1792 United States presidential election in Massachusetts

none June 2025 September 2023 1792 United States presidential election 1792 United States presidential election in Massachusetts Massachusetts presidential no 1788–89 United States presidential election in Massachusetts 1788–89 1796 United States presidential election in Massachusetts 1796 November 2 – December 5, 1792 x160px File:George Washington Painting (3x4 close cropped).jpg George Washington Independent (politician) Virginia 16 8,006 100.00% File:Official Presidential portrait of John Adams (by John Trumbull, circa 1792) (farther 3x4 cropped) (cropped).jpg John Adams Federalist Party Massachusetts 16 – – 300px County results Washington (Federalist electors) #382005 100% President George Washington Independent (politician) George Washington Independent (politician) A presidential election was held in Massachusetts between November 2 and December 5, 1792, as part of the 1792 United States presidential election. In this election, two Congressional districts chose five electors each, the remaining two districts chose three electors. Each elector chosen by majority vote of voters in Congressional district. If an insufficient number of electors are chosen by majority vote from a Congressional district, remaining electors would be appointed by the state legislature.The Electoral Count for the Presidential Election of 1789 The Papers of George Washington https://web.archive.org/web/20130914141726/http://gwpapers.virginia.edu/documents/presidential/electoral.html 14 September 2013 http://gwpapers.virginia.edu/documents/presidential/electoral.html May 4, 2005 Massachusetts unanimously voted for independent candidate and incumbent president, George Washington. The total vote is composed of 20,343 for Federalist electors, all of whom were supportive of Washington.Dubin Michael J. United States Presidential Elections, 1788-1860: The Official Results by County and State McFarland & Company 2002 9780786410170 Jefferson 4–5 Results 1792 United States presidential election in MassachusettsA New Nation Votes 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=1790&range%5Bpub_date_facet_isim%5D%5Bend%5D=1795&search_field=dummy_range 2026-04-23 elections.lib.tufts.edu George Washington Federalist 6,260 78.19% George Washington Democratic-Republican 1,746 21.81% George Washington Independent 8,006 100.00% 8,006 100.00% Results by county +1792 United States presidential election in MassachusettsCountyGeorge WashingtonFederalistGeorge WashingtonDemocratic-RepublicanMarginTotalvote Aggregrated by highest voted elector per township.#%#%#% Barnstable186100.00%00.00%186100.00%186 Berkshire35478.32%9821.68%25656.64%452 Bristol40071.43%16028.57%24042.86%560 Cumberland29799.66%10.34%29699.32%298 Dukes46100.00%00.00%46100.00%46 Essex49488.53%6411.47%43077.06%558 Hancock13100.00%00.00%13100.00%13 Hampshire80779.66%20620.34%60159.32%1,013 Lincoln408100.00%00.00%408100.00%408 Middlesex80862.30%48937.70%31924.60%1,297 Nantucket109100.00%00.00%109100.00%109 Plymouth22299.55%10.45%22199.10%223 Suffolk1,05370.34%44429.66%60940.68%1,497 Washington47100.00%00.00%47100.00%47 Worcester82575.90%26224.10%56351.80%1,087 York19190.09%219.91%17080.18%212Total6,26078.19%1,74621.81%4,51461.88%8,006 Swing by county + Swing compared to the 1788-89 electionCountyPartyStatus Federalist Democratic-Republican / Anti-FederalistSwing data compares Democratic-Republican performance to previous Anti-Federalist performance. The Democratic-Republican party is considered to be the direct evolution of the Anti-Federalist coalition.Cornell Saul The Other Founders: Anti-Federalism and the Dissenting Tradition in Ameirca, 1788-1828 University of North Carolina Press 1999 978-0-8078-4786-2 Chapel Hill, N.C. 172-194 ± pp Change in percentage point value since last election ± pp Change in percentage point value since last electionBarnstable 0.00 pp 0.00 ppHoldBerkshire ▼ 3.48 pp ▲ 3.48 