1802–1803 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts explained

Massachusetts increased 3 seats to 17 in reapportionment after the 1800 census. Massachusetts law at the time required a majority for election to an office, which requirement was not met in the, requiring two additional ballots.

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected
ResultCandidates[1]

William Eustis
Democratic-Republican1800Incumbent re-elected.nowrap William Eustis (Democratic-Republican) 50.8%
John Quincy Adams (Federalist) 49.2%

Nathan Read
Federalist1800 (Special)Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican gain.
nowrap Jacob Crowninshield (Democratic-Republican) 51.9%
Timothy Pickering (Federalist) 48.0%

Manasseh Cutler
Federalist1800Incumbent re-elected.nowrap Manasseh Cutler (Federalist) 75.5%
Thomas Kitteridge (Democratic-Republican) 21.4%
Others 3.1%

Joseph Bradley Varnum
Democratic-Republican1795Incumbent re-elected.nowrap Joseph Bradley Varnum (Democratic-Republican) 70.1%
Timothy Bigelow (Federalist) 27.7%
Samuel Kendall (Federalist) 1.8%

William Shepard
Federalist1797Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Federalist hold.
nowrap Thomas Dwight (Federalist) 78.0%
Samuel Fowler (Democratic-Republican) 9.5%
Jonathan Smith (Democratic-Republican) 5.8%
Scattering 6.7%

Ebenezer Mattoon
Federalist1800 (Special)Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Federalist hold.
nowrap First ballot :
Hugh McClallan (Federalist) 29.5%
John Williams (Federalist) 15.2%
Samuel Taggart (Federalist) 14.9%
Solomon Snead (Democratic-Republican) 12.3%
Joseph Lyman (Federalist) 10.1%
Solomon Nose (Federalist) 8.0%
Edward Upham (Democratic-Republican) 5.2%
Zebina Montague 4.8%

Second ballot :
Hugh McClallan (Federalist) 36.9%
Samuel Taggart (Federalist) 27.5%
Solomon Snead (Democratic-Republican) 21.2%
John Williams (Federalist) 14.4%

Third ballot :
Samuel Taggart (Federalist) 73.2%
Hugh McClallan (Federalist) 26.8%

Josiah Smith
Democratic-Republican1801Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Federalist gain.
nowrap Nahum Mitchell (Federalist) 58.3%
Henry Warren (Democratic-Republican) 41.6%

Lemuel Williams
Federalist1799Incumbent re-elected.nowrap Lemuel Williams (Federalist) 55.5%
Isaiah L. Green (Democratic-Republican) 44.5%

Phanuel Bishop
Democratic-Republican1799Incumbent re-elected.nowrap Phanuel Bishop (Democratic-Republican) 57.3%
Laban Wheaton (Federalist) 42.4%

Seth Hastings
Federalist1801 (Special)Incumbent re-elected.nowrap Seth Hastings (Federalist) 62.2%
Edward Bangs (Democratic-Republican) 37.3%

None (District created)New seat.
New member elected.
Federalist gain.
nowrap William Stedman (Federalist) 71.7%
John Whiting (Democratic-Republican) 27.9%

John Bacon
Democratic-Republican1801Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
nowrap Thomson J. Skinner (Democratic-Republican) 58.4%
Daniel Dewey (Federalist) 41.0%

None (District created)New seat.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican gain.
nowrap Ebenezer Seaver (Democratic-Republican) 65.1%
Oliver N. Everett (Federalist) 29.4%
Samuel Dexter (Democratic-Republican) 2.8%
Benjamin Hitchbourne (Democratic-Republican) 2.8%

Richard CuttsDemocratic-Republican1801 (Special)Incumbent re-elected.nowrap Richard Cutts (Democratic-Republican) 52.3%
John Lord (Federalist) 44.4%
Moses Sweat (Federalist) 3.2%

Peleg Wadsworth
Federalist1793Incumbent re-elected.nowrap Peleg Wadsworth (Federalist) 88.5%
Isaac Parsons 8.5%
Scattering 3.0%

Samuel Thatcher
Federalist1802 (Special)Incumbent re-elected.nowrap Samuel Thatcher (Federalist) 63.7%
William King (Democratic-Republican) 18.1%
John Farley (Democratic-Republican) 12.7%
Scattering 5.5%

None (District created)New seat.
New member elected.
Federalist gain.
nowrap Phineas Bruce (Federalist) 57.5%
Martin Kinsley (Democratic-Republican) 42.5%

See also

Notes and References

  1. Only candidates with at least 1% of the vote listed