1796 United States presidential election in Massachusetts

none June 2025 September 2023 1796 United States presidential election 1796 United States presidential election in Massachusetts Massachusetts File:Flag of the United States (1795-1818).svg presidential no 1792 United States presidential election in Massachusetts 1792 1800 United States presidential election in Massachusetts 1800 November 7, 1796 200x200px Official Presidential portrait of John Adams (by John Trumbull, circa 1792) (farther 3x4 cropped) (cropped).jpg John Adams Federalist Party (United States) Thomas Pinckney Massachusetts 16 12,176 83.33% ThomasJeffersonStateRoomPortrait (cropped2).jpg Thomas Jefferson Democratic-Republican Party Aaron Burr Virginia 0 2,435 16.67% File:1796 United States presidential election in Massachusetts results map by county.svg 250px County results Adams #DFC27D 50-60%#BF812D 60-70%#8C510A 70–80%#543005 80–90%#382005 90-100% Jefferson #42CA42 60-70% President George Washington Independent (politician) John Adams Federalist Party (United States) A presidential election was held in Massachusetts on November 7, 1796, as part of the 1796 United States presidential election.Morison 1969 96 The Federalist vice president John Adams defeated the Democratic-Republican former secretary of state Thomas Jefferson.Pasley 2013 345 Federalist electors carried seven electoral districts with a majority of the popular vote.Kurtz 1957 151 The Massachusetts General Court subsequently chose Federalists to represent the seven remaining districts, and appointed two additional electors to represent the state at-large. The electors voted for Adams as a bloc but split their second votes among three other candidates.Dubin 2002 6–7 Divisions among Northern Federalists allowed Jefferson to succeed Adams as vice president under the rule which awarded the office to the runner-up in the presidential election.Heidenreich 2011 164 Candidates 1st Eastern District Appointed Thomas Rice, former Massachusetts senator (Federalist)Lampi 2012a Eliminated in legislature Amos Stoddard, attorney 2nd Eastern District Elected Stephen Longfellow (Federalist)Lampi 2012b 3rd Eastern District Elected Nathaniel Wells (Federalist)Lampi 2012c Eliminated in election Ichabod Goodwin Eliminated in election Lemuel Weeks 1st Middle District Elected Thomas Dawes, president of the Massachusetts Senate (Federalist)Pasley 2013 343 Eliminated in election Samuel Adams, governor of Massachusetts (Democratic-Republican)Pasley 2013 342 2nd Middle District Appointed Elbridge Gerry, former U.S. representative from Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district (Federalist)Kurtz 1957 151 Results 1796 United States presidential election in MassachusettsMassachusetts 1796 Electoral College https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/?f%5Boffice_id_ssim%5D%5B%5D=ON056&f%5Bstate_name_sim%5D%5B%5D=Massachusetts&range%5Bpub_date_facet_isim%5D%5Bbegin%5D=1793&range%5Bpub_date_facet_isim%5D%5Bend%5D=1799&search_field=dummy_range A New Nation Votes Tufts University and American Antiquarian Society Lampi, Philip J. 2012-01-11 2026-08-13 John Adams Federalist 12,176 83.33% Thomas Jefferson Democratic-Republican 2,435 16.67% 14,611 100.00% Results by county +1796 United States presidential election in MassachusettsCountyJohn AdamsFederalistThomas JeffersonDemocratic-RepublicanMarginTotal#%#%#% Barnstable645100.00%00.00%645100.00%645 Berkshire55888.29%7411.71%48476.58%632 Bristol245100.00%00.00%245100.00%245 Cumberland316100.00%00.00%316100.00%316 Dukes9594.06%65.94%8988.12%101 Essex82093.39%586.61%76286.78%878 Hampshire2,21296.93%703.07%2,14293.86%2,282 Hancock108100.00%00.00%108100.00%108 Lincoln774100.00%00.00%774100.00%774 Middlesex1,42169.90%61230.10%80939.80%2,033 Nantucket88100.00%00.00%88100.00%88 Norfolk49562.50%29737.50%19825.00%792 Plymouth57095.00%305.00%54090.00%600 Suffolk1,48760.30%97939.70%50820.60%2,466 Washington-0.00%-0.00%-0.00%- Worcester1,87287.52%26712.48%1,60575.04%2,139 York47091.80%428.20%42883.60%512Total12,17683.33%2,43516.67%9,74166.66%14,611 Swing by county + Swing compared to the 1792 electionCountyPartyStatus Federalist Democratic-Republican ± pp Change in percentage point value since last election ± pp Change in percentage point value since last electionBarnstable 0.00 pp 0.00 ppHoldBerkshire ▲ 9.97 pp ▼ 9.97 ppGainBristol ▲ 28.57 pp ▼ 28.57 ppGainCumberland ▲ 0.34 pp ▼ 0.34 ppGainDukes ▼ 5.94 pp ▲ 5.94 ppLossEssex ▲ 4.86 pp ▼ 4.86 ppGainHampshire ▲ 17.27 pp ▼ 17.27 ppGainHancock 0.00 pp 0.00 