1824–1825 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts

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{{Elections in Massachusetts}}

Massachusetts elected its members November 1, 1824. Massachusetts had a majority requirement for election, which necessitated additional elections held January 3, 1825, April 1, 1825, and August 1, 1825.

class=wikitable
rowspan=2 | District

! colspan=3 | Incumbent

! colspan=2 | This race

Member

! Party

! First elected

! Results

! Candidates{{efn | name="numbers" | District numbers vary between sources.}}

{{ushr|MA|1|X}}
{{Small|"Suffolk district"}}

| Daniel Webster

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1812{{efn | In New Hampshire}}
1816 (Retired)
1822

| {{Party shading/Anti-Jacksonian/Hold}} | Incumbent re-elected as Anti-Jacksonian.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|MA|2|X}}
{{Small|"Essex South district"}}

| Benjamin W. Crowninshield

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican

| 1823

| {{Party shading/Anti-Jacksonian/Hold}} | Incumbent re-elected as Anti-Jacksonian.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|MA|3|X}}
{{Small|"Essex North district"}}

| Jeremiah Nelson

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1804
1806 (Retired)
1814

| {{Party shading/Anti-Jacksonian}} | Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Anti-Jacksonian gain.

| nowrap | {{Small|First ballot (November 1, 1824):}} {{Plainlist |

  • John Varnum (Anti-Jacksonian) 49.3%
  • John Merrill 48.3%
  • Others 2.4%

}}
{{Small|Second ballot (January 3, 1825):}} {{Plainlist |

  • John Varnum (Anti-Jacksonian) 50.2%
  • John Merrill 48.0%
  • Moses Wingate 1.0%
  • Others 0.8

}}

{{ushr|MA|4|X}}
{{Small|"Middlesex district"}}

| Timothy Fuller

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican

| 1816

| {{Party shading/Anti-Jacksonian}} | Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Anti-Jacksonian gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|MA|5|X}}
{{Small|"Worcester South district"}}

| Jonas Sibley

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican

| 1823

| {{Party shading/Anti-Jacksonian}} | Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Anti-Jacksonian gain.

| nowrap | {{Small|First ballot (November 1, 1824):}} {{Plainlist |

  • John Davis (Anti-Jacksonian) 43.4%
  • Jonas Sibley (Anti-Jacksonian) 31.1%
  • Sumner Barstow 16.7%
  • Bezaleel Taft 6.1%
  • Others 0.7%

}}
{{Small|Second ballot (January 3, 1825):}} {{Plainlist |

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{{Small|Third ballot (April 1, 1825):}} {{Plainlist |

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{{Small|Fourth ballot (August 1, 1825):}} {{Plainlist |

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{{ushr|MA|6|X}}
{{Small|"Worcester North district"}}

| John Locke

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican

| 1823

| {{Party shading/Anti-Jacksonian/Hold}} | Incumbent re-elected as Anti-Jacksonian.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|MA|7|X}}
{{Small|"Franklin district"}}

| Samuel C. Allen

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican

| 1816

| {{Party shading/Anti-Jacksonian/Hold}} | Incumbent re-elected as Anti-Jacksonian.

| nowrap | {{Small|First ballot (November 1, 1824):}} {{Plainlist |

}}
{{Small|Second ballot (January 3, 1825):}} {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|MA|8|X}}
{{Small|"Hampden district"}}

| Samuel Lathrop

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican

| 1819

| {{Party shading/Anti-Jacksonian/Hold}} | Incumbent re-elected as Anti-Jacksonian.

| nowrap | {{Small|First ballot (November 1, 1824):}} {{Plainlist | Samuel Lathrop (Anti-Jacksonian) 48.8%

  • John Mills 36.3%
  • Isaac C. Bates (Anti-Jacksonian) 11.3%
  • Thomas Shepherd 3.6%

}}
{{Small|Second ballot (January 3, 1825):}} {{Plainlist |

}}
{{Small|Third ballot (April 1, 1825):}}{{efn|Although a majority was reached in the second ballot, a third ballot was ordered because elections had not been held in Holland and South Brimfield.{{citation needed|date=February 2015}}}} {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|MA|9|X}}
{{Small|"Berkshire district"}}

| Henry W. Dwight

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican

| 1820

| {{Party shading/Anti-Jacksonian/Hold}} | Incumbent re-elected as Anti-Jacksonian.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|MA|10|X}}
{{Small|"Norfolk district"}}

| John Bailey

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican

| 1823 Massachusetts's 10th congressional district special election
1824 {{Small|(Disqualified)}}

| {{Party shading/Anti-Jacksonian/Hold}} | Incumbent re-elected as Anti-Jacksonian.

| nowrap | {{Small|First ballot (November 1, 1824):}} {{Plainlist |

  • John Bailey (Anti-Jacksonian) 43.0%
  • Richard Sullivan 26.4%
  • Samuel Bugbee 22.4%
  • Sher Leland 3.5%
  • Ebenezer Seaver 3.0%
  • Others 1.7%

}}
{{Small|Second ballot (January 3, 1825):}} {{Plainlist |

  • John Bailey (Anti-Jacksonian) 57.3%
  • Sher Leland 34.0%
  • Others 8.7%

}}

{{ushr|MA|11|X}}
{{Small|"Plymouth district"}}

| Aaron Hobart

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican

| 1820

| {{Party shading/Anti-Jacksonian/Hold}} | Incumbent re-elected as Anti-Jacksonian.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|MA|12|X}}
{{Small|"Bristol district"}}

| Francis Baylies

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican

| 1820

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian/Hold}} | Incumbent re-elected as Jacksonian.

| nowrap | {{Small|First ballot (November 1, 1824):}} {{Plainlist |

}}
{{Small|Second ballot (January 3, 1825):}} {{Plainlist |

}}

{{ushr|MA|13|X}}
{{Small|"Barnstable district"}}

| John Reed Jr.

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican

| 1812
1816 (Lost)
1820

| {{Party shading/Anti-Jacksonian/Hold}} | Incumbent re-elected as Anti-Jacksonian.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

}}

See also

Notes

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