ppLossBristol ▲ 6.33 pp ▼ 6.33 ppGainCumberland ▼ 0.34 pp ▲ 0.34 ppLossDukes 0.00 pp 0.00 ppHoldEssex ▲ 1.86 pp ▼ 1.86 ppGainHancock No data No data NewHampshire ▼ 7.33 pp ▲ 7.33 ppLossLincoln ▲ 61.65 pp ▼ 61.65 ppFlipMiddlesex ▼ 26.16 pp ▲ 26.16 ppLossNantucket 0.00 pp 0.00 ppHoldPlymouth ▲ 0.71 pp ▼ 0.71 ppGainSuffolk ▼ 12.32 pp ▲ 12.32 ppLossWashington No data No data NewWorcester ▲ 18.27 pp ▼ 18.27 ppGainYork ▲ 21.60 pp ▼ 21.60 ppGainTotal ▲ 0.38 pp ▼ 0.38 ppGain Results by district +1792 United States presidential election in Massachusetts Roe Alfred S. Massachusetts Year Book and City and Town Register 1895 6 Worcester, Mass. F. S. Blanchard & Co. https://archive.org/details/massachusettsyea00worc August 3, 2026 1049644609DistrictE.V. Electoral VotesGeorge WashingtonFederalistGeorge WashingtonDemocratic-RepublicanMarginTotalvote#%E.V. Electoral Votes#%E.V. Electoral Votes#% Middle 52,35570.26% 599729.74% 01,35840.52%3,352 Western 51,98677.82% 556622.18% 01,42055.64%2,552 Southern 396385.68% 316114.32% 080271.36%1,124 Eastern 395697.75% 3222.25% 093495.50%978Total166,26078.19%161,74621.81%04,51461.88%8,006 Results by elector 1792 United States presidential election in Massachusetts's 1st congressional district: MiddleMassachusetts 1792 Electoral College, Middle District https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/2v23vt69m 2026-08-02 elections.lib.tufts.edu Azor Ornemiddle1 Pro-Administration elector for this election. Federalist 2,022 16.61% Francis Danamiddle1 Federalist 1,339 11.00% Increase Sumnermiddle1 Federalist 1,301 10.69% Thomas Dawesmiddle3 Pro-Administration 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 1,086 8.92% Samuel Phillips Jr.phillips Federalist candidate for the Massachusetts state senate in 1788Massachusetts 1788 State Senate, Essex County https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/4j03d022r 2026-08-02 elections.lib.tufts.edu and 1796.Massachusetts 1796 State Senate, Essex County https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/00000012s 2026-08-02 elections.lib.tufts.edu No documented political/oppositional shift noted during the 1790s. Federalist 1,012 8.31% Samuel Holtenmiddle3 Federalist 809 6.65% Charles JarvisAnti-Administration candidate for 3rd United States Congress (1793-1795).3rd Congress: Massachusetts 1793 https://earlyamericanelections.org/maps/meae.congressional.congress03.ma.county.html 2026-08-02 earlyamericanelections.org Had political principles that were "decidedly republican".Cutts Mary Pepperell Sparhawk Jarvis The Life and Times of Hon. William Jarvis, of Weathersfield, Vermont 1869 Hurd and Houghton New York 5-6 https://archive.org/details/lifetimesofhonwi00cuttrich 2026-08-02 Democratic-Republican 645 5.30% Eleazer BrooksSupporter of the federal constitution. Federalist candidate for the Massachusetts state senate in 1789Massachusetts 1789 State Senate, Middlesex County https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/h989r325g 2026-08-02 elections.lib.tufts.edu and 1796.Massachusetts 1796 State Senate, Middlesex County https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/70795780f 2026-08-02 elections.lib.tufts.edu No documented political/oppositional shift noted during the 1790s. Federalist 623 5.12% Theophilus Parsonsmiddle2 Federalist elector for this election. Federalist 459 3.77% Richard Devens Unknown 375 3.08% Thomas RussellOutspoken supporter and advocate for the federal constitution. Russell Thomas Thomas Russell to John Langdon, 30 January 1788 https://csac.history.