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Portland Gazette, And Maine Advertiser
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
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Massachusetts Senate election returns received by Saturday the 7th inst. show a political composition of 27 to 13 out of 40 senators, with informalities in two Berkshire towns preventing a full county choice.
Merged-components note: Merged introductory text and two continuation tables detailing Massachusetts Senate election results into a single domestic news component.
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| Suffolk | 6 | 0 |
| Essex | 5 | 0 |
| Middlesex | 0 | 3 |
| Hampshire | 3 | 0 |
| Bristol | 2 | 0 |
| Dukes Co. and Nantucket | 1 | |
| Plymouth | 0 | |
| Barnstable | 0 | |
| Worcester | 0 | |
| Berkshire | 0 | |
| Norfolk | 2 | |
| York | 2 | |
| Cumberland | 0 | |
| Lancaster | 0 |
Senate of Massachusetts.
Saturday the 7th inst. the last day on which, by the Constitution of this Commonwealth, the returns of votes at the late election are permitted to be received in the office of the Secretary of State. By the returns which had been received, it is that the following is the political character of the Senate elect:
There was an informality in the returns of two towns from Berkshire, Had all the returns been legally made, there would have been no choice in this county.
| ton | 0 | 3 |
| Keenebeek | 0 | 1 |
| Oxford & Somerset | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 27 | 13—40 |
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Massachusetts
Event Date
Saturday The 7th Inst.
Outcome
senate composition: 27 to 13 out of 40; informality in berkshire returns preventing county choice
Event Details
Returns of votes for the late election received by the last permitted day show the political character of the elected Senate, with county breakdowns provided and noted issues in Berkshire.