ppHoldLincoln 0.00 pp 0.00 ppHoldMiddlesex ▲ 7.60 pp ▼ 7.60 ppGainNantucket 0.00 pp 0.00 ppHoldNorfolk No data No data NewPlymouth ▼ 4.55 pp ▲ 4.55 ppLossSuffolk ▼ 10.04 pp ▲ 10.04 ppLossWashington No data No data N/AWorcester ▲ 11.62 pp ▼ 11.62 ppGainYork ▲ 1.71 pp ▼ 1.71 ppGainTotal ▲ 5.14 pp ▼ 5.14 ppGain Results by district +1796 United States presidential election in Massachusetts Roe Alfred S. Massachusetts Year Book and City and Town Register 1895 7-8 Worcester, Mass. F. S. Blanchard & Co. https://archive.org/details/massachusettsyea00worc August 13, 2026 1049644609DistrictE.V. Electoral VotesJohn AdamsFederalistThomas JeffersonDemocratic-RepublicanMarginTotal#%E.V. Electoral Votes#%E.V. Electoral Votes#% At-large electors 2-- 2-- 0--- First Western 166783.69% 113016.31% 053767.38%797 Second Western 11,42799.93% 110.07% 01,42699.86%1,428 Third Western 11,19498.92% 1131.08% 01,18197.84%1,207 Fourth Western 11,09283.81% 121116.19% 088167.62%1,303 First Southern 197199.39% 160.61% 096598.78%977 Second Southern 165692.26% 1557.74% 060184.52%711 Third Southern 1390100.00% 100.00% 0390100.00%390 First Middle 11,71855.38% 11,38444.62% 033410.76%3,102 Second Middle 11,17368.68% 153531.32% 063837.36%1,708 Third Middle 1586100.00% 100.00% 0586100.00%586 Fourth Middle 163491.62% 1588.38% 057683.24%692 First Eastern 1644100.00% 100.00% 0644100.00%644 Second Eastern 1523100.00% 100.00% 0523100.00%523 Third Eastern 150192.27% 1427.73% 045984.54%543Total1612,17683.33%162,43516.67%09,74166.66%14,611 Results by elector 1796 United States presidential election in Massachusetts's 1st congressional district: First WesternMassachusetts 1796 Electoral College, First Western District https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/wm117q33g A New Nation Votes Tufts University and American Antiquarian Society Lampi, Philip J. 2012-01-11 2026-08-05 Simon LarnedFailed to reach a majority of votes. Unknown 748 34.57% David RossiterFederalist elector for this election. Failed to reach a majority of votes and was subsequently selected to be a presidential elector by the Massachusetts General Court. Federalist candidate for the Massachusetts state senate in 1799.Massachusetts 1799 State Senate, Berkshire County District https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/jw827c29w A New Nation Votes Tufts University and American Antiquarian Society Lampi, Philip J. 2012-01-11 2026-08-05 Federalist Party 499 23.06% Truman Wheeler Unknown 426 19.69% Thomas IvesDescribed as being a zealous federalist in politics. Taylor Charles J. History of Great Barrington, (Berkshire County,) Massachusetts C. W. Bryan & Co. Great Barrington, Mass. 1882 370-371 https://ldsgenealogy.com/MA/books/History-of-Great-Barrington-Berkshire-County,-Massachusetts-part-31.htm August 5, 2026 Federalist candidate for the Massachusetts state senate in 1799. No documented political/oppositional shift noted during the 1790s. Federalist Party 157 7.26% Jonathan Remington Unknown 140 6.47% Thompson J. SkinnerDemocratic-Republican candidate for the Massachusetts state senate in 1796.Massachusetts 1796 State Senate, Berkshire County https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/rj430460z A New Nation Votes Tufts University and American Antiquarian Society Lampi, Philip J. 2012-01-11 2026-08-05 Democratic-Republican 50 2.31% John BaconDemocratic-Republican candidate for the Massachusetts state senate in 1796. Democratic-Republican 49 2.26% William Walker Unknown 32 1.48% Barnabas BidwellBegan his political career in 1788 as an early federalist. Changed his affiliation to republican during the 1790s while "casting his lot" with Thomas Jefferson in politics. Bidwell family papers https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/12/resources/4104 Archives at Yale Yale University Library August 5, 2026 Figuratively wore a "Jacobin cap" in 1798. 