1826–1827 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts

Massachusetts elected its members November 6, 1826. It required a majority for election, which was not met on the first vote in 3 districts requiring additional elections held March 5 and May 14, 1827.

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rowspan=2 \| District{{efn \| name="numbers" \| District numbers vary between sources.}} ! colspan=3 \| Incumbent ! colspan=2 \| This race
Member ! Party ! First elected ! Results ! Candidates
{{ushr\|MA\|1\|X}} {{Small\|"Suffolk district"}} \| Daniel Webster \| {{Party shading/Anti-Jacksonian}} \| Anti-Jacksonian \| 1812{{efn \| In New Hampshire}} 1816 (Retired) 1822 \| Incumbent re-elected. Incumbent resigned May 30, 1827, after being elected U.S. Senator, leading to a special election. \| nowrap \| {{Plainlist \| {{aye}} Daniel Webster (Anti-Jacksonian) 100% }}
{{ushr\|MA\|2\|X}} {{Small\|"Essex South district"}} \| Benjamin W. Crowninshield \| {{Party shading/Anti-Jacksonian}} \| Anti-Jacksonian \| 1823 \| Incumbent re-elected. \| nowrap \| {{Plainlist \| {{aye}} Benjamin W. Crowninshield (Anti-Jacksonian) 58.9% Stephen White 9.8% Others 31.2% }}
{{ushr\|MA\|3\|X}} {{Small\|"Essex North district"}} \| John Varnum \| {{Party shading/Anti-Jacksonian}} \| Anti-Jacksonian \| 1825 \| Incumbent re-elected. \| nowrap \| {{Plainlist \| {{aye}} John Varnum (Anti-Jacksonian) 63.2% Caleb Cushing 32.7% John Merrill 4.1% }}
{{ushr\|MA\|4\|X}} {{Small\|"Middlesex district"}} \| Edward Everett \| {{Party shading/Anti-Jacksonian}} \| Anti-Jacksonian \| 1824 \| Incumbent re-elected. \| nowrap \| {{Plainlist \| {{aye}} Edward Everett (Anti-Jacksonian) 100% }}
{{ushr\|MA\|5\|X}} {{Small\|"Worcester South district"}} \| John Davis \| {{Party shading/Anti-Jacksonian}} \| Anti-Jacksonian \| 1825 \| Incumbent re-elected. \| nowrap \| {{Plainlist \| {{aye}} John Davis (Anti-Jacksonian) 92.3% Jonas Sibley (A?) 7.7% }}
{{ushr\|MA\|6\|X}} {{Small\|"Worcester North district"}} \| John Locke \| {{Party shading/Anti-Jacksonian}} \| Anti-Jacksonian \| 1823 \| Incumbent re-elected. \| nowrap \| {{Plainlist \| {{aye}} John Locke (Anti-Jacksonian) 56.6% Joseph G. Kendall (Anti-Jacksonian) 34.4% Luther Lawrence 9.0% }}
{{ushr\|MA\|7\|X}} {{Small\|"Franklin district"}} \| Samuel C. Allen \| {{Party shading/Anti-Jacksonian}} \| Anti-Jacksonian \| 1816 \| Incumbent re-elected. \| nowrap \| {{Plainlist \| {{aye}} Samuel C. Allen (Anti-Jacksonian) 59.8% George Grennell Jr. (Anti-Jacksonian) 40.2% }}
