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THE VOTE OF LYNN SINCE 1788, pgs. 472-475 |
The following table shows the vote of Lynn - so far as recorded - for Governor and Presidential Electors, beginning in 1788, when the first presidential election was held, and ending with that of 1876, thus representing the vote in both State and National elections in each presidential year. In the years when no electors were chosen - or no vote recorded - the ballots cast for Representative to Congress have been given - so far as recorded - to represent the National vote of Lynn:
April 7, 1788.
For Governor -
John Hancock ... 62
Benjamin Lincoln .. 59
No vote for Electors recorded.
April 2, 1792.
For Governor -
John Hancock ... 46
Francis Dana .... 6
No record of Electors this
year.
April 4, 1796.
For Governor -
Increase Sumner
....76
Samuel Adams ....53
November 7, 1796.
Elector -
John Norris ..... 55
But one chosen according to the record.
March 3, 1800.
Representative to Congress -
Nathan Read .... 308
Jacob Crowninshield ... 112
No vote for Electors recorded.
April 7, 1800.
For Governor -
Caleb Strong
....113
Elbridge Gerry ....68
For Electors at
large -
David Cobb, (Me.) ... 173
OliverWendell, (Mass.) ... 173
April 7, 1804.
For Governor -
James Sullivan
...272
Caleb Strong ... 145
April 4, 1808.
For Governor -
James Sullivan ....
418
Christopher Gore .... 273
There is no
record of any election of Electors this year.
Representative to
Congress -
Daniel Kilham ... 375
Benjamin Pickman ... 265
November 12, 1812.
Electors at large -
Harrison G.
Otis .... 247
Nathan Dane .... 247
The record
notes - not any for the Republicans.
April 6, 1812.
For Governor -
Elbridge Gerry ....
488
Caleb Strong .... 321
Thomas Witt .... 1
April 1, 1816.
For Governor -
Samuel Dexter ....
418
John Brooks .... 266
Representative to
Congress -
Thomas Stephens .... 175
Nathaniel Silsbee .... 235
No vote for Electors
recorded.
1820
For Governor -
John Brooks ....
174
William Eustis .... 141
Electors at large -
William Phillips ....
54
William Gray .... 51
B. W. Crowninshield .... 71
Levi Lincoln .... 71
1824
For Governor -
William Eustis ....
626
Samuel Lathrop .... 283
Electors at large -
William Gray .... 259
Levi Lincoln .... 259
William Baylies .... 20
William Reed .... 20
1828.
For Governor -
Levi Lincoln ....
116
Harrison Gray Otis .... 4
Electors at large
-
Thomas L. Winthrop .... 346
Samuel Lathrop .... 347
Nathan Willis .... 25
Harrison G. Otis .... 5
William Prescott .... 5
1832.
For Governor -
Samuel Lathrop ....
468
Levi Lincoln ....212
Marcus Morton .... 197
Electors at large -
John
D. Williams .... 478
Charles Jackson ....
225
Nathan Willis .... 123
1836.
For Governor -
Marcus Morton ....
708
Edward Everett ....424
Electors at
large-
Nathan Willis
....628
Seth Whitmarsh
....628
Nathaniel Silsbee
....440
Edward A. Newton 440
1840.
For Governor -
Marcus Morton ...
902
John Davis .... 888
George W. Johnson .... 8
Electors at large -
William P. Walker .... 916
Ebenezer Fisher .... 916
Isaac C. Bates .... 887
Peleg Sprague .... 887
Jesse Wheaton .... 10
Sylvester Judd .... 10
1844.
For Governor -
George Bancroft
.... 980
George N. Briggs
....890
Samuel E. Sewell .... 103
Electors at
large -
Gayton P. Osgood ....
958
Samuel C. Allen ....
958
Abbott Lawrence ....
872
Lewis Strong ....
872
Joel Hayden .... 114
John G: Whittier .... 114
1848.
For Governor -
Caleb Cushing .... 454
Stephen C. Phillips ....
891
George N. Briggs .... 575
Frederic Robinson .... 160
Electors at large
-
Charles G. Greene ....
728
Henry H. Childs ....
728
Levi Lincoln ....
530
Edmund Dwight ....
530
Samuel Hoar ....895
William Jackson .... 895
1852.
For Governor -
John H. Clifford .... 924
Horace Mann .... 677
Henry W. Bishop .... 493
David Henshaw .... 44
Electors at large -
Robert C. Winthrop .... 799
George Bliss .... 801
Charles G. Greene .... 687
James S. Whitney ....
829
Stephen C. Phillips .... 630
James Fowler .... 630
1856.
For Governor -
Henry J. Gardner
.... 1,691
Erasmus D. Beach .... 530
George W. Gordon .... 161
Electors at large
-
Julius Rockwell .... 1,774
Thomas Colt .... 1,796
Nathaniel J. Lord .... 523
Whiting Griswold ....
525
William Appleton .... 353
Chas. D. Stockbridge .... 252
1860.
For Governor -
John A. Andrew ....
1,572
Erasmus D. Beach .... 712
Amos A. Lawrence .... 475
Electors at large -
George Morey .... 1,591
Reuben A. Chapman .... 1,591
Isaac Davis .... 733
Charles Heebner .... 732
Levi Lincoln .... 343
Marshall P. Wilder .... 343
1864.
For Governor -
John A. Andrew .... 2,017
Henry W. Paine .... 546
Electors at large
-
Edward Everett .... 2,030
Whiting Griswold .... 2,030
Robert C. Winthrop .... 541
Erasmus D. Beach .... 541
1868.
For Governor -
William Claflin .... 2,461
John Quincy Adams .... 1,041
Electors at large
-
David Sears .... 2,735
John H. Clifford .... 2,732
Josiah G. Abbott ....
921
John R. Briggs .... 921
1872.
For Governor -
Wm. B. Washburn
.... 2,819
Francis W. Bird .... 1,422
Electors
at large -
Ebenezer R. Hoar .... 2,778
John M. Forbes .... 2,778
Chester W. Chapin .... 1,395
Josiah G. Abbott .... 1,395
1876.
For Governor -
Alexander H. Rice
.... 2,520
Chas. Francis Adams .... 2, I07
John L. Baker .... 361
Electors at large
-
Thomas Talbot .... 2,773
Stephen Salsbury ....
2,775
William Gaston ....
2,235
Edward Avery ....
2,266
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