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/281/2024/05/DC9-06-04-04.04_Russell-to-Langdon_30Jan88.pdf Center for the Study of the American Constitution University of Wisconsin–Madison January 30, 1788 August 2, 2026 PDF Approved of Jay's treaty in a letter of correspondence to George Washington, dated 1795. Thomas Russell to George Washington, 13 August 1795 https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/05-18-02-0353 Founders Online National Archives August 2, 2026 No documented political/oppositional shift noted during the 1790s. Federalist 343 2.82% John Coffin Jones Sr.Supported 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 2, 2026 and was a federalist candidate for the Massachusetts senate in 1796.Massachusetts 1796 State Senate, Suffolk County https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/dn39x211v 2026-08-02 elections.lib.tufts.edu In a 1791 letter of correspondence, Henry Knox, founding father and federalist, was asked by federalist Henry Jackson, to use his influence to secure Jones a directorship role of Alexander Hamilton's First Bank of the United States. Jackson Henry Henry Jackson to Henry Knox on John Coffin Jones' potential position as Director of the Bank, plans for the new canal and land matters https://www.americanhistory.amdigital.co.uk/Documents/Details/Henry-Jackson-to-Henry-Knox-on-John-Coffin-Jones--potential-position-as-Director-of-the-Bank--plans/GLC02437.05136 American History 1493-1945 Adam Matthew Digital / Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History 28 August 1791 August 2, 2026 GLC02437.05136 Federalist 238 1.96% Samuel AdamsDemocratic-Republican governor, serving from 1793-1797. Samuel Adams National Governors Association https://www.nga.org/governor/samuel-adams-2/ August 2, 2026 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 2, 2026 Democratic-Republican 214 1.76% William Heath Unknown 198 1.63% Ebenezer Bridge Unknown 124 1.02% Thomas Dawes Jr.Anti-Adminstration candidate for 2nd United States Congress (1791-1793).2nd Congress: Massachusetts 1790 https://earlyamericanelections.org/maps/meae.congressional.congress02.ma.county.html 2026-08-02 earlyamericanelections.org Democratic-Republican 118 0.97% James WinthropAnti-Federalist candidate who transitioned into a Democratic-Republican in national politics after 1789. Democratic-Republican 105 0.86% Joseph Warner Unknown 92 0.76% Caleb DavisSupported the federal constitution. Listed as a director for Alexander Hamilton's First Bank of the United States in 1792. Davis William T. Professional and industrial history of Suffolk County, Massachusetts 2 Boston Boston History Co. 1894 227 https://archive.org/details/professionalindu021894davi/page/227 August 2, 2026 No documented political/oppositional shift noted during the 1790s. Federalist 73 0.60% James SullivanIdentified with the Republicans in a 1793 letter of correspondence to Thomas Jefferson. https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-26-02-0166 James Sullivan to Thomas Jefferson, 2 June 1793 Founders Online National Archives August 2, 2026 Transitioned into a Democratic-Republican in national politics after 1789. Democratic-Republican 72 0.59% Samuel Dextermiddle2 Federalist 71 0.58% Oliver Prescott Unknown 70 0.58% Joseph B. Varnum Unknown 66 0.54% Jabez Fisher Unknown 56 0.46% Oliver Wendell Unknown 47 0.39% William Eustis Unknown 42 0.35% Seth Bullard Unknown 41 0.34% Harrison Gray Otismiddle2 Federalist 38 0.31% William ShepardFederlaist elector who supported George Washington, and John Adams for vice president in 1788-89.Massachusetts 1788 Electoral College, Berkshire and Hampshire District https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/ww72bc92d 2026-08-02 elections.lib.tufts.edu In a letter of correspondence to George Washington dated 1791, William Shepard refers to himself in third person as a "cordial friend of the Government", while seeking an appointment from Washinhgton. https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/05-09-02-0085 William Shepard to George Washington, 6 November 1791 Founders Online National Archives August 2, 2026 Was later a federalist candidate for the Massachusetts senate in 1796.Massachusetts 1796 State Senate, Hampshire County https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/5999n364d 2026-08-02 