{{ushr\|MA\|8\|X}} {{Small\|"Hampden district"}} \| Samuel Lathrop \| {{Party shading/Anti-Jacksonian}} \| Anti-Jacksonian \| 1819 \| {{Party shading/Hold}} \| Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Anti-Jacksonian hold. \| nowrap \| {{Small\|First ballot (November 6, 1826):}} {{Plainlist \| Isaac C. Bates (Anti-Jacksonian) 42.1% Samuel Lathrop (Anti-Jacksonian) 40.4% James Fowler 6.5% Thomas Shepherd 5.5% Others 5.5% }} {{Small\|Second ballot (March 5, 1827):}} {{Plainlist \| Isaac C. Bates (Anti-Jacksonian) 49.2% Samuel Lathrop (Anti-Jacksonian) 35.1% James Fowler 12.6% Others 3.1% }} {{Small\|Third ballot (May 14, 1827):}} {{Plainlist \| {{aye}} Isaac C. Bates (Anti-Jacksonian) 57.1% Samuel Lathrop (Anti-Jacksonian) 34.8% James Fowler 8.1% }}
{{ushr\|MA\|9\|X}} {{Small\|"Berkshire district"}} \| Henry W. Dwight \| {{Party shading/Anti-Jacksonian}} \| Anti-Jacksonian \| 1820 \| Incumbent re-elected. \| nowrap \| {{Small\|First ballot (November 6, 1826):}} {{Plainlist \| Jonathan Allen 34.5% Henry Hubbard 23.4% Robert F. Barnard 12.1% George Hull (Anti-Jacksonian) 11.8% Henry W. Dwight (Anti-Jacksonian) 6.6% Others 11.6% }} {{Small\|Second ballot (March 5, 1827):}} {{Plainlist \| {{aye}} Henry W. Dwight (Anti-Jacksonian) 61.2% Nathan Willis 25.5% Jonathan Allen 13.2% }}
{{ushr\|MA\|10\|X}} {{Small\|"Norfolk district"}} \| John Bailey \| {{Party shading/Anti-Jacksonian}} \| Anti-Jacksonian \| 1823 (Special) \| Incumbent re-elected. \| nowrap \| {{Plainlist \| {{aye}} John Bailey (Anti-Jacksonian) 60.0% William Ellis 23.2% Others 16.8% }}
{{ushr\|MA\|11\|X}} {{Small\|"Plymouth district"}} \| Aaron Hobart \| {{Party shading/Anti-Jacksonian}} \| Anti-Jacksonian \| 1820 \| {{Party shading/Hold}} \| Incumbent retired. New member elected. Anti-Jacksonian hold. \| nowrap \| {{Plainlist \| {{aye}} Joseph Richardson (Anti-Jacksonian) 63.9% Thomas P. Beall 36.1% }}
{{ushr\|MA\|12\|X}} {{Small\|"Bristol district"}} \| Francis Baylies \| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} \| Jacksonian \| 1820 \| {{Party shading/Anti-Jacksonian}} \| Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Anti-Jacksonian gain. \| nowrap \| {{Small\|First ballot (November 6, 1826):}} {{Plainlist \| James L. Hodges (Anti-Jacksonian) 34.4% James Arnold 30.4% Hercules Cushman 26.8% Rufus Bacon 8.5% }} {{Small\|Second ballot (March 5, 1827):}} {{Plainlist \| James L. Hodges (Anti-Jacksonian) 40.8% Hercules Cushman 30.5% James Arnold 24.6% Francis Baylies (Jacksonian) 4.2% }} {{Small\|Third ballot (May 14, 1827):}} {{Plainlist \| {{aye}} James L. Hodges (Anti-Jacksonian) 57.5% Hercules Cushman 26.6% Francis Baylies (Jacksonian) 15.9% }}
{{ushr\|MA\|13\|X}} {{Small\|"Barnstable district"}} \| John Reed Jr. \| {{Party shading/Anti-Jacksonian}} \| Anti-Jacksonian \| 1812 1816 {{Small\|(Lost)}} 1818 \| Incumbent re-elected. \| nowrap \| {{Plainlist \| {{aye}} John Reed Jr. (Anti-Jacksonian) 83.2% Walter Folger 16.8% }}