'Jacobin' was the federalist epithet for democratic-republicans during this period. Proceedings and collections of the Wyoming Historical and Geological Society 20 The Society Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 1858 62 https://archive.org/details/proceedingscolle20wyom 1773066 August 5, 2026 Democratic-Republican 31 1.43% Samuel Larned Unknown 19 0.88% Ephraim WilliamsFederalist candidate for the 5th United States Congress (1797-1799).5th Congress: Massachusetts 1796 https://earlyamericanelections.org/maps/meae.congressional.congress05.ma.county.html 2026-08-05 earlyamericanelections.org Federalist candidate Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1800.Massachusetts 1800 U.S. House of Representatives, District Western 1 https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/bz60cw86r A New Nation Votes Tufts University and American Antiquarian Society Lampi, Philip J. 2012-01-11 2026-08-05 No documented political/oppositional shift noted during the 1790s. Federalist Party 8 0.37% Daniel DeweyFederalist in politics. Dewey Family Papers, 1779-1939 https://www.americanantiquarian.org/Findingaids/dewey_family.pdf American Antiquarian Society American Antiquarian Society Worcester, Massachusetts 9 March 2010 5 August 2026 Dewey Henry B. Daniel Dewey: Berkshire Federalist, 1766–1815 Worcester, Mass. Self-published 2004 Federalist Party 2 0.09% Dicky Jones Unknown 1 0.05% William Bacon Unknown 1 0.05% Woodbridge LittleA man with conservative tendencies, who inevitably allied himself with federalists in state affairs. Child Hamilton Gazetteer of Berkshire County, Mass., 1725–1885 1885 303 Syracuse, N.Y. Printed at the Journal Office https://archive.org/details/gazetteerofberks00chil August 5, 2026 Federalist Party 1 0.05% 2,164 100.00% 1796 United States presidential election in Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district: Second WesternMassachusetts 1796 Electoral College, Second Western District https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/mc87pq59n A New Nation Votes Tufts University and American Antiquarian Society Lampi, Philip J. 2012-01-11 2026-08-05 Ebenezer HuntFederalist elector for this election. Failed to reach a majority of votes and was subsequently selected to be a presidential elector by the Massachusetts General Court. Federalist Party 539 36.05% Caleb StrongFederalist elector for this election. Federalist Party 412 27.56% William Shepardnote1 Federalist candidate for the Massachusetts senate in 1796.Massachusetts 1796 State Senate, Hampshire County https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/5999n364d A New Nation Votes Tufts University and American Antiquarian Society Lampi, Philip J. 2012-01-11 2026-08-05 Federalist Party 287 19.20% Justin Elynote1 Federalist Party 157 10.50% Samuel Henshaw Unknown 47 3.14% David Sextonnote1 Federalist Party 25 1.67% John Williams Unknown 16 1.07% John Hastingsnote1 Federalist Party 3 0.20% Samuel Fowlernote1 Federalist Party 3 0.20% Warham Parks Unknown 2 0.13% Abel Whitney Unknown 1 0.07% John Taylor Unknown 1 0.07% Joseph LymanFederalist elector for this election. Federalist Party 1 0.07% William LymanDemocratic-Republican represenatative for the 4th United States Congress (1795-1797). LYMAN, William History, Art & Archives, U.S. House of Representatives Office of the Historian, U.S. House of Representatives https://history.house.gov/People/Detail/17254 August 5, 2026 Democratic-Republican 1 0.07% 1,495 100.00% 1796 United States presidential election in Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district: Third WesternMassachusetts 1796 Electoral College, Third Western District https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/6d56zx896 A New Nation Votes Tufts University and American Antiquarian Society Lampi, Philip J. 2012-01-11 2026-08-05 Ebenezer Mattoonwestern3 Federalist elector for this election. Federalist Party 685 56.61% Daniel Bigelowvote3 Federalist candidate for the Massachusetts state senate in 1796.Massachusetts 1796 State Senate, Worcester County https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/mk61rj01x A New Nation Votes Tufts University and American Antiquarian Society Lampi, Philip J. 2012-01-11 2026-08-05 Federalist Party 394 32.56% Thomas Dwightwestern3 Federalist Party 64 5.29% Jonathan Warnervote3 Federalist Party 49 4.05% Martin KinsleyDemocratic-Republican candidate for the Massachusetts senate in 1796. Democratic-Republican 13 1.07% Simeon Strong Unknown 2 0.17% Adam Clark Unknown 1 0.08% Caleb Strongwestern3 Federalist Party 1 0.08% Samuel Lymanwestern3 Federalist Party 1 0.08% 1,210 100.00% 1796 United States presidential election in Massachusetts's 4th congressional district: Fourth WesternMassachusetts 1796 Electoral College, Fourth Western District https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/47429b46j A New Nation Votes Tufts University and American Antiquarian Society Lampi, Philip J. 2012-01-11 2026-08-09 Joseph Allenwestern4 Federalist elector for this election. Federalist Party 963 72.84% Moses GillDemocratic-Republican candidate for the Massachusetts governor in 1797.Massachusetts 1797 Governor