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<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>A New Nation Votes</title> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/assets/application-73b19ca1b3dd8595df79f6ac6deeaeab2ed20b697191b36f65005e72ec9eb691.css" media="all" /> <script src="/assets/application-2d04b0a59d5982f02065c503d55e97660e4e1e3662dff894903edb1bcb4280cf.js"></script>  <meta name="csrf-param" content="authenticity_token" /> <meta name="csrf-token" content="9XN1PAVoCw5OvjvaPCFSe5VhvBD67fJVIXEAV87wfIaWtNz9i8Kp-M5xUDetDLUxmlOSk6_bGHhjXuExTpSKig" /> <script type="text/javascript"> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-38431398-3', 'auto'); </script> </head> <body> <div id="main-ballot"><p/></div> <div id="main-header"> <div id="main-header-upper"> <div id="main-logo"><h1><a href="/"><img alt="A New Nation Votes" src="/assets/logo-8bdccc9bbb1418600011d761a8f7c3d25b1d1ef3d40c2f15a53a2e2033f08e24.gif" /></a></h1></div> </div> <div id="main-header-lower"> <div id="main-menu" role="navigation"> <ul> <li><a href="/"><img class="menu-sep" alt="Home" src="/assets/menu_home-571aad481269d7cd820a58e853286ed449877b9e8c1e096f9359d0b2e87e5ef9.gif" /></a></li> <li><a href="/about.html"><img src="/assets/menu_about.gif" alt="About" class="menu-sep"/></a></li> <li><a href="/help.html"><img src="/assets/menu_help.gif" alt="Help" class="menu-sep"/></a></li> <li><a href="/contact.html"><img src="/assets/menu_contact.gif" alt="Contact"/></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div id="ajax-modal" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="modal menu" aria-hidden="true"> <div class="modal-dialog"> <div class="modal-content"> </div> </div> </div> <div id="container"> <div xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" id="content" role="main"> <style> .label { color: #428bca } </style> <div id="document" class="blacklight-election-record"> <nav> <a href="/">< new search</a> </nav> <div id="doc_x059c8741"> <h1 itemprop="name">Massachusetts 1796 Electoral College, Second Middle District</h1> <div class="details"> <dl class="defList"> <dt>Office:</dt> <dd>Electoral College (Federal)</dd> <dt>Title:</dt> <dd>Elector</dd> <dt>Jurisdiction:</dt> <dd>Federal</dd> </dl> <div class="accordion" id="accordion2"> <div class="accordion-group"> <div class="accordion-heading"> <a class="accordian-toggle collapsed" data-toggle="collapse" href="#collapseOne">View more information</a> </div> <div id="collapseOne" class="accordion-body collapse"> <div class="accordion-inner"> <dl class="defList"> <dt>Label:</dt> <dd>Massachusetts 1796 Electoral College, Second Middle District</dd> <dt>Date:</dt> <dd>1796</dd> <dt>State:</dt> <dd>Massachusetts</dd> <dt>Type:</dt> <dd>General</dd> <dt>Iteration:</dt> <dd>First Ballot</dd> <dt>Office/Role:</dt> <dd>Electoral College/Elector</dd> <dt>Electors:</dt> <dd>James Winthrop, Elbridge Gerry, Eleazer Brooks, Francis Dana, Ebenezer Bridge, Henry Broomfield, Elijah Brigham, Joseph B. Varnum, Edward Barnes, Jonas Brooks, Samuel Hoar, John B. Varnum</dd> </dl> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <table xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="election-results-table" cellspacing="0"><thead><tr class="candidate-row"><th class="row-label">Electors: </th><th><a href="/catalog/WJ0341/track">James Winthrop</a></th><th><a href="/catalog/GE0049/track">Elbridge Gerry</a></th><th><a href="/catalog/BE0031/track">Eleazer Brooks</a></th><th><a href="/catalog/DF0019/track">Francis Dana</a></th><th><a href="/catalog/BE0139/track">Ebenezer Bridge</a></th><th><a href="/catalog/BH0073/track">Henry Broomfield</a></th><th><a href="/catalog/BE0103/track">Elijah Brigham</a></th><th><a href="/catalog/VJ0024/track">Joseph B. Varnum</a></th><th><a href="/catalog/BE0030/track">Edward Barnes</a></th><th><a href="/catalog/BJ0363/track">Jonas Brooks</a></th><th><a href="/catalog/HS0011/track">Samuel Hoar</a></th><th><a href="/catalog/VJ0034/track">John B. Varnum</a></th></tr><tr class="affiliation-row"><th class="row-label">Affiliation:</th><td></td><td>Federalist</td><td></td><td>Federalist</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr class="declared-for-row"><th class="row-label">Presidential Candidate:</th><td></td><td>John Adams</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr class="overview-row"><th>Final Result: <a href="#note_1" class="link4">[1]</a><a href="#note_2" class="link4">[2]</a></th><td class="vote">529</td><td class="vote">527</td><td class="vote">494</td><td class="vote">67</td><td class="vote">66</td><td class="vote">36</td><td class="vote">18</td><td class="vote">6</td><td class="vote">1</td><td class="vote">1</td><td class="vote">1</td><td class="vote">1</td></tr></thead> <tr class="sub-unit-row0 text8"><th class="sub-unit-label0"><span class="unit_name">District of Middle Two</span></th><td class="vote">529</td><td class="vote">527</td><td class="vote">494</td><td class="vote">67</td><td class="vote">66</td><td class="vote">36</td><td class="vote">18</td><td class="vote">6</td><td class="vote">1</td><td class="vote">1</td><td class="vote">1</td><td class="vote">1</td></tr><tr class="sub-unit-row1 text8 sub-unit-alt1-0"><th class="sub-unit-label1"><span class="unit_name">Middlesex County</span></th><td class="vote">473</td><td class="vote">451</td><td class="vote">439</td><td class="vote">1</td><td class="vote">19</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote">6</td><td