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rowspan=2 | District{{efn | name="numbers" | District numbers vary between sources.}}

! colspan=3 | Incumbent

! colspan=2 | This race

Member

! Party

! First elected

! Results

! Candidates

| Daniel Webster

| {{Party shading/Anti-Jacksonian}} | Anti-Jacksonian

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

| Incumbent re-elected.
Incumbent resigned May 30, 1827, after being elected U.S. Senator, leading to a special election.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

{{aye}} Daniel Webster (Anti-Jacksonian) 100%

}}

| Benjamin W. Crowninshield

| {{Party shading/Anti-Jacksonian}} | Anti-Jacksonian

| 1823

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

{{aye}} Benjamin W. Crowninshield (Anti-Jacksonian) 58.9%
Stephen White 9.8%
Others 31.2%

}}

| John Varnum

| {{Party shading/Anti-Jacksonian}} | Anti-Jacksonian

| 1825

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

{{aye}} John Varnum (Anti-Jacksonian) 63.2%
Caleb Cushing 32.7%
John Merrill 4.1%

}}

| Edward Everett

| {{Party shading/Anti-Jacksonian}} | Anti-Jacksonian

| 1824

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

{{aye}} Edward Everett (Anti-Jacksonian) 100%

}}

| John Davis

| {{Party shading/Anti-Jacksonian}} | Anti-Jacksonian

| 1825

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

{{aye}} John Davis (Anti-Jacksonian) 92.3%
Jonas Sibley (A?) 7.7%

}}

| John Locke

| {{Party shading/Anti-Jacksonian}} | Anti-Jacksonian

| 1823

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

{{aye}} John Locke (Anti-Jacksonian) 56.6%
Joseph G. Kendall (Anti-Jacksonian) 34.4%
Luther Lawrence 9.0%

}}

| Samuel C. Allen

| {{Party shading/Anti-Jacksonian}} | Anti-Jacksonian

| 1816

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

{{aye}} Samuel C. Allen (Anti-Jacksonian) 59.8%
George Grennell Jr. (Anti-Jacksonian) 40.2%

}}

| Samuel Lathrop

| {{Party shading/Anti-Jacksonian}} | Anti-Jacksonian

| 1819

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

| nowrap | {{Small|First ballot (November 6, 1826):}} {{Plainlist |

Isaac C. Bates (Anti-Jacksonian) 42.1%
Samuel Lathrop (Anti-Jacksonian) 40.4%
James Fowler 6.5%
Thomas Shepherd 5.5%
Others 5.5%

}}
{{Small|Second ballot (March 5, 1827):}} {{Plainlist |

Isaac C. Bates (Anti-Jacksonian) 49.2%
Samuel Lathrop (Anti-Jacksonian) 35.1%
James Fowler 12.6%
Others 3.1%

}}
{{Small|Third ballot (May 14, 1827):}} {{Plainlist |

{{aye}} Isaac C. Bates (Anti-Jacksonian) 57.1%
Samuel Lathrop (Anti-Jacksonian) 34.8%
James Fowler 8.1%

}}

| Henry W. Dwight

| {{Party shading/Anti-Jacksonian}} | Anti-Jacksonian

| 1820

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Small|First ballot (November 6, 1826):}} {{Plainlist |

Jonathan Allen 34.5%
Henry Hubbard 23.4%
Robert F. Barnard 12.1%
George Hull (Anti-Jacksonian) 11.8%
Henry W. Dwight (Anti-Jacksonian) 6.6%
Others 11.6%

}}
{{Small|Second ballot (March 5, 1827):}} {{Plainlist |

{{aye}} Henry W. Dwight (Anti-Jacksonian) 61.2%
Nathan Willis 25.5%
Jonathan Allen 13.2%

}}

| John Bailey

| {{Party shading/Anti-Jacksonian}} | Anti-Jacksonian

| 1823 (Special)

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

{{aye}} John Bailey (Anti-Jacksonian) 60.0%
William Ellis 23.2%
Others 16.8%

}}

| Aaron Hobart

| {{Party shading/Anti-Jacksonian}} | Anti-Jacksonian

| 1820

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

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

{{aye}} Joseph Richardson (Anti-Jacksonian) 63.9%
Thomas P. Beall 36.1%

}}

| Francis Baylies

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | Jacksonian

| 1820

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

| nowrap | {{Small|First ballot (November 6, 1826):}} {{Plainlist |

James L. Hodges (Anti-Jacksonian) 34.4%
James Arnold 30.4%
Hercules Cushman 26.8%
Rufus Bacon 8.5%

}}
{{Small|Second ballot (March 5, 1827):}} {{Plainlist |

James L. Hodges (Anti-Jacksonian) 40.8%
Hercules Cushman 30.5%
James Arnold 24.6%
Francis Baylies (Jacksonian) 4.2%

}}
{{Small|Third ballot (May 14, 1827):}} {{Plainlist |

{{aye}} James L. Hodges (Anti-Jacksonian) 57.5%
Hercules Cushman 26.6%
Francis Baylies (Jacksonian) 15.9%

}}

| John Reed Jr.

| {{Party shading/Anti-Jacksonian}} | Anti-Jacksonian

| 1812
1816 {{Small|(Lost)}}
1818

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

{{aye}} John Reed Jr. (Anti-Jacksonian) 83.2%
Walter Folger 16.8%

}}

Notes

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