1816–1817 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts

Massachusetts's electoral law required a majority for election. In five districts this was not met on the first election, requiring additional trials to be held.

District^[a]	Incumbent			This race
District^[a]	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Massachusetts 1 "Suffolk district"	Artemas Ward Jr.	Federalist	1812	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist hold.	√ James Lloyd (Federalist) 98.0% Benjamin Austin (Democratic-Republican) 2.0%
Massachusetts 2 "Essex South district"	Timothy Pickering	Federalist	1812	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain.	√ Nathaniel Silsbee (Democratic-Republican) 50.5% Thomas Stevens (Federalist) 49.5%
Massachusetts 3 "Essex North district"	Jeremiah Nelson	Federalist	1804 1806 (Retired) 1814	Incumbent re-elected.	First ballot (November 4, 1816): William B. Banister (Federalist) 44.0% Thomas Kitteridge (Democratic-Republican) 39.4% Samuel L. Knapp (Federalist) 9.7% Ebenezer Moseley (Federalist) 5.7% Jeremiah Nelson (Federalist) 1.2% Second ballot (January 27, 1817): William B. Banister (Federalist) 46.0% Thomas Kitteridge (Democratic-Republican) 39.0% Jeremiah Nelson (Federalist) 11.8% Others 3.2% Third ballot (May 1, 1817): √ Jeremiah Nelson (Federalist) 57.7% Thomas Kitteridge (Democratic-Republican) 33.9% Others 8.4%
Massachusetts 4 "Middlesex district"	Asahel Stearns	Federalist	1814	Incumbent lost-re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain.	√ Timothy Fuller (Democratic-Republican) 55.0% Asahel Stearns (Federalist) 45.0%
Massachusetts 5 "Hampshire South district"	Elijah H. Mills	Federalist	1814	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Elijah H. Mills (Federalist) 81.0% Enos Foot (Democratic-Republican) 9.9% Lewis Strong (Federalist) 6.7% Others 2.5%
Massachusetts 6 "Hampshire North district"	Samuel Taggart	Federalist	1803	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist hold.	√ Samuel C. Allen (Federalist) 67.7% Noah Webster (I) 15.6% Elihu Lyman (Democratic-Republican) 13.6% Others 3.2%
Massachusetts 7 "Berkshire district"	John W. Hulbert	Federalist	1812	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain.	√ Henry Shaw (Democratic-Republican) 52.2% Daniel Noble (Federalist) 46.0% Others 1.8%
Massachusetts 8 "Plymouth district"	William Baylies	Federalist	1812	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain.	First ballot (November 4, 1816): Zabdiel Sampson (Democratic-Republican) 49.2% Wilkes Wood (Federalist) 46.2% Others 4.6% Second ballot (January 27, 1817): √ Zabdiel Sampson (Democratic-Republican) 51.8% Wilkes Wood (Federalist) 47.0% Others 1.2%
Massachusetts 9 "Barnstable district"	John Reed Jr.	Federalist	1812	Incumbent lost-re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain.	First ballot (November 4, 1816): Walter Folger Jr. (Democratic-Republican) 49.7% John Reed Jr. (Federalist) 36.4% Elijah Cobb (Federalist) 10.4% Others 3.5% Second ballot (January 27, 1817): Walter Folger Jr. (Democratic-Republican) 46.9% John Reed Jr. (Federalist) 30.2% Thadeus Coffin (Federalist) 21.4% Elijah Cobb (Federalist) 1.5% Third ballot (May 1, 1817): √ Walter Folger Jr. (Democratic-Republican) 52.8% John Reed Jr. (Federalist) 39.5% William Wills (Federalist) 6.2% Others 1.6%
Massachusetts 10 "Bristol district"	Laban Wheaton	Federalist	1808	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain.	√ Marcus Morton (Democratic-Republican) 50.6% Samuel Crocker (Federalist) 46.3% Others 3.1%
