1824 Massachusetts Senate election

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1824 Massachusetts Senate elections
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All 40 seats in the Massachusetts Senate
21 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Democratic-Republican Federalist
Seats won2512

Elections to the Massachusetts Senate were held during 1824 to elect State Senators. Candidates were elected at the county level, with some counties electing multiple Senators.

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For election, a candidate needed the support of a majority of those voting. If a seat remained vacant because no candidate received such majority, the Massachusetts General Court was empowered to fill it by a majority vote of its members. If more candidates received majorities than there were seats, the top finishers were elected.

Results were certified or rejected by the Governor's Council.

Apportionment

The apportionment of seats by population was as follows:

Results

Barnstable

1824 Barnstable Senate election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic-Republican Braddock Dimmick 1,192 70.16%
Federalist Nymphas Marston––
Total votes1,699 100.00%

Exact totals for Marston are unknown.

Berkshire

1824 Berkshire Senate election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic-Republican George Hull 2,832 60.96%
Democratic-Republican Rodman Hazard 2,786 59.97%
Federalist Joseph Merrick1,79638.66%
Federalist Eli Ensign1,74237.49%
VariousScattering1473.16%
Total votes4,646 100.00%

Results from Egremont, Florida, and Mount Washington were excluded from the official totals. [2]

Bristol and Dukes

1824 Bristol Senate election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic-Republican James L. Hodges 2,901 54.31%
Democratic-Republican John Mason 2,880 53.91%
Democratic-Republican Solomon Pratt 2,866 53.65%
Federalist Thomas Rotch2,84153.18%
Federalist Oliver Starkweather2,83052.98%
Federalist Sylvester Brownell2,82952.96%
VariousScattering203.16%
Total votes5,342 100.00%

Results from Seekonk were rejected, "it appearing by said return that the meeting was held in 1804." [3]

Essex

1824 Essex Senate election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic-Republican Nathan Noyes 5,347 53.46%
Democratic-Republican Nathaniel Silsbee 5,343 53.42%
Democratic-Republican Moses Wingate 5,320 53.19%
Democratic-Republican John Prince 5,319 53.18%
Democratic-Republican Aaron Lummus 5,314 53.13%
Democratic-Republican William W. Parrott 5,065 50.64%
Federalist Dudley A. Tyng––
Federalist Nathaniel Hooper––
Federalist Benjamin Pickman Jr. ––
Federalist Edward S. Rand––
Federalist James Gardner––
Federalist John Varnum ––
VariousScattering––
Total votes10,001 100.00%

Exact totals for the Federalist ticket were not listed.

Franklin

1824 Franklin Senate election [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Federalist George Grennell Jr. 1,82349.55%
Federalist Thomas Longley1,46939.93%
Federalist Elihu Hoyt1,23733.62%
Democratic-Republican John Nevers96426.20%
Democratic-Republican Thaddeus Coleman95525.96%
Federalist Ephraim Hastings62717.04%
Federalist Joshua Green902.45%
Democratic-Republican Solomon Smead381.03%
Democratic-Republican Medad Alexander381.03%
Federalist Jonathan Blake Jr.310.84%
UnknownAsa Howland280.76%
UnknownSolomon Reed280.76%
Unknown{{{candidate}}}10.03%
UnknownSamuel Coolidge10.03%
UnknownScattering461.25%
Total votes3,679 100.00%

Although Grinnell received a majority of the votes received, 33 votes for Grinnell, 20 votes for Longley and 9 votes for Hoyt were rejected from Erving's Grant were rejected by the Governor's Council, "it not being a town or district." Erving's Grant was unincorporated until 1838. [5]

General Court

1824 Franklin Senate election in the General Court [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic-Republican John Nevers 209 92.89%
Federalist George Grennell Jr. 183 81.33%
Federalist Thomas Longley––
Federalist Elihu Hoyt––
Total votes225 100.00%

Hampden

1824 Hampden Senate election [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic-Republican John Mills 2,353 67.06%
Democratic-Republican James Fowler 2,286 65.15%
Federalist Sylvester Emmons––
Federalist Joel Norcross––
Federalist Jonathan Dwight Jr.––
Federalist Alanson Knox––%
Federalist Israel E. Trask––
Federalist John Wykes––
Democratic-Republican Marcus Morton ––
UnknownSolomon Hatch––
Democratic-Republican Party William Eustis ––
Total votes3,509 100.00%

Results from Chester were rejected, "there being two returns from the same town." The exact totals for Chester are not known. [7]

Hampshire

1824 Hampshire Senate election [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Federalist Joseph Strong 3,494 87.63%
Federalist David Mack, Jr. 2,101 52.70%
Democratic-Republican John Wells1,95449.01%
UnknownJustus Forward912.28%
UnknownWilliam Ward852.13%
UnknownEnos Smith791.98%
UnknownIthamar Conkey701.76%
UnknownElihu Lyman250.63%
UnknownThomas Shepherd150.38%
UnknownPhilo Dickinson140.35%
UnknownCharles P. Phelps140.35%
UnknownJames Shepherd100.25%
UnknownSamuel Porter10.03%
VariousScattering25–
Total votes3,987 100.00%

Results from Chester were rejected, "there being two returns from the same town." The exact totals for Chester are not known. [7]

Middlesex

1824 Middlesex Senate election [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic-Republican Micah M. Rutter 5,721 65.30%
Democratic-Republican John Keyes 5,670 64.72%
Democratic-Republican Levi Thaxter 5,644 64.42%
Democratic-Republican John Wade 5,473 62.47%
Democratic-Republican Seth Knowles 5,459 62.31%
Federalist Cyrus Baldwin ––
Federalist William Hilliard ––
Federalist Abiel Haywood––
Federalist William Blanchard––
Federalist Edmund Parker ––
Total votes8,761 100.00%

Exact totals for Federalist ticket are not listed.