elections.lib.tufts.edu No documented political/oppositional shift noted during the 1790s. Federalist 34 0.28% Stephen Choate Unknown 33 0.27% Leonard Jarvis Unknown 31 0.25% Benjamin Austin Jr.Anti-Federalist candidate who transitioned into a Democratic-Republican in national politics after 1789. Democratic-Republican 30 0.24% Edward H. Robbins Unknown 30 0.24% Robert Treat Paine Unknown 30 0.24% John Brooksmiddle2 Federalist 28 0.23% Tristram DaltonPro-Administration representative for the Massachusetts senate, who served from 1788-1791. https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/D000013 DALTON, Tristram Biographical Directory of the United States Congress United States Congress August 2, 2026 Federalist candidate in national politics after 1789. Federalist 25 0.21% Cotton TuftsFederalist delegate and supporter of the new federal constitution. Showed continued support and endorsement of the Washington-Adams led government in a 1791 letter of correspondence to John Adams. Tufts Cotton Cotton Tufts to John Adams, 6 January 1791 Adams Papers Digital Edition Massachusetts Historical Society 6 January 1791 https://www.masshist.org/publications/adams-papers/index.php/view/ADMS-04-09-02-0091 2026-08-02 No documented political/oppositional shift noted during the 1790s. Federalist 22 0.18% Thomas Durfee Unknown 22 0.18% Elbridge GerryAnti-Administration candidate serving from 1789-1791. Democratic-Republican candidate serving from 1791-1793. GERRY, Elbridge History, Art & Archives, U.S. House of Representatives Office of the Historian, U.S. House of Representatives https://history.house.gov/People/Detail/13737 August 2, 2026 Democratic-Republican 21 0.17% Theophilus Bradbury Unknown 20 0.16% James Prescott Unknown 14 0.12% Loammi Baldwin Unknown 13 0.11% Zebadiah Wyman Unknown 12 0.10% Daniel WhitneySupported the federal constitution. Was later a federalist candidate for the Massachusetts senate in 1796.Massachusetts 1796 State Senate, Middlesex County https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/70795780f 2026-08-02 elections.lib.tufts.edu No documented political/oppositional shift noted during the 1790s. Federalist 11 0.09% Ebenezer Thayer Jr. Unknown 11 0.09% Israel Hutchinson Unknown 11 0.09% James BowdoinFederalist who remained a federalist in national politics after 1789. Federalist 11 0.09% Richard Ward Unknown 11 0.09% William Shepard Unknown 11 0.09% David Cobbcobb Federalist 9 0.07% John HancockFederalist governor, serving from 1787-1793. John Hancock https://www.nga.org/governor/john-hancock/ National Governors Association National Governors Association August 2, 2026 Federalist 7 0.06% Nathaniel Cophape Unknown 6 0.05% Francis Faulkner Unknown 5 0.04% James Warner Unknown 5 0.04% John Read Unknown 3 0.02% Josiah Whitney Unknown 3 0.02% Samuel Sewallmiddle2 Federalist 2 0.02% Benjamin Goodhuemiddle2 Federalist 2 0.02% Ebenezer Wales Unknown 2 0.02% Fisher Amesmiddle2 Federalist 2 0.02% James Baker Unknown 2 0.02% Stephen Cross Unknown 2 0.02% Stephen Higginsonmiddle2 Federalist 2 0.02% William Hull Unknown 2 0.02% Benjamin Hichborn Unknown 1 0.01% Isaac Packard Unknown 1 0.01% Jeremiah Bumstead Unknown 1 0.01% John Avery Jr. Unknown 1 0.01% Levi Lincoln Unknown 1 0.01% Richard French Unknown 1 0.01% Thomas Edwards Unknown 1 0.01% 12,171 100.00% 1792 United States presidential election in Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district: WesternMassachusetts 1792 Electoral College, Western District https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/v118rd76r 2026-08-02 elections.lib.tufts.edu William Shepardwestern1 Pro-Administration 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 979 8.74% Moses Gillwestern1 Federalist 787 7.02% Elijah Dwight Unknown 742 6.62% Dwight Fosterwestern1 Federalist 740 6.60% Thompson J. Skinnerwestern1 Federalist 739 6.59% Samuel HenshawStrong supporter of the federal constitution. Kaminski John P. Saladino