Massachusetts 11 "Worcester South district"	Benjamin Adams	Federalist	1816 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Benjamin Adams (Federalist) 66.3% Abraham Lincoln (Democratic-Republican) 30.6% Levi Lincoln Sr. (Democratic-Republican) 3.1%
Massachusetts 12 "Worcester North district"	Solomon Strong	Federalist	1814	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Solomon Strong (Federalist) 69.4% Edmund Cushing (Democratic-Republican) 30.6%
Massachusetts 13 "Norfolk district"	Nathaniel Ruggles	Federalist	1812	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Nathaniel Ruggles (Federalist) 50.4% Ebenezer Seaver D(R) 46.9% Others 2.7%
Massachusetts 14 "1st Eastern district, District of Maine"	Cyrus King	Federalist	1812	Incumbent lost-re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain.	√ John Holmes (Democratic-Republican) 58.9% Cyrus King (Federalist) 38.0% Others 3.1%
Massachusetts 15 "2nd Eastern district, District of Maine"	George Bradbury	Federalist	1812	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist hold.	√ Ezekiel Whitman (Federalist) 51.5% Mark Harris (Democratic-Republican) 48.5%
Massachusetts 16 "3rd Eastern district, District of Maine"	Benjamin Brown	Federalist	1812	Ran for re-election in the 18th district Federalist hold.	√ Benjamin Orr (Federalist) 63.3% Erastus Foote (Democratic-Republican) 36.7%
Massachusetts 17 "4th Eastern district, District of Maine"	James Carr	Democratic-Republican	1815	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist gain.	√ John Wilson (Federalist) 55.2% Martin Kinsley (Democratic-Republican) 44.8%
Massachusetts 18 "5th Eastern district, District of Maine"	Thomas Rice	Federalist	1814	Incumbent re-elected.	First ballot (November 4, 1816): Benjamin Brown (Federalist) 41.2% Nathan Cutler (Democratic-Republican) 31.6% Samuel S. Conner (Democratic-Republican) 27.2% Second ballot (January 27, 1817): Benjamin Brown (Federalist) 45.0% Samuel S. Conner (Democratic-Republican) 22.5% Nathan Cutler (Democratic-Republican) 21.9% Others 10.6% Third ballot (May 1, 1817): Benjamin Brown (Federalist) 39.4% Samuel S. Conner (Democratic-Republican) 31.4% Nathan Cutler (Democratic-Republican) 15.9% Obed Wilson (Democratic-Republican) 7.0% Joshua Cushman (Democratic-Republican) 3.1% Others 3.2% Fourth ballot (July 21, 1817): Thomas Rice (Federalist) 48.7% Samuel S. Conner (Democratic-Republican) 37.8% Obed Wilson (Democratic-Republican) 7.5% Joshua Cushman (Democratic-Republican) 2.5% Others 3.5% Fifth ballot (September 29, 1817): Joshua Cushman (Democratic-Republican) 47.2% Thomas Rice (Federalist) 40.4% Others 12.4% Sixth ballot (December 1, 1817): √ Thomas Rice (Federalist) 51.0% Joshua Cushman (Democratic-Republican) 45.6% Others 3.4%
Massachusetts 19 "6th Eastern district, District of Maine"	Samuel S. Conner	Democratic-Republican	1815	Ran in 18th district Democratic-Republican hold.	First ballot (November 4, 1816): James Parker (Democratic-Republican) 42.9% Thomas Rice (Federalist) 41.2% John Chandler (Democratic-Republican) 15.0% Others 0.9% Second ballot (January 27, 1817): Thomas Rice (Federalist) 38.2% John Chandler (Democratic-Republican) 31.7% James Parker (Democratic-Republican) 30.1% Third ballot (May 1, 1817): James Parker (Democratic-Republican) 43.8% Peter Grant (Federalist) 39.0% Thomas Rice (Federalist) 6.5% Joshua Gage (Democratic-Republican) 5.6% John Chandler (