class="vote">1</td><td class="vote">1</td><td class="vote">1</td><td class="vote">1</td></tr><tr class="sub-unit-row2 text8 sub-unit-alt2-0"><th class="sub-unit-label2"><span class="unit_name">Town of Acton</span></th><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote">25</td><td class="vote">17</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td 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of Marlborough</span></th><td class="vote">14</td><td class="vote">72</td><td class="vote">1</td><td class="vote">1</td><td class="vote">1</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote">1</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td></tr><tr class="sub-unit-row2 text8 sub-unit-alt2-0"><th class="sub-unit-label2"><span class="unit_name">Town of Pepperell</span></th><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote">17</td><td class="vote">30</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td></tr><tr class="sub-unit-row2 text8 sub-unit-alt2-1"><th class="sub-unit-label2"><span class="unit_name">Town of Shirley</span></th><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td 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class="vote">18</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td></tr><tr class="sub-unit-row2 text8 sub-unit-alt2-0"><th class="sub-unit-label2"><span class="unit_name">Town of Bolton</span></th><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote">30</td><td class="vote">1</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote">7</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td></tr><tr class="sub-unit-row2 text8 sub-unit-alt2-1"><th class="sub-unit-label2"><span class="unit_name">Town of Fitchburg</span></th><td class="vote">20</td><td class="vote">19</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td></tr><tr class="sub-unit-row2 text8 sub-unit-alt2-0"><th class="sub-unit-label2"><span class="unit_name">Town of Harvard</span></th><td class="vote">26</td><td class="vote">12</td><td class="vote">9</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote">29</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td></tr><tr class="sub-unit-row2 text8 sub-unit-alt2-1"><th class="sub-unit-label2"><span class="unit_name">Town of Lunenburg</span></th><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote">1</td><td class="vote">10</td><td class="vote">20</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td></tr><tr class="sub-unit-row2 text8 sub-unit-alt2-0"><th class="sub-unit-label2"><span class="unit_name">Town of Northboro</span></th><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote">1</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote">25</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td></tr><tr class="sub-unit-row2 text8 sub-unit-alt2-1"><th class="sub-unit-label2"><span class="unit_name">Town of Southboro</span></th><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote">41</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td></tr><tr class="sub-unit-row2 text8 sub-unit-alt2-0"><th class="sub-unit-label2"><span class="unit_name">Town of Westboro</span></th><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote">2</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote">45</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td><td class="vote-nodata">-</td></tr> </table> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" id="electionNotes"><h2>Notes:</h2><div class="footnote"><a id="note_1" class="label">[1]</a><span class="data">A majority was required for an elector to be elected. Elbridge Gerry was eventually chosen by the Massachusetts General Court.</span></div><div class="footnote"><a id="note_2" class="label">[2]</a><span class="data">Elbridge Gerry voted for John Adams in the Electoral College. Whether his second vote was cast for Thomas Pinckney, Oliver Ellsworth or Samuel Johnston is unknown.</span></div></div><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" id="electionReferences"><h2>References:</h2><div class="reference-citation">Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.</div><div class="reference-citation">Watertown Town Records. Vol. 7. 145.</div><div class="reference-citation">Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). November 9, 1796.</div><div class="reference-citation">Political Gazette (Newburyport, MA). November 11, 1796.</div><div class="reference-citation">Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). November 12, 1796.</div><div class="reference-citation">The New World (Philadelphia, PA). November 16, 1796.</div><div class="reference-citation">Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). November 19, 1796.</div><div class="reference-citation">The Independent Chronicle: and the Universal Advertiser (Boston, MA). November 21, 1796.</div><div class="reference-citation">The Mercury (Boston, MA). November 22, 1796.</div><div class="reference-citation">Polar Star and Boston Daily Advertiser (Boston, MA). November 22, 1796.</div><div class="reference-citation">Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). November 23, 1796.</div><div class="reference-citation">The New World (Philadelphia, PA). November 28, 1796.</div></div> <p id="record-message">These election records were released on 11 January 2012. Versions numbers are assigned by state. Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia are complete and are in Version 1.0. 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