1808 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[a] | |
| Massachusetts 1 "Suffolk district" | Josiah Quincy | Federalist | 1804 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Josiah Quincy (Federalist) 59.1% William Jarvis (Democratic-Republican) 40.8% |
| Massachusetts 2 "Essex South district" | Joseph Story | Democratic-Republican | 1808 (Special) | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist gain. | √ Benjamin Pickman Jr. (Federalist) 52.2% Daniel Kilham (Democratic-Republican) 47.8% |
| Massachusetts 3 "Essex North district" | Edward St. Loe Livermore | Federalist | 1806 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Edward St. Loe Livermore (Federalist) 63.6% Thomas Kitteridge (Democratic-Republican) 36.0% |
| Massachusetts 4 "Middlesex district" | Joseph Bradley Varnum | Democratic-Republican | 1794 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Joseph Bradley Varnum (Democratic-Republican) 63.4% Abraham Bigelow (Federalist) 36.% |
| Massachusetts 5 "Hampshire South district" | William Ely | Federalist | 1804 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ William Ely (Federalist) 66.0% Samuel Fowler (Democratic-Republican) 33.9% |
| Massachusetts 6 "Hampshire North district" | Samuel Taggart | Federalist | 1803 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Samuel Taggart (Federalist) 68.4% Solomon Snead (Democratic-Republican) 31.5% |
| Massachusetts 7 "Plymouth district" | Joseph Barker | Democratic-Republican | 1804 | Incumbent retired. Two ballots were held, but the second was invalidated.[b] New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. | √ Charles Turner Jr. (Democratic-Republican) 50.4% William Baylies (Federalist) 49.2% |
| Massachusetts 8 "Barnstable district" | Isaiah L. Green | Democratic-Republican | 1804 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. | √ Gideon Gardner (Democratic-Republican) 58.1% Wendall Davis (Federalist) 41.9% |
| Massachusetts 9 "Bristol district" | Josiah Dean | Democratic-Republican | 1806 | Lost re-election Federalist gain. | √ Laban Wheaton (Federalist) 56.8% Josiah Dean (Democratic-Republican) 42.7% |
| Massachusetts 10 "Worcester South district" | Jabez Upham | Federalist | 1806 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Jabez Upham (Federalist) 54.3% Edward Bangs (Democratic-Republican) 44.4% John Spurr (Democratic-Republican) 1.2% |
| Massachusetts 11 "Worcester North district" | William Stedman | Federalist | 1803 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ William Stedman (Federalist) 65.3% Moses White (Democratic-Republican) 32.3% Abijah Bigelow (Federalist) 1.8% |
| Massachusetts 12 "Berkshire district" | Ezekiel Bacon | Democratic-Republican | 1807 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Ezekiel Bacon (Democratic-Republican) 54.4% John W. Hulbert (Federalist) 45.6% |
| Massachusetts 13 "Norfolk district" | Ebenezer Seaver | Democratic-Republican | 1803 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Ebenezer Seaver (Democratic-Republican) 57.7% Edward Robbins (Federalist) 42.1% |
| Massachusetts 14 "York district," District of Maine | Richard Cutts | Democratic-Republican | 1801 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Richard Cutts (Democratic-Republican) 51.2% Joseph Leland (Federalist) 47.7% Others 1.0% |
| Massachusetts 15 "Cumberland district," District of Maine | Daniel Ilsley | Democratic-Republican | 1804 | Lost re-election Federalist gain. | √ Ezekiel Whitman (Federalist) 50.9% Daniel Ilsley (Democratic-Republican) 49.1% |
| Massachusetts 16 "Lincoln district," District of Maine | Orchard Cook | Democratic-Republican | 1804 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Orchard Cook (Democratic-Republican) 50.9% Alden Bradford (Federalist) 48.1% Barzillai Gannett (Democratic-Republican) 1.0% |
| Massachusetts 17 "Kennebec district," District of Maine | John Chandler | Democratic-Republican | 1804 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. | √ Barzillai Gannett (Democratic-Republican) 50.6% Thomas Rice (Federalist) 48.7% |
See also
- Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district special election, 1808
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1808 and 1809
- List of United States representatives from Massachusetts
Notes
- ^ Only candidates with at least 1% of the vote listed.
- ^ In the 7th district, there were 430 votes for "Charles Turner" which were counted separately from Charles Turner Jr. (Democratic-Republican). This caused the vote tally to be William Baylies (Federalist) 1,828 (49.4%), Charles Turner Jr. (Democratic-Republican) 1,443 (39.0%), "Charles Turner" 430 (11.6%). As no candidate had a majority, a second election was held on January 19, 1809 which elected Baylies with 54.3% of the vote. Turner successfully contested this election, and was subsequently declared the winner based on the first ballot, with the second invalidated. He was seated June 8, 1809[1]
References
- ^ "Eleventh Congress (membership roster)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 13, 2012. Retrieved December 13, 2012.
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