Gaspare J. The Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution Wisconsin Historical Society Press Madison 1976 100-101 https://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/TR2WPX6L3UFLH8I 2026-08-02 Federalist James Bowdoin recommended Henshaw for a federal appointment in the Revenue Department, in a letter of correspondence to George Washington, dated 1790. Bowdoin went on to describe Henshaw as being a "good friend to the federal government". James Bowdoin to George Washington, 20 March 1790 https://founders.archives.gov/?q=Date%3A1790-03-20&s=1111311111&r=9 Founders Online National Archives 2026-08-02 No documented political/oppositional shift noted during the 1790s. Federalist 593 5.29% Simeon Strong Unknown 588 5.25% Levi Lincoln Sr. Unknown 403 3.60% Ebenezer Mattoon Jr.western1 Federalist 354 3.16% Nathaniel Bishop Unknown 353 3.15% Martin KinsleyVoted against the new federal constitution. Anti-federalist candidate for the Massachusetts state senate in 1789,Massachusetts 1789 State Senate, Worcester County https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/0r967505w A New Nation Votes Tufts University and American Antiquarian Society Lampi, Philip J. 2012-01-11 2026-08-15 and then a Democratic-Republican 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 2026-08-15 No documented political/oppositional shift noted during the 1790s. Democratic-Republican 345 3.08% Abel Wilder Unknown 277 2.47% David Smead Unknown 277 2.47% John Bacon Unknown 269 2.40% Samuel Fowler Unknown 265 2.36% Daniel Bigelow Unknown 261 2.33% Samuel Flagg Unknown 204 1.82% Jonathan GroutAnti-Administration representative, for 1st United States Congress (1789-1791). GROUT, Jonathan History, Art & Archives, U.S. House of Representatives Office of the Historian, U.S. House of Representatives https://history.house.gov/People/Detail/14192 August 2, 2026 Voted against Alexander Hamilton's First Bank of the United States in 1791. Moulton R. K. Legislative and Documentary History of the Banks of the United States from the Time of Establishing the Bank of North America, 1781, to October 1834: With Notes and Comments New York G. & C. Carvill & Co. 1834 17 https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/title/legislative-documentary-history-banks-united-states-time-establishing-bank-north-america-1781-october-1834-3633 August 2, 2026 65278358 Anti-Adminstration candidate for 3rd United States Congress (1793-1795). No documented political/oppositional shift noted during the 1790s. Democratic-Republican 186 1.66% Samuel Baker Unknown 176 1.57% William LymanAnti-Administration representative for the 3rd United States Congress (1793-1795). 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 2, 2026 Democratic-Republican 172 1.53% Samuel Lymanwestern2 Federalist elector for this election. Federalist 166 1.48% Justin Ely Unknown 162 1.45% Warham Parks Unknown 154 1.37% John Hastings Unknown 145 1.29% Jonathan Warner Unknown 124 1.11% Timothy Paine Unknown 120 1.07% Ebenezer Hunt Unknown 119 1.06% William Williams Unknown 119 1.06% Thomas Dwightwestern2 Federalist 117 1.04% Timothy Edwards Unknown 112 1.00% John Williams Unknown 109 0.97% Artemas Wardwestern2 Federalist 83 0.74% Hugh M. Dalton Unknown 77 0.69% Nathaniel Paine Unknown 73 0.65% Benjamin Reed Unknown 55 0.49% Salem Towne Sr. Unknown 48 0.43% Noah Goodman Unknown 47 0.42% Timothy Newell Unknown 41 0.37% Peter Tomeman Unknown 39 0.35% William Skinner Sr. Unknown 38 0.34% Unreadable Unknown 37 0.33% John Sprague Unknown 30 0.27% William Billings Unknown 30 0.27% Thomas IvesFederalist i. Thomas Ives Litchfield Ledger Litchfield Historical Society https://ledger.litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org/ledger/students/1339 August 2, 2026 Described 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 2, 2026 Federalist 29 0.26% Joseph Davis Unknown 26 0.23% Adam Plank Unknown 24 0.21% Joseph Allen Unknown 