https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/08612p75v A New Nation Votes Tufts University and American Antiquarian Society Lampi, Philip J. 2012-01-11 2026-08-05 Democratic-Republican 138 10.44% Artemas Wardwestern4 Federalist Party 127 9.61% Levi Lincoln Sr.Democratic-Republican leader in 1796. Malone Dumas Dictionary of American Biography 11 C. Scribner's Sons New York 1943 263 https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofamer11amer August 9, 2026 Democratic-Republican 73 5.52% Nathaniel Paine Unknown 17 1.29% John SpragueFederalist candidate for the Massachusetts senate in 1796. Federalist Party 2 0.15% Thomas Mar Baker Unknown 1 0.08% Joseph Dorr Unknown 1 0.08% 1,322 100.00% 1796 United States presidential election in Massachusetts's 5th congressional district: First SouthernMassachusetts 1796 Electoral College, First Southern District https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/bc386k54c A New Nation Votes Tufts University and American Antiquarian Society Lampi, Philip J. 2012-01-11 2026-08-09 Ebenezer BaconFederalist elector for this election. Federalist Party 547 55.93% Solomon FreemanFederalist candidate for the Massachusetts state senate in 1796.Massachusetts 1796 State Senate, Barnstable County https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/rv042t744 A New Nation Votes Tufts University and American Antiquarian Society Lampi, Philip J. 2012-01-11 2026-08-09 Federalist Party 260 26.58% Walter SpoonerWas an earnest federalist during the 1790s, when party lines were drawn after the settlement of government. Spooner Thomas Records of William Spooner, of Plymouth, Mass.: and his descendants 1 Cincinnati Press of F.W. Freeman 1883 109 https://archive.org/details/recordsofwilliam01spoo August 9, 2026 No documented political/oppositional shift noted during the 1790s. Federalist Party 130 13.29% Daniel DavisFederalist partisan. Petition from Citizens of Portland, Maine, before 20 April 1803 Founders Online National Archives https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-40-02-0172 August 9, 2026 Federalist Party 32 3.27% William JerniganDemocratic-Republican candidate for the Massachusetts state senate in 1796.Massachusetts 1796 State Senate, Dukes and Nantucket Counties https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/h702q786x A New Nation Votes Tufts University and American Antiquarian Society Lampi, Philip J. 2012-01-11 2026-08-09 Democratic-Republican 6 0.61% David ThatcherSupported the federal constitution. Alphabetical List of State Convention Delegates https://csac.history.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/281/2024/09/Alpha-list-of-delegates.pdf Center for the Study of the American Constitution University of Wisconsin–Madison 2024 PDF August 9, 2026 Federalist candidate for the Massachusetts state senate in 1799.Massachusetts 1799 State Senate, Barnstable County https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/td96k302h A New Nation Votes Tufts University and American Antiquarian Society Lampi, Philip J. 2012-01-11 2026-08-09 No documented political/oppositional shift noted during the 1790s. Federalist Party 2 0.20% Timothy Phinney Unknown 1 0.10% 978 100.00% 1796 United States presidential election in Massachusetts's 6th congressional district: Second SouthernMassachusetts 1796 Electoral College, Second Southern District https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/v118rd789 A New Nation Votes Tufts University and American Antiquarian Society Lampi, Philip J. 2012-01-11 2026-08-09 William Seversouthern2 Federalist elector for this election. Failed to reach a majority of votes and was subsequently selected to be a presidential elector by the Massachusetts General Court. Federalist Party 398 47.32% Edward RobbinsFederalist elector for this election. Failed to reach a majority of votes and was subsequently selected to be an at-large presidential elector by the Massachusetts General Court. Federalist Party 253 30.08% Joshua Thomas Unknown 77 9.16% Benjamin Beale Unknown 40 4.76% James Warrendemocratic Anti-Federalist candidate who transitioned into a Democratic-Republican in national politics after 1789. Massachusetts Biographical Gazetteer Center for the Study of the American Constitution https://csac.history.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/281/2023/12/DC9-06-00-04_Mass.-Bio.