Elections in Massachusetts |
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Massachusetts elected its members November 6, 1826. It required a majority for election, which was not met on the first vote in 3 districts requiring additional elections held March 5 and May 14, 1827.
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Massachusetts 1 "Suffolk district" | Daniel Webster | Anti-Jacksonian | 1812 [lower-alpha 2] 1816 (Retired) 1822 | Incumbent re-elected. Incumbent resigned May 30, 1827, after being elected U.S. Senator, leading to a special election. |
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Massachusetts 2 "Essex South district" | Benjamin W. Crowninshield | Anti-Jacksonian | 1823 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 3 "Essex North district" | John Varnum | Anti-Jacksonian | 1825 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 4 "Middlesex district" | Edward Everett | Anti-Jacksonian | 1824 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 5 "Worcester South district" | John Davis | Anti-Jacksonian | 1825 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 6 "Worcester North district" | John Locke | Anti-Jacksonian | 1823 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 7 "Franklin district" | Samuel C. Allen | Anti-Jacksonian | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 8 "Hampden district" | Samuel Lathrop | Anti-Jacksonian | 1819 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Anti-Jacksonian hold. | First ballot (November 6, 1826):
Second ballot (March 5, 1827):
Third ballot (May 14, 1827):
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Massachusetts 9 "Berkshire district" | Henry W. Dwight | Anti-Jacksonian | 1820 | Incumbent re-elected. | First ballot (November 6, 1826):
Second ballot (March 5, 1827):
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Massachusetts 10 "Norfolk district" | John Bailey | Anti-Jacksonian | 1823 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 11 "Plymouth district" | Aaron Hobart | Anti-Jacksonian | 1820 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Anti-Jacksonian hold. |
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Massachusetts 12 "Bristol district" | Francis Baylies | Jacksonian | 1820 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Anti-Jacksonian gain. | First ballot (November 6, 1826):
Second ballot (March 5, 1827):
Third ballot (May 14, 1827):
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Massachusetts 13 "Barnstable district" | John Reed Jr. | Anti-Jacksonian | 1812 1816 (Lost) 1818 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia elected its members October 2, 1826. Georgia switched to using districts for this election. Two incumbents, James Meriwether and George Cary, did not run for re-election.
Maine elected its members September 8, 1826. It required a majority for election, which was not met in the 7th district, requiring additional elections December 18, 1826, April 2, and September 27, 1827.
Mississippi elected its member August 7, 1826.
Ohio elected its members October 10, 1826.
Vermont elected its members September 5, 1826. It required a majority for election, which was not met on the first vote in two districts, requiring additional elections held December 4, 1826 and February 5, 1827.
Kentucky elected its members August 6, 1827, after the term began but before the new Congress convened.
North Carolina elected its members August 9, 1827, after the term began but before the new Congress convened.
Virginia elected its members April 30, 1827, after the term began but before the new Congress convened.