24 0.21% William Pynchon Unknown 24 0.21% Ebenezer Fisher Unknown 23 0.21% Ezekiel Kellogg Unknown 21 0.19% Benjamin Wilson Unknown 20 0.18% Henry Dwight Unknown 20 0.18% Seth Ediman Unknown 16 0.14% Ezekial Warrick Unknown 15 0.13% Henry Bromfield Unknown 15 0.13% Benjamin Joslyn Unknown 14 0.12% John Fessenden Unknown 14 0.12% Solomon Stoddard Unknown 12 0.11% Thomas Denny Unknown 12 0.11% Timothy Robinson Unknown 12 0.11% John Black Unknown 11 0.10% John S. Skinner Unknown 10 0.09% Caleb Ammidown Unknown 8 0.07% Elijah Brigham Unknown 7 0.06% John Goldberry Unknown 7 0.06% Thomas Grout Unknown 7 0.06% Simon Larned Unknown 6 0.05% Theodore Sedgwickwestern2 Federalist 6 0.05% Danforth Keyes Unknown 5 0.04% Seth Levenford Unknown 5 0.04% Timothy Childs Unknown 5 0.04% John Ashley Unknown 4 0.04% Joshua Bigelow Unknown 4 0.04% Solomon Leland Unknown 4 0.04% Joseph Sargent Unknown 3 0.03% Stephen Rice Unknown 3 0.03% Waltham Walker Unknown 3 0.03% Andrew Peters Unknown 2 0.02% Barnabas Bidwell Unknown 2 0.02% John Bisco Unknown 2 0.02% Abner Morgan Unknown 1 0.01% Benjamin Greene Unknown 1 0.01% Bezaleel Taft Sr.Described as being a federalist who never swayed from his political faith. Leonard Lewis Alexander Life of Alphonso Taft New York Hawke Publishing Company 1920 261 https://books.google.com/books?id=z8FYAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA261 Federalist 1 0.01% Daniel Holt Unknown 1 0.01% Daniel Willard Unknown 1 0.01% David Bigelow Unknown 1 0.01% Ebenezer Lombard Unknown 1 0.01% Elijah Hunt Unknown 1 0.01% Elisha Fisk Unknown 1 0.01% Ezra Beams Unknown 1 0.01% Gideon Wheeler Unknown 1 0.01% Jacob Veusen Unknown 1 0.01% James Barr Unknown 1 0.01% John Unknown 1 0.01% John Bliss Unknown 1 0.01% John Dodds Unknown 1 0.01% John Hubbard Unknown 1 0.01% Justus Ashmun Unknown 1 0.01% Moses Bliss Unknown 1 0.01% Robert Breck Unknown 1 0.01% Samuel Phillips Jr.phillips Federalist 1 0.01% Samuel Robinson Unknown 1 0.01% Stephen Sibley Unknown 1 0.01% Timothy Fuller Unknown 1 0.01% William King Unknown 1 0.01% Unreadable Unknown 1 0.01% 11,206 100.00% 1792 United States presidential election in Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district: SouthernMassachusetts 1792 Electoral College, Southern District https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/cj82k764h 2026-08-02 elections.lib.tufts.edu Walter SpoonerFederalist elector for this election. Described as being an earnest federalist when party lines were first drawn after the settlement of the government. Spooner Thomas Records of William Spooner, of Plymouth, Mass.: and his descendants 1 1883 109 Cincinnati Press of F. W. Freeman https://archive.org/details/recordsofwilliam01spoo August 2, 2026 Federalist 728 21.51% William SeverFederalist elector for this election. Described as being an ardent federalist, and opposed Thomas Jefferson. Larson Neil National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: William Sever House National Park Service / Massachusetts Historical Commission 2019 20 https://mhc-macris.net/Documents/NR/19003469.pdf August 2, 2026 Federalist 582 17.20% Solomon Freemansouthern2 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. Supported the federal constitution and was a federalist candidate for the Massachusetts state senate in 1796.Massachusetts 1796 State Senate, Barnstable County https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/rv042t744 2026-08-02 elections.lib.tufts.edu Federalist 472 13.95% Samuel Savage Unknown 154 4.55% Phanuel Bishopsouthern3 Anti-Federalist candidate who transitioned into a Democratic-Republican in national politics after 1789. Democratic-Republican 145 4.28% James Warrensouthern3 Democratic-Republican 132 3.90% George PartridgePro-Adminstration representative for 1st United States Congress (1789-1791). PARTRIDGE, George History, Art & Archives, U.S. House of Representatives Office of the Historian, U.S. House of Representatives