1818–1819 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts

Massachusetts elected its members November 2, 1818. Massachusetts's electoral law required a majority for election, necessitating additional elections in five districts on April 5, 1819 and July 26, 1819.

This was the last election in which the District of Maine was part of Massachusetts. The District became the State of Maine during the 16th Congress.

District^[a]	Incumbent			This race
District^[a]	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates^[b]
Massachusetts 1 "Suffolk district"	Jonathan Mason	Federalist	1817 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Jonathan Mason (Federalist) 64.5% Andrew Ritchie (Democratic-Republican) 35.5%
Massachusetts 2 "Essex South district"	Nathaniel Silsbee	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Nathaniel Silsbee (Democratic-Republican) 64.2% Timothy Pickering (Federalist) 34.5% Thomas Stevens (Federalist) 1.3%
Massachusetts 3 "Essex North district"	Jeremiah Nelson	Federalist	1804 1806 (Retired) 1814	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Jeremiah Nelson (Federalist) 87.0% Joseph Bradley Varnum (Democratic-Republican) 7.9% Others 5.1%
Massachusetts 4 "Middlesex district"	Timothy Fuller	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Timothy Fuller (Democratic-Republican) 63.9% Samuel P. Fay (Federalist) 36.1%
Massachusetts 5 "Hampshire South district"	Elijah H. Mills	Federalist	1814	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist hold.	First ballot (November 2, 1818): Samuel Lathrop (Federalist) 48.1% Isaac C. Bates (Federalist) 22.7% Thomas Shepherd (Democratic-Republican) 19.6% Joseph Lyman (Federalist) 9.5% Second ballot (April 5, 1819): √ Samuel Lathrop (Federalist) 55.5% Thomas Shepherd (Democratic-Republican) 27.7% Joseph Lyman (Federalist) 16.8%
Massachusetts 6 "Hampshire North district"	Samuel C. Allen	Federalist	1816	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Samuel C. Allen (Federalist) 86.2% Elihu Lyman (Democratic-Republican) 8.0% Others 5.8%
Massachusetts 7 "Berkshire district"	Henry Shaw	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent re-elected.	First ballot (November 2, 1818): Henry Shaw (Democratic-Republican) 48.8% Henry W. Dwight (Federalist) 47.0% Ambrose Hall 2.7% Others 1.5% Second ballot (April 5, 1819): √ Henry Shaw (Democratic-Republican) 50.8% Henry W. Dwight (Federalist) 45.8% Others 3.4%^[1]
Massachusetts 8 "Plymouth district"	Zabdiel Sampson	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Zabdiel Sampson (Democratic-Republican) 59.6% William Bourne (Federalist) 40.4%
Massachusetts 9 "Barnstable district"	Walter Folger Jr.	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Walter Folger Jr. (Democratic-Republican) 51.3% John Reed Jr. (Federalist) 48.7%
Massachusetts 10 "Bristol district"	Marcus Morton	Democratic-Republican	1816	Re-elected	√ Marcus Morton (Democratic-Republican) 55.0% Francis Baylies (Federalist) 43.8% Hodijah Baylies 1.2%
Massachusetts 11 "Worcester South district"	Benjamin Adams	Federalist	1816	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Benjamin Adams (Federalist) 59.8% Sumner Barstow (Democratic-Republican) 40.2%
Massachusetts 12 "Worcester North district"	Solomon Strong	Federalist	1814	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist hold.	√ Jonas Kendall 63.5% Edmund Cushing (Democratic-Republican) 31.7% Others 4.8%
Massachusetts 13 "Norfolk district"	Nathaniel Ruggles	Federalist	1812	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain.	√ Edward Dowse (Democratic-Republican) 54.9% Nathaniel Ruggles (Federalist) 45.1%
Massachusetts 14 "1st Eastern district" District of Maine	John Holmes	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent re-elected.	√ John Holmes (Democratic-Republican) 93.6% Others 6.4%
Massachusetts 15 "2nd Eastern district" District of Maine	Ezekiel Whitman	Federalist	1808 1810 (Lost) 1816	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Ezekiel Whitman (Federalist) 54.0% Arthur Ware (Democratic-Republican) 46.0%
Massachusetts 16 "3rd Eastern district" District of Maine	Benjamin Orr	Federalist	1816	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain.	First ballot (November 2, 1818): Mark L. Hill (Democratic-Republican) 48.6% Benjamin Orr (Federalist) 38.0% Others 13.4% Second ballot (April 5, 1819): Mark L. Hill (Democratic-Republican) 52.1%^[c] Benjamin Orr (Federalist) 41.3% Joshua Head (Federalist) 7.3%^[2] Third ballot (July 26, 1819): √ Mark L. Hill (Democratic-Republican) 52.1% Benjamin Orr (Federalist) 47.9%^[3]
Massachusetts 17 "4th Eastern district" District of Maine	John Wilson	Federalist	1816	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain.	First ballot (November 2, 1818): Martin Kinsley (Democratic-Republican) 41.3% John Wilson (Federalist) 29.9% Leonard Jarvis (Democratic-Republican) 24.7% Others 4.1% Second ballot (April 5, 1819): Martin Kinsley (Democratic-Republican) 48.3% John Wilson (Federalist) 29.9% Leonard Jarvis (Democratic-Republican) 15.7% Others 6.1% Third ballot (July 26, 1819): √ Martin Kinsley (Democratic-Republican) 61.7% John Wilson (Federalist) 29.3% Leonard Jarvis (Democratic-Republican) 2.4% Others 6.7%
Massachusetts 18 "5th Eastern district" District of Maine	Thomas Rice	Federalist	1814	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain.	First ballot (November 2, 1818): James Parker (Democratic-Republican) 49.7% Peter Grant (Federalist) 41.8% Joshua Gage (Democratic-Republican) 5.3% Others 3.2% Second ballot (April 5, 1819): √ James Parker (Democratic-Republican) 57.3% Thomas Rice (Federalist) 34.8% Joshua Gage (Democratic-Republican) 7.2%
Massachusetts 19 "6th Eastern district" District of Maine	Joshua Gage	Democratic-Republican	1816	Ran in the 18th district and lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	√ Joshua Cushman (Democratic-Republican) 56.1% Thomas Rice (Federalist) 43.9%
Massachusetts 20 "7th Eastern district" District of Maine	Enoch Lincoln	Democratic-Republican	1818 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Enoch Lincoln (Democratic-Republican) 66.6% Samuel A. Bradley (Federalist) 33.4%

Notes

^ District numbers differed between source used and elsewhere on Wikipedia; district numbers used elsewhere on Wikipedia used here
^ Only candidates with at least 1% of the vote listed.
^ Electoral data presumably incomplete in source

References

^ "Massachusetts 1819 U.S. House of Representatives, Berkshire District, Ballot 2". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
^ "Massachusetts 1819 U.S. House of Representatives, Eastern District #3, Ballot 2". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
^ "Massachusetts 1819 U.S. House of Representatives, Eastern District #3, Ballot 3". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved January 28, 2019.

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[1] District numbers differed between source used and elsewhere on Wikipedia; district numbers used elsewhere on Wikipedia used here

[m1-2] Only candidates with at least 1% of the vote listed.

[4] Electoral data presumably incomplete in source

[3] "Massachusetts 1819 U.S. House of Representatives, Berkshire District, Ballot 2". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved January 28, 2019.

[5] "Massachusetts 1819 U.S. House of Representatives, Eastern District #3, Ballot 2". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved January 28, 2019.

[6] "Massachusetts 1819 U.S. House of Representatives, Eastern District #3, Ballot 3". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved January 28, 2019.

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