristol district" [12]	Francis Baylies Redistricted from the 10th district	Federalist	1820	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Francis Baylies (Jackson Federalist) 66.8% Hercules Cushman (Democratic-Republican) 33.2%
Massachusetts 13 "Barnstable district" [13]	John Reed Jr. Redistricted from the 9th district	Federalist	1812 1816 (Lost) 1820	Incumbent re-elected.	√ John Reed Jr. (Adams-Clay Federalist) 53.5% Walter Folger Jr. (Democratic-Republican) 46.5%

See also

• 1823 Massachusetts's 10th congressional district special election
• 1824 Massachusetts's 10th congressional district special election
• 1822 and 1823 United States House of Representatives elections
• List of United States representatives from Massachusetts

Notes

1. District numbers differed between source used and elsewhere on Wikipedia; district numbers used elsewhere on Wikipedia used here.

References

1. "Massachusetts 1822 U.S. House of Representatives, Suffolk District". A New Nation Votes. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
2. "Massachusetts 1822 U.S. House of Representatives, Essex South District". A New Nation Votes. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
3. "Massachusetts 1822 U.S. House of Representatives, Essex North District". A New Nation Votes. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
4. "Massachusetts 1822 U.S. House of Representatives, Middlesex District". A New Nation Votes. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
5. "Massachusetts 1822 U.S. House of Representatives, Worcester South District". A New Nation Votes. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
6. "Massachusetts 1822 U.S. House of Representatives, Worcester North District". A New Nation Votes. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
7. "Massachusetts 1822 U.S. House of Representatives, Franklin District". A New Nation Votes. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
8. "Massachusetts 1822 U.S. House of Representatives, Hampden District". A New Nation Votes. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
9. "Massachusetts 1822 U.S. House of Representatives, Berkshire District". A New Nation Votes. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
10. "Massachusetts 1822 U.S. House of Representatives, Norfolk District". A New Nation Votes. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
11. "Massachusetts 1822 U.S. House of Representatives, Plymouth District". A New Nation Votes. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
12. "Massachusetts 1822 U.S. House of Representatives, Bristol District". A New Nation Votes. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
13. "Massachusetts 1822 U.S. House of Representatives, Barnstable District". A New Nation Votes. Retrieved November 17, 2025.