https://history.house.gov/People/Detail/19385 August 2, 2026 Voted yes for Alexander Hamilton's First Bank of the United States in 1791. Federalist 126 3.72% Holder Slocum Unknown 120 3.55% David Cobbcobb Pro-Adminstration representative for 3rd United States Congress (1793-1795). Described as being a "federalist in politics, he was distinguished for his love of order and his attachment to the Constitution". Cobb Samuel Crocker A brief memoir of General David Cobb, of the revolutionary army Boston Self-published 1873 https://archive.org/details/briefmemoirofgen00cobb August 2, 2026 Federalist 98 2.90% David ThacherSupporter of the federal constitution. Later ran as a federalist candidate for the Massachusetts state senate in 1799.Massachusetts 1799 State Senate, Barnstable County https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/td96k302h 2026-08-02 elections.lib.tufts.edu No documented political/oppositional shift noted during the 1790s. Federalist 97 2.87% Elisha MaySupporter of the federal constitution. Later ran as a federalist elector for the Massachusetts presidential election in 1796.Massachusetts 1796 Electoral College, Third Southern District https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/736665883 2026-08-02 elections.lib.tufts.edu No documented political/oppositional shift noted during the 1790s. Federalist 80 2.36% Thomas Durfee Unknown 74 2.19% Peleg Coffin Jr.Pro-Administration representative for the 3rd United States Congress (1793-1795). COFFIN, Peleg, Jr. History, Art & Archives, U.S. House of Representatives Office of the Historian, U.S. House of Representatives https://history.house.gov/People/Detail/11191 August 2, 2026 Federalist 69 2.04% John DavisSupporter of the federal constitution. Described as aquiring a reputation as a firm and wise federalist that caught the eye of national figures. Vile John R. Great American Judges: An Encyclopedia 1 ABC-CLIO Santa Barbara, Calif. 2003 191 978-1-57607-989-8 Federalist candidate for the 3rd United States Congress (1793-1795). No documented political/oppositional shift noted during the 1790s. Federalist 68 2.01% Joshua Thomas Unknown 60 1.77% Seth Padelford Unknown 42 1.24% Christopher Sharon Unknown 31 0.92% William Jernigan Unknown 31 0.92% Isaac ThompsonSupporter of the federal constitution. Federalist candidate for the Massachusetts senate in 1796.Massachusetts 1796 State Senate, Plymouth County https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/mg74qm60n 2026-08-02 elections.lib.tufts.edu No documented political/oppositional shift noted during the 1790s. Federalist 29 0.86% Ephraim Starkweather Unknown 26 0.77% Daniel Davis Unknown 24 0.71% Nathan Cushing Unknown 24 0.71% Ephraim Spooner Unknown 22 0.65% Jeremiah Hall Unknown 19 0.56% Abiel Mitchell Unknown 14 0.41% Elijah Knowles Unknown 14 0.41% Samuel Smith Unknown 13 0.38% William BalisFederalist elector for this election. Federalist 13 0.38% Jerathmeal Bowers Unknown 10 0.30% William Jonakins Unknown 10 0.30% James Sproat Unknown 9 0.27% James Athearn Unknown 7 0.21% Joseph Bryant Unknown 7 0.21% Josiah Smith Unknown 6 0.18% Aaron Hobart Unknown 5 0.15% Francis Shurtleff Unknown 4 0.12% James Whitman Unknown 4 0.12% Samuel Tobey Unknown 4 0.12% Ebenezer Taylor Unknown 3 0.09% Andrew Croswell Unknown 1 0.03% Enoch Freeman Unknown 1 0.03% Gamaliel Bradford Unknown 1 0.03% John Balis Unknown 1 0.03% John Ball Unknown 1 0.03% Nathaniel Goodwin Unknown 1 0.03% Samuel Cole Unknown 1 0.03% William Hall Jackson Unknown 1 0.03% 3,384 100.00% 1792 United States presidential election in Massachusetts's 4th congressional district: EasternMassachusetts 1792 Electoral College, Eastern District https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/x059c858n 2026-08-02 elections.lib.tufts.edu Thomas RiceSupporter of the federal constitution. Federalist elector for the Massachusetts presidential election in 1796.Massachusetts 1796 Electoral