-Gaz.pdf August 9, 2026 Democratic-Republican 32 3.80% Ebenezer ThayerDemocratic-Republican candidate for the Massachusetts state senate in 1796.Massachusetts 1796 State Senate, Norfolk County https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/r207tp781 A New Nation Votes Tufts University and American Antiquarian Society Lampi, Philip J. 2012-01-11 2026-08-09 Democratic-Republican 21 2.50% Charles Cushing Unknown 5 0.59% George PartridgeFederalist candidate for the 5th United States Congress (1797-1799). Federalist Party 5 0.59% John Turner Unknown 2 0.24% Joseph Voss Unknown 2 0.24% Josiah Smithjosiah Democratic-Republican candidate for the Massachusetts state senate in 1796.Massachusetts 1796 State Senate, Plymouth County https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/mg74qm60n A New Nation Votes Tufts University and American Antiquarian Society Lampi, Philip J. 2012-01-11 2026-08-09 Democratic-Republican 2 0.24% Henry Warren Unknown 2 0.24% Nathan Cushing Unknown 1 0.12% Samuel Angier Unknown 1 0.12% 841 100.00% 1796 United States presidential election in Massachusetts's 7th congressional district: Third SouthernMassachusetts 1796 Electoral College, Third Southern District https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/736665883 A New Nation Votes Tufts University and American Antiquarian Society Lampi, Philip J. 2012-01-11 2026-08-09 Elisha MayFederalist elector for this election. Failed to reach a majority of votes and was subsequently selected to be a presidential elector by the Massachusetts General Court. Federalist Party 245 25.39% Seth Padelford Unknown 220 22.80% Zephaniah Leonard Unknown 206 21.35% James Williams Unknown 142 14.72% William BayliesFederalist elector for this election. Federalist Party 64 6.63% Stephen BullockFederalist representative for the 5th United States Congress (1797-1799). BULLOCK, Stephen History, Art & Archives, U.S. House of Representatives Office of the Historian, U.S. House of Representatives https://history.house.gov/People/Detail/10132 August 9, 2026 Federalist Party 42 4.35% Seth Bullardsouthern3 Federalist candidate for the Massachusetts state senate in 1796. Federalist Party 27 2.80% George LeonardFederalist representative for the 4th United States Congress (1795-1797). LEONARD, George History, Art & Archives, U.S. House of Representatives Office of the Historian, U.S. House of Representatives https://history.house.gov/People/Detail/16899 August 9, 2026 Federalist Party 9 0.93% Josiah Dean Unknown 5 0.52% Samuel Tobey Unknown 2 0.21% Stephen Metcalfsouthern3 Federalist Party 2 0.21% Laban WheatonFederalist candidate for the 5th United States Congress (1797-1799). Federalist Party 1 0.10% 965 100.00% 1796 United States presidential election in Massachusetts's 8th congressional district: First MiddleMassachusetts 1796 Electoral College, First Middle District https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/9w032437b A New Nation Votes Tufts University and American Antiquarian Society Lampi, Philip J. 2012-01-11 2026-08-09 Thomas Dawes Jr.Federalist elector for this election. Federalist candidate for the Massachusetts state senate in 1796.Massachusetts 1796 State Senate, Suffolk County https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/dn39x211v A New Nation Votes Tufts University and American Antiquarian Society Lampi, Philip J. 2012-01-11 2026-08-09 Federalist Party 1,712 55.19% Samuel AdamsDemocratic-Republican governor, serving from 1793-1797. Samuel Adams National Governors Association https://www.nga.org/governor/samuel-adams-2/ August 2, 2026 Democratic-Republican 1,377 44.39% William HeathSelf-described Republican in a letter of congratulations to John Adams, dated April 10th, 1797. To John Adams from William Heath, 10 April 1797 https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Adams/99-02-02-1929 Founders Online, National Archives National Archives and Records Administration August 10, 2026 Democratic-Republican 5 0.16% Increase SumnerFederalist elector for this election. Failed to reach a majority of votes and was subsequently selected to be an at-large presidential elector by the Massachusetts General Court. Federalist Party 3 0.10% Harrison Gray OtisFederalist elector for this election. Federalist Party 2 0.06% James BowdoinDemocratic-Republican candidate for the Massachusetts state senate in 1796. Democratic-Republican 1 0.03% John AdamsFederalist candidate for United States president in 1796. 