1794–1795 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts

Only eight of the 14 Massachusetts incumbents were re-elected.

Massachusetts redistricted between the 3rd and 4th Congress, dividing itself into 14 districts. The 12th-14th districts were in the District of Maine (the modern state of Maine). A majority was required for election. Additional ballots were required in five districts due to the majority requirement not being met on the first ballot.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Massachusetts 1 ("1st western")	Theodore Sedgwick Redistricted from the 2nd district	Pro-Administration	1789	Incumbent re-elected to a new party. Federalist gain.	Y Theodore Sedgwick (Federalist) 53.8% Thomson J. Skinner (Democratic-Republican) 46.2%
Massachusetts 2 ("2nd western")	William Lyman	Anti-Administration	1792	Incumbent re-elected to a new party. Democratic-Republican gain.	Y William Lyman (Democratic-Republican) 52.1% William Shepard (Federalist) 47.9%
Massachusetts 3 ("3rd western")	None (district created)			New seat. New member elected. Federalist gain.	Y Samuel Lyman (Federalist) 65.5% Daniel Bigelow (Democratic-Republican) 34.5%
Massachusetts 4 ("4th western")	Dwight Foster Redistricted from the 2nd district	Pro-Administration	1792	Incumbent re-elected to a new party. Federalist gain.	Y Dwight Foster (Federalist) 50.8% Levi Lincoln Sr. (Democratic-Republican) 46.1% Samuel Blackburn 3.1%
Massachusetts 5 ("1st southern")	Peleg Coffin Jr. Redistricted from the 3rd district	Pro-Administration	1792	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain.	Y Nathaniel Freeman Jr. (Democratic-Republican) 70.0% Peleg Coffin Jr. (Federalist) 30.0%
Massachusetts 6 ("2nd southern")	None (district created)			New seat. New member elected. Federalist gain.	Y John Reed Sr. (Federalist) 74.5% George Partridge 25.5%
Massachusetts 7 ("3rd southern")	David Cobb Redistricted from the at-large seat	Pro-Administration	1792	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Federalist gain.	First ballot (November 3, 1794): David Cobb (Federalist) 42.3% George Leonard (Federalist) 35.8% Phanuel Bishop (Democratic-Republican) 21.9% Second ballot (January 17, 1795): David Cobb (Federalist) 39.9% George Leonard (Federalist) 39.9% Phanuel Bishop (Democratic-Republican) 20.2% Third ballot (March 23, 1795): George Leonard (Federalist) 48.9% David Cobb (Federalist) 17.4% John Smith 13.7% Phanuel Bishop (Democratic-Republican) 12.5% Scattering 7.6% Fourth ballot (June 1, 1795): Y George Leonard (Federalist) 76.3% Elisha May 16.5% Phanuel Bishop (Democratic-Republican) 7.2%
Massachusetts 8 ("1st middle")	Fisher Ames Redistricted from the 1st district	Pro-Administration	1788	Incumbent re-elected to a new party. Federalist gain.	Y Fisher Ames (Federalist) 56.6% Charles Jarvis (Democratic-Republican) 43.4%
Massachusetts 9 ("2nd middle")	Samuel Dexter Redistricted from the 1st district	Pro-Administration	1792	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. A petition by various citizens of Massachusetts contested the election. The Committee on Elections ruled in the winner's favor and added "that the attempt to deprive him of his seat was rather the act of malevolence than a desire to promote the public good." On January 25, 1797, these words were stricken out and expressions of compliment to the member were substituted, and the report was agreed to.^[1]	First ballot (November 3, 1794): Samuel Dexter (Federalist) 40.5% Elbridge Gerry (Democratic-Republican) 30.9% Joseph Bradley Varnum (Democratic-Republican) 28.6% Second ballot (January 17, 1795): Joseph Bradley Varnum (Democratic-Republican) 49.4% Samuel Dexter (Federalist) 48.8% Scattering 1.8% Third ballot (March 23, 1795): Y Joseph Bradley Varnum (Democratic-Republican) 51.4% Samuel Dexter (Federalist) 48.6%
Massachusetts 10 ("3rd middle")	Benjamin Goodhue Redistricted from the 1st district	Pro-Administration	1789	Incumbent re-elected to a new party. Federalist gain.	Y Benjamin Goodhue (Federalist) 68.2% Samuel Holten (Federalist^{[Note 1]}) 31.8%
Massachusetts 10 ("3rd middle")	Samuel Holten Redistricted from the 1st district	Anti-Administration	1792	Incumbent lost re-election in a redistricting contest. Federalist loss.
Massachusetts 11 ("4th middle")	None (district created)			New seat. New member elected. Federalist gain.	First ballot (November 3, 1794): Theophilus Bradbury (Federalist) 43.5% Bailey Bartlett (Federalist) 19.8% Josiah Smith (Democratic-Republican) 10.5% Stephen Cross 9.1% Theophilus Parsons 7.0% Scattering 10.1% Second ballot (January 17, 1795): Theophilus Bradbury (Federalist) 38.1% William Pearson 36.6% Bailey Bartlett (Federalist) 25.3% Third ballot (March 23, 1795): Y Theophilus Bradbury (Federalist) 100%
Massachusetts 12 ("1st eastern, District of Maine")	Henry Dearborn Redistricted from the 4th district	Anti-Administration	1792	Incumbent re-elected to a new party. Democratic-Republican gain.	Y Henry Dearborn (Democratic-Republican) 64.1% John Bowman 35.9%
Massachusetts 13 ("2nd eastern, District of Maine")	Peleg Wadsworth Redistricted from the 4th district	Pro-Administration	1792	Incumbent re-elected to a new party. Federalist gain.	First ballot (November 3, 1794): Peleg Wadsworth (Federalist) 44.1% William Widgery (Democratic-Republican) 33.4% Stephen Longfellow 10.0% Samuel Thompson 5.3% Scattering 7.3% Second ballot (January 17, 1795): Y Peleg Wadsworth (Federalist) 60.3% William Widgery (Democratic-Republican) 39.7%
Massachusetts 14 ("3rd eastern, District of Maine")	George Thatcher Redistricted from the 4th district	Pro-Administration	1788	Incumbent re-elected to a new party. Federalist gain.	First ballot (November 3, 1794): George Thatcher (Federalist) 45.7% Nathaniel Wells 31.6% Ichabod Godwin 8.8% Joseph Tucker 6.4% Scattering 7.4% Second ballot (January 17, 1795): Y George Thatcher (Federalist) 68.4% Scattering 31.6%

Notes

^ Changed parties

References

^ "Fourth Congress (membership roster)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 13, 2012. Retrieved December 7, 2012.

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