College, First Eastern District https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/sf2686299 2026-08-02 elections.lib.tufts.edu No documented political/oppositional shift noted during the 1790s. Federalist 409 12.18% Nathaniel Wellseastern1 Pro-Administration 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 372 11.07% Daniel Coneyeastern1 Federalist 264 7.86% Edward Cutts Unknown 247 7.35% Peleg Wadswortheastern1 Federalist 168 5.00% John Kilby SmithSupporter of the federal constitution. Federalist candidate for the Massachusetts state senate in 1796.Massachusetts 1796 State Senate, Cumberland County https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/qj72p750x 2026-08-02 elections.lib.tufts.edu No documented political/oppositional shift noted during the 1790s. Federalist 160 4.76% Nathaniel Tacking Unknown 150 4.47% John Frothingham Unknown 124 3.69% Josiah Thatcher Unknown 106 3.16% Dummer Sewall Unknown 79 2.35% David Mitchell Unknown 77 2.29% Samuel Thompson Unknown 77 2.29% 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 2, 2026 No documented political/oppositional shift noted during the 1790s. Federalist 75 2.23% Daniel Davis Unknown 74 2.20% Alexander Campbell Unknown 69 2.05% Phineas Bruce Unknown 64 1.91% Tristram Jordan Unknown 64 1.91% Stephen LongfellowFederalist elector for this election. Federalist 58 1.73% Joseph Noyes Unknown 56 1.67% John Frost Unknown 53 1.58% Samuel FreemanDescribed as being a firm, but temperate federalist in his political sentiments. Removed from his position as first postmaster of Portland near Thomas Jefferson's first term as president, due to being unwilling to sacrifice his federal principals for office. Maine Historical Society Collections and Proceedings of the Maine Historical Society 15 1894 15, 22 Portland The Society https://archive.org/details/mainecollections15mainuoft 2026-08-02 No documented political/oppositional shift noted during the 1790s. Federalist 47 1.40% Samuel Nasson Unknown 46 1.37% Thomas Cutts Unknown 44 1.31% John Storer Unknown 40 1.19% Daniel Sewall Unknown 36 1.07% John Fox Unknown 34 1.01% Andrew Dunning Unknown 30 0.89% Waterman Thomas Unknown 26 0.77% Jordan Parker Unknown 24 0.71% David Silvester Unknown 23 0.68% Samuel Merrit Unknown 21 0.63% Sanderson Jordan Unknown 21 0.63% Enoch Freeman Unknown 20 0.60% Isaac Snow Unknown 18 0.54% George ThatcherFederalist elector for this election. Federalist 16 0.48% John Gardiner Unknown 16 0.48% John Lewis Unknown 14 0.42% Joseph Tucker Unknown 14 0.42% John Farley Unknown 12 0.36% William WidgeryAnti-Federalist candidate who transitioned into a Democratic-Republican in national politics after 1789. Democratic-Republican 12 0.36% George Warren Unknown 11 0.33% Henry DearbornAnti-Administration represntative for the 3rd United States Congress (1793-1795). DEARBORN, Henry History, Art & Archives, U.S. House of Representatives Office of the Historian, U.S. House of Representatives https://history.house.gov/People/Detail/12053 August 2, 2026 Democratic-Republican 10 0.30% Simon Frye Unknown 10 0.30% John Waite Unknown 9 0.27% Nathan James Unknown 8 0.24% Nathaniel Thurston Unknown 7 0.21% Asni S. Fernald Unknown 6 0.18% John Hovey Unknown 6 0.18% John Peterson Unknown 4 0.12% Gabriel Johonnot Unknown 3 0.09% Nathaniel Thwing Unknown 3 0.09% William Lithgow Unknown 3 0.09% William Thompson Unknown 3 0.09% Benjamin Dunning Unknown 2 0.06% John Dean Unknown 2 0.06% Nathan Jones Unknown 2 0.06% Caleb Unknown 1 0.03% Daniel Ilsley Unknown 1 0.03% Hog Unknown 1 0.03% Isaac Parsons Unknown 1 0.03% Jonathan Bowman Unknown 1 0.03% Rishworth Jordan Unknown 1 0.03% Stephen Hall Unknown 1 0.03% Thomas B. Waite Unknown 1 0.03% William Hasty Unknown 1 0.03% William Vaughan Unknown 1 0.03% 3,359 100.00% See also United States presidential elections in Massachusetts Notes References Massachusetts 1792 Category:1792 Massachusetts elections Category:Long stubs with short prose