1818–1819 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts

Last updated September 16, 2023

Massachusetts elected its members November 2, 1818. Massachusetts's electoral law required a majority for election, necessitating additional elections in five districts on April 5, 1819, and July 26, 1819.

District^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Incumbent			This race
District^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates^{[lower-alpha 2]}
Massachusetts 1 "Suffolk district"	Jonathan Mason	Federalist	1817 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Jonathan Mason (Federalist) 64.5% Andrew Ritchie (Democratic-Republican) 35.5%
Massachusetts 2 "Essex South district"	Nathaniel Silsbee	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Nathaniel Silsbee (Democratic-Republican) 64.2% Timothy Pickering (Federalist) 34.5% Thomas Stevens (Federalist) 1.3%
Massachusetts 3 "Essex North district"	Jeremiah Nelson	Federalist	1804 1806 (Retired) 1814	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Jeremiah Nelson (Federalist) 87.0% Joseph Bradley Varnum (Democratic-Republican) 7.9% Others 5.1%
Massachusetts 4 "Middlesex district"	Timothy Fuller	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Timothy Fuller (Democratic-Republican) 63.9% Samuel P. Fay (Federalist) 36.1%
Massachusetts 5 "Hampshire South district"	Elijah H. Mills	Federalist	1814	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist hold.	First ballot (November 2, 1818): Samuel Lathrop (Federalist) 48.1% Isaac C. Bates (Federalist) 22.7% Thomas Shepherd (Democratic-Republican) 19.6% Joseph Lyman (Federalist) 9.5% Second ballot (April 5, 1819): √ Samuel Lathrop (Federalist) 55.5% Thomas Shepherd (Democratic-Republican) 27.7% Joseph Lyman (Federalist) 16.8%
Massachusetts 6 "Hampshire North district"	Samuel C. Allen	Federalist	1816	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Samuel C. Allen (Federalist) 86.2% Elihu Lyman (Democratic-Republican) 8.0% Others 5.8%
Massachusetts 7 "Berkshire district"	Henry Shaw	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent re-elected.	First ballot (November 2, 1818): Henry Shaw (Democratic-Republican) 48.8% Henry W. Dwight (Federalist) 47.0% Ambrose Hall 2.7% Others 1.5% Second ballot (April 5, 1819): √ Henry Shaw (Democratic-Republican) 50.8% Henry W. Dwight (Federalist) 45.8% Others 3.4%^[1]
Massachusetts 8 "Plymouth district"	Zabdiel Sampson	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Zabdiel Sampson (Democratic-Republican) 59.6% William Bourne (Federalist) 40.4%
Massachusetts 9 "Barnstable district"	Walter Folger Jr.	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Walter Folger Jr. (Democratic-Republican) 51.3% John Reed Jr. (Federalist) 48.7%
Massachusetts 10 "Bristol district"	Marcus Morton	Democratic-Republican	1816	Re-elected	√ Marcus Morton (Democratic-Republican) 55.0% Francis Baylies (Federalist) 43.8% Hodijah Baylies 1.2%
Massachusetts 11 "Worcester South district"	Benjamin Adams	Federalist	1816	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Benjamin Adams (Federalist) 59.8% Sumner Barstow (Democratic-Republican) 40.2%
Massachusetts 12 "Worcester North district"	Solomon Strong	Federalist	1814	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist hold.	√ Jonas Kendall 63.5% Edmund Cushing (Democratic-Republican) 31.7% Others 4.8%
Massachusetts 13 "Norfolk district"	Nathaniel Ruggles	Federalist	1812	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain.	√ Edward Dowse (Democratic-Republican) 54.9% Nathaniel Ruggles (Federalist) 45.1%
Massachusetts 14 "1st Eastern district" District of Maine	John Holmes	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent re-elected.	√ John Holmes (Democratic-Republican) 93.6% Others 6.4%
Massachusetts 15 "2nd Eastern district" District of Maine	Ezekiel Whitman	Federalist	1808 1810 (Lost) 1816	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Ezekiel Whitman (Federalist) 54.0% Arthur Ware (Democratic-Republican) 46.0%
Massachusetts 16 "3rd Eastern district" District of Maine	Benjamin Orr	Federalist	1816	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain.	First ballot (November 2, 1818): Mark L. Hill (Democratic-Republican) 48.6% Benjamin Orr (Federalist) 38.0% Others 13.4% Second ballot (April 5, 1819): Mark L. Hill (Democratic-Republican) 52.1%^{[lower-alpha 3]} Benjamin Orr (Federalist) 41.3% Joshua Head (Federalist) 7.3%^[2] Third ballot (July 26, 1819): √ Mark L. Hill (Democratic-Republican) 52.1% Benjamin Orr (Federalist) 47.9%^[3]
Massachusetts 17 "4th Eastern district" District of Maine	John Wilson	Federalist	1816	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain.	First ballot (November 2, 1818): Martin Kinsley (Democratic-Republican) 41.3% John Wilson (Federalist) 29.9% Leonard Jarvis (Democratic-Republican) 24.7% Others 4.1% Second ballot (April 5, 1819): Martin Kinsley (Democratic-Republican) 48.3% John Wilson (Federalist) 29.9% Leonard Jarvis (Democratic-Republican) 15.7% Others 6.1% Third ballot (July 26, 1819): √ Martin Kinsley (Democratic-Republican) 61.7% John Wilson (Federalist) 29.3% Leonard Jarvis (Democratic-Republican) 2.4% Others 6.7%
Massachusetts 18 "5th Eastern district" District of Maine	Thomas Rice	Federalist	1814	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain.	First ballot (November 2, 1818): James Parker (Democratic-Republican) 49.7% Peter Grant (Federalist) 41.8% Joshua Gage (Democratic-Republican) 5.3% Others 3.2% Second ballot (April 5, 1819): √ James Parker (Democratic-Republican) 57.3% Thomas Rice (Federalist) 34.8% Joshua Gage (Democratic-Republican) 7.2%
Massachusetts 19 "6th Eastern district" District of Maine	Joshua Gage	Democratic-Republican	1816	Ran in the 18th district and lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	√ Joshua Cushman (Democratic-Republican) 56.1% Thomas Rice (Federalist) 43.9%
Massachusetts 20 "7th Eastern district" District of Maine	Enoch Lincoln	Democratic-Republican	1818 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Enoch Lincoln (Democratic-Republican) 66.6% Samuel A. Bradley (Federalist) 33.4%

Notes

↑ District numbers differed between source used and elsewhere on Wikipedia; district numbers used elsewhere on Wikipedia used here
↑ Only candidates with at least 1% of the vote listed.
↑ Electoral data presumably incomplete in source

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References

↑ "Massachusetts 1819 U.S. House of Representatives, Berkshire District, Ballot 2". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University . Retrieved January 28, 2019.
↑ "Massachusetts 1819 U.S. House of Representatives, Eastern District #3, Ballot 2". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University . Retrieved January 28, 2019.
↑ "Massachusetts 1819 U.S. House of Representatives, Eastern District #3, Ballot 3". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University . Retrieved January 28, 2019.

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

[m1-2] Only candidates with at least 1% of the vote listed.

[4] Electoral data presumably incomplete in source

[3] "Massachusetts 1819 U.S. House of Representatives, Berkshire District, Ballot 2". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University . Retrieved January 28, 2019.

[5] "Massachusetts 1819 U.S. House of Representatives, Eastern District #3, Ballot 2". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University . Retrieved January 28, 2019.

[6] "Massachusetts 1819 U.S. House of Representatives, Eastern District #3, Ballot 3". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University . Retrieved January 28, 2019.

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