The following men also received votes, though their exact totals are unknown:

  • Uriah Hagar
  • William Austin
  • Thomas Bacon
  • Isaac Bemis, Jr.
  • Hilbe Bridge
  • Daniel Brooks
  • Samuel Dana
  • Edmund Foster
  • Luther Harrington
  • Ebenezer Hobbs
  • Nathan Hobbs
  • Jonathan Perham
  • Jacob Reves
  • Abel Wheeler

Nantucket

1824 Nantucket Senate election [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Federalist Barker Burnell 362 99.45%
VariousScattering20.55%
Total votes364 100.00%

Burnell was a member of the Federalist Party but was also supported by the Democratic-Republicans. [10]

Norfolk

1824 Norfolk Senate election [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic-Republican John Ruggles 3,440 67.24%
Democratic-Republican Sherman Leland 3,353 65.54%
Democratic-Republican Josiah J. Fiske 3,210 62.74%
Total votes5,116 100.00%

The following men also received votes as Federalist candidates, though their exact totals are unknown:

Plymouth

1824 Plymouth Senate election [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic-Republican Seth Sprague 3,016 57.24%
Democratic-Republican Joseph Richardson 3,010 57.13%
Federalist Barnabas Hedge2,25342.76%
Federalist Thomas Hobart2,18341.43%
VariousScattering711.35%
Total votes5,269 100.00%

Nathaniel Davis (Federalist), Charles Tuner (Republican), and William Davis (Republican) also received votes.

Suffolk

1824 Suffolk Senate election [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Federalist Samuel Hubbard 3,529 54.35%
Federalist Francis C. Gray 3,372 51.95%
Federalist Theodore Lyman II 3,340 51.46%
Federalist Heman Lincoln 3,313 51.04%
Democratic-Republican Thomas L. Winthrop 3,293 50.73%
Democratic-Republican George Odiorne 3,246 50.01%
Federalist Jonathan Phillips3,21149.47%
Federalist John Cotton3,16348.73%
Democratic-Republican Nathaniel P. Russell3,14948.51%
Democratic-Republican James T. Austin 3,11547.99%
Democratic-Republican Samuel Wells 3,03246.71%
Democratic-Republican Jonathan Mason 3,01346.42%
VariousScattering1702.62%
Total votes6,491 100.00%

Worcester

1824 Worcester Senate election [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Federalist Stephen P. Gardner 6,179 55.02%
Federalist Benjamin Adams 6,171 54.95%
Federalist Aaron Tufts 6,127 54.55%
Federalist Joseph G. Kendall 6,122 53.25%
Federalist Nathaniel P. Denny 6,052 53.25%
Democratic-Republican Nathaniel Houghton––
Democratic-Republican Edmund Cushing––
Democratic-Republican Daniel Thurber––
Democratic-Republican John Brown––
Democratic-Republican Joseph Davis ––
Total votes11,231 100.00%

Exact totals for the Republican ticket are unknown. Many other candidates received votes throughout the county, but their exact totals are unknown:

  • Nathaniel Jones
  • Salem Towne
  • John Davis
  • Bezaleel Taft Jr.
  • Edmund Curtis
  • Austin Denny
  • Jabez Hamilton
  • Nicholas MacClure
  • Henry Penniman
  • Asa Russell
  • John Allen
  • Arnold Barton
  • Joshua Brown
  • Phinehas Gay
  • Samuel Mixter
  • Joel Olds
  • John Shepley

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Massachusetts 1824 State Senate, Berkshire County". Tufts Digital Collections and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University . Retrieved September 21, 2020.
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  5. 1 2 "Massachusetts 1824 State Senate, Franklin County". Tufts Digital Collections and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University . Retrieved September 21, 2020.
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  7. 1 2 3 "Massachusetts 1824 State Senate, Hampden County". Tufts Digital Collections and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University . Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Massachusetts 1824 State Senate, Hampshire County". Tufts Digital Collections and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University . Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Massachusetts 1824 State Senate, Middlesex County". Tufts Digital Collections and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University . Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  10. 1 2 "Massachusetts 1824 State Senate, Nantucket Counties". Tufts Digital Collections and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University . Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Massachusetts 1824 State Senate, Norfolk County". Tufts Digital Collections and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University . Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Massachusetts 1824 State Senate, Plymouth County". Tufts Digital Collections and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University . Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Massachusetts 1824 State Senate, Suffolk County". Tufts Digital Collections and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University . Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Massachusetts 1824 State Senate, Worcester County". Tufts Digital Collections and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University . Retrieved September 21, 2020.
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