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Gazette Of The United States And Daily Evening Advertiser
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
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Boston reports on the November 1802 congressional election in Massachusetts, with high voter turnout. Partial returns from middle districts show votes for candidates like Ames, Jarvis, Goodhue, and others in towns including Bolton, Dorchester, and Charlestown.
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IMPORTANT ELECTION.
On Monday last, the citizens of this Commonwealth assembled in their respective towns, for the purpose of electing Men to represent them in the Congress of the United States, for the term of two years from March next. An occasion so interesting to Freemen—and made more important from the torrents of obloquy which has been poured on the characters of those who now sustain the important office—it was expected that a general attendance of the citizens would be given—that expectation has been fully verified— And the right of suffrage was, perhaps, never more fully improved. The following returns, which are as accurate as the time will permit to be made, justify the observation:
RETURNS.
Those marked with a S are official.
FIRST MIDDLE DISTRICT
DISTRICT
Third Middle District
Goodhue
Scattering
Salem,
Marblehead,
Beverly
Fourth Middle District.
Bradbury Cross
Killam
Ipswich,
54
8
5
| For Ames. | For Jarvis. |
| * Bolton, 1627 | 1182 |
| Dorchester, 73 | 84 |
| Roxbury, 49 | 192 |
| Newton, 88 | 3 |
| Dedham, 72 | 18 |
| Needham, 31 | 12 |
| * Weston, 68 | 6 |
| East Sudbury, 34 | 16 |
| Brookline, 10 | 24 |
| Second Middle District. | |
| Dexter Varnum Scattering | |
| Charlestown, 157 | 9 |
| Waltham 55 | 1 |
| Watertown 34 | 6 |
| Concord 54 | 13 |
| Cambridge 88 | 5 |
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Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Boston, Massachusetts
Event Date
Monday Last (Reported Nov. 5)
Key Persons
Outcome
high voter turnout; partial returns show ames leading in some towns (e.g., bolton 1627-1182), jarvis in others (e.g., roxbury 192-49); scattering votes noted.
Event Details
Citizens of Massachusetts elected representatives to the U.S. Congress for two years starting March next. General attendance verified with full exercise of suffrage. Returns from First, Second, Third, and Fourth Middle Districts include votes for Ames vs. Jarvis, Goodhue, scattering, and other candidates in towns like Salem, Marblehead, Beverly, Ipswich, Bolton, Dorchester, Roxbury, Newton, Dedham, Needham, Weston, East Sudbury, Brookline, Charlestown, Waltham, Watertown, Concord, and Cambridge.