1796 Electoral College Results https://www.archives.gov/electoral-college/1796 National Archives U.S. National Archives and Records Administration June 26, 2024 August 10, 2026 Federalist Party 1 0.03% William EustisDemocratic-Republican candidate for the Massachusetts state senate in 1796. Democratic-Republican 1 0.03% 3,102 100.00% 1796 United States presidential election in Massachusetts's 9th congressional district: Second MiddleMassachusetts 1796 Electoral College, Second Middle District https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/x059c8741 A New Nation Votes Tufts University and American Antiquarian Society Lampi, Philip J. 2012-01-11 2026-08-13 James WinthropFailed to reach a majority of votes. Anti-Federalist candidate who transitioned into a Democratic-Republican in national politics after 1789. Democratic-Republican 529 30.28% Elbridge GerryFederalist elector for this election. Failed to reach a majority of votes and was subsequently selected to be a presidential elector by the Massachusetts General Court. Federalist Party 527 30.17% Eleazer Brookssenate9 Federalist candidate for the Massachusetts state senate in 1796.Massachusetts 1796 State Senate, Middlesex County https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/70795780f A New Nation Votes Tufts University and American Antiquarian Society Lampi, Philip J. 2012-01-11 2026-08-13 Federalist Party 494 28.28% Francis DanaFederalist elector for this election. Federalist Party 67 3.84% Ebenezer Bridgesenate9 Federalist Party 66 3.78% Henry Bromfield Unknown 36 2.06% Elijah Brighamvote3 Federalist Party 18 1.03% Joseph Bradley VarnumDemocratic-Republican for the 4th United States Congress (1795-1797). VARNUM, Joseph Bradley History, Art & Archives, U.S. House of Representatives Office of the Historian, U.S. House of Representatives https://history.house.gov/People/Detail/20964 August 13, 2026 Democratic-Republican 6 0.34% Edward Barnes Unknown 1 0.06% John B. Varnum Unknown 1 0.06% Jonas Brooks Unknown 1 0.06% Samuel HoarFederalist partisan early in his life, before transitioning into a Whig. Malone Dumas Dictionary of American Biography IX Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1932 89 https://archive.org/details/DictionaryOfAmericanBiographyVolIX August 13, 2026 Federalist Party 1 0.06% 1,747 100.00% 1796 United States presidential election in Massachusetts's 10th congressional district: Third MiddleMassachusetts 1796 Electoral College, Third Middle District https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/1v53jx21s A New Nation Votes Tufts University and American Antiquarian Society Lampi, Philip J. 2012-01-11 2026-08-13 John NorrisFailed to reach a majority of votes. Unknown 235 28.55% Samuel HoltenFederalist elector for this election. Failed to reach a majority of votes and was subsequently selected to be a presidential elector by the Massachusetts General Court. Federalist Party 235 28.55% Benjamin HallElection returns from the Town of Medford recorded all 41 votes for presidential elector Benjamin Hall. Medford showed unequivocal support for John Adams, as being the successor to George Washington, for the 1796 presidential election.. Brooks Charles History of the town of Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts: from its first settlement, in 1630, to the present time, 1855 Boston J.M. Usher 1855 159-161 https://archive.org/details/historyoftownofm00brooks August 13, 2026 Federalist Party 162 19.68% Loammi Baldwinsenate9 Federalist Party 124 15.07% Moses BrownFederalist partisan who was in direct opposition of Thomas Jefferson, and his friends. Swett Samuel Sketches of Distinguished Men of Newbury and Newburyport. No. 1. Capt. Moses Brown Boston S.N. Dickinson & Co. 1846 20 https://distantreader.org/stacks/trust/yale/yale_39002060927549.txt August 13, 2026 Federalist candidate for the House of Representatives in 1799.Massachusetts 1799 House of Representatives, Beverly https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/0g354f62b A New Nation Votes Tufts University and American Antiquarian Society Lampi, Philip J. 2012-01-11 2026-08-13 Federalist Party 41 4.98% Elbridge GerryFederalist elector for this election. Federalist Party 19 2.31% Samuel SewallFederalist elector for this election. Federalist Party 5 0.61% Jonathan Ingersoll Unknown 2 0.24% 823 100.00% 1796 United States presidential election in Massachusetts's 11th congressional district: Fourth MiddleMassachusetts 1796 Electoral College, Fourth Middle District https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/g158bh620 A New Nation Votes Tufts University and American Antiquarian Society Lampi, Philip J. 2012-01-11 2026-08-13 Samuel Phillips Jr.middle4 Federalist elector for this election. Federalist Party 365 52.29% Bailey Bartlettmiddle4 Federalist Party 265 37.97% Thomas KittredgeA republican partisan in politics Cutter William Richard Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts 1 New York Lewis Historical Publishing Company 1908 792 https://archive.org/details/genealogicaland01cuttgoog 4292370 August 13, 2026, he was strongly devoted to the republican party, led by Thomas Jefferson. Hurd D. Hamilton History of Essex County, Massachusetts: with Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men 2 Philadelphia J. W. Lewis & Co. 1888 1677-1679 https://archive.org/details/historyofessexco00hurd August 13, 2026 3106590 Democratic-Republican 57 8.17% John Mycall Unknown 3 0.43% Theophilus BradburyFederalist representative for the 4th United States Congress (1795-1797), and the 5th United States Congress (1797-1799). BRADBURY, Theophilus History, Art & Archives, U.S. House of Representatives Office of the Historian, U.S. House of Representatives https://history.house.gov/People/Detail/9733 August 2, 2026 Federalist Party 3 0.43% John Kittredge Unknown 2 0.29% Josiah Smithjosiah Democratic-Republican 1 0.14% Samuel Tufts Unknown 1 0.14% Stephen ChoateFederalist candidate for the Massachusetts state senate in 1796.Massachusetts 1796 State Senate, Essex County https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/00000012s A New Nation Votes Tufts University and American Antiquarian Society Lampi, Philip J. 2012-01-11 2026-08-13 Federalist Party 1 0.14% 698 100.00% 1796 United States presidential election in Massachusetts's 12th congressional district: First EasternMassachusetts 1796 Electoral College, First Eastern District https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/sf2686299 A New Nation Votes Tufts University and American Antiquarian Society Lampi, Philip J. 2012-01-11 2026-08-13 Thomas RiceFederalist elector for this election. Failed to reach a majority of votes and was subsequently selected to be a presidential elector by the Massachusetts General Court. Federalist Party 325 42.04% Amos StoddardFederalist partisan and supporter of John Adams. Stoddard Amos An Oration, Delivered Before The Citizens of Portland, And The Supreme Judicial Court In The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, On the Fourth Day of July 1799; Being the Anniversary of American Independence Robert Stoddard Publishing 2021 978-0-578-84385-8 https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/an-oration-delivered-before-the-citizens-of-portland-and-the-supreme-judicial-court-in-the-commonwealth-of-massachusetts-on-the-fourth-day-of-july-1799-being-the-anniversary-of-american-independen_amo/28269837/ August 13, 2026 In January 1797, Stoddard published a political piece under the pseudonym "An Old Soldier" where he advocated for a federalist candidate to unseat Democratic-Republican incumbent Henry Dearborn. Federalist Party 157 20.31% Daniel Conysenate12 Federalist candidate for the Massachusetts state senate in 1796.Massachusetts 1796 State Senate, Hancock, Lincoln and Washington Counties https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/c821gj859 A New Nation Votes Tufts University and American Antiquarian Society Lampi, Philip J. 2012-01-11 2026-08-13 Federalist Party 130 16.82% Jedediah Jewett Unknown 36 4.66% Dummer Sewall Unknown 28 3.62% Isaac Parkersenate12 Federalist Party 19 2.46% Samuel Hernden Unknown 19 2.46% Arthur Lithgow Unknown 17 2.20% Nathaniel Thwing Unknown 15 1.94% John Rice Unknown 14 1.81% Jonathan BowmanFederalist candidate for the 4th United States Congress (1795-1797).4th Congress: Massachusetts 1794 https://earlyamericanelections.org/maps/meae.congressional.congress04.ma.county.html 2026-08-13 earlyamericanelections.org Federalist Party 12 1.55% Alexander Campbellsenate12 Federalist Party 1 0.13% 773 100.00% 1796 United States presidential election in Massachusetts's 13th congressional district: Second EasternMassachusetts 1796 Electoral College, Second Eastern District https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/kd17cv07g A New Nation Votes Tufts University and American Antiquarian Society Lampi, Philip J. 2012-01-11 2026-08-13 Stephen LongfellowFederalist elector for this election. Federalist Party 418 52.05% Lemuel Weeks Unknown 123 15.32% John Waite Unknown 75 9.34% John Kilby Smithsenate13 Federalist candidate for the Massachusetts state senate in 1796.Massachusetts 1796 State Senate, Cumberland County https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/qj72p750x A New Nation Votes Tufts University and American Antiquarian Society Lampi, Philip J. 2012-01-11 2026-08-13 Federalist Party 69 8.59% Samuel Thompson Unknown 25 3.11% Francis Winter Unknown 24 2.99% Daniel Davissenate13 Federalist Party 21 2.62% Samuel Tibbetts Unknown 21 2.62% John HubbardFederalist partisan during the 1790s. Hubbard John An oration, pronounced at Walpole, on the anniversary of American independence; July 4th, 1799 Walpole Printed by David Carlisle, for Thomas and Thomas 1799 https://ota.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/repository/xmlui/bitstream/handle/20.500.12024/N26785/N26785.html?sequence=5&isAllowed=y https://web.archive.org/web/20251004111033/https://ota.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/repository/xmlui/bitstream/handle/20.500.12024/N26785/N26785.html?sequence=5&isAllowed=y 2025-10-04 August 13, 2026 Federalist Party 9 1.12% Thomas B. Waite Unknown 7 0.87% Josiah Thachersenate13 Federalist Party 6 0.75% Dummer Sewall Unknown 3 0.37% Edmund Phinney Unknown 1 0.12% John Lewis Unknown 1 0.12% 803 100.00% 1796 United States presidential election in Massachusetts's 14th congressional district: Third EasternMassachusetts 1796 Electoral College, Third Eastern District https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/bv73c1697 A New Nation Votes Tufts University and American Antiquarian Society Lampi, Philip J. 2012-01-11 2026-08-13 Nathaniel WellsFederalist elector for this election. Federalist candidate for the Massachusetts state senate in 1796.Massachusetts 1796 State Senate, York County https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/f4752j22t A New Nation Votes Tufts University and American Antiquarian Society Lampi, Philip J. 2012-01-11 2026-08-13 Federalist Party 390 59.00% Ichabod GoodwinA loyal patriot throughout the Revolutionary War and staunch federalist thereafter. Later led the townsmen of Berwick in offering grand toasts to the newly inaugurarted president John Adams, in 1797. Bennett Paula Gen. Ichabod Goodwin (1743-1829), militia leader and sheriff https://www.oldberwick.org/history-articles/people/18th-century/gen-ichabod-goodwin-17431829-militia-leader-and-sheriff-by-paula-bennett.html Old Berwick Historical Society August 13, 2026 No documented political/oppositional shift noted during the 1790s. Federalist Party 92 13.92% Thomas Cutts Unknown 52 7.87% Richard Foxwell CuttsDemocratic-Republican candidate for the Massachusetts state senate in 1796. Democratic-Republican 42 6.35% John Frost Unknown 41 6.20% Josiah Thachersenate13 Federalist Party 13 1.97% Joseph Morrill Unknown 11 1.66% Josiah Prince Unknown 9 1.36% Simon FryeFederalist candidate for the Massachusetts state senate in 1796. Federalist Party 6 0.91% John Storer Unknown 3 0.45% Jonas Clarke Unknown 2 0.30% 661 100.00% See also United States presidential elections in Massachusetts Notes References Bibliography Archives Lampi Philip J. Massachusetts 1796 Electoral College, First Eastern District https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/sf2686299 A New Nation Votes American Antiquarian Society March 31, 2026 2012a Lampi Philip J. Massachusetts 1796 Electoral College, Second Eastern District https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/kd17cv07g A New Nation Votes American Antiquarian Society March 31, 2026 2012b Lampi Philip J. Massachusetts 1796 Electoral College, Third Eastern District https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/bv73c1697 A New Nation Votes American Antiquarian Society April 1, 2026 2012c Books and articles Dubin Michael J. United States Presidential Elections, 1788-1860 2002 McFarland and Company Jefferson, NC https://www.google.com/books/edition/United_States_Presidential_Elections_178/eSE5EAAAQBAJ Heidenreich Donald E. Jr. Conspiracy Politics in the Election of 1796 New York History 92 3 Summer 2011 151–65 https://www.jstor.org/stable/23185122 Kurtz Stephen G. The Presidency of John Adams: The Collapse of Federalism, 1795–1800 1957 University of Pennsylvania Press Philadelphia https://archive.org/details/presidencyofjohn0000kurt Morison Samuel Eliot Harrison Gray Otis, 1765–1848: The Urbane Federalist 1969 Houghton Mifflin Company Boston https://archive.org/details/harrisongrayoti000mori Pasley Jeffrey L. The First Presidential Contest: 1796 and the Founding of American Democracy 2013 University Press of Kansas Lawrence https://archive.org/details/firstpresidentia0000pasl Massachusetts 1796 Category:1796 Massachusetts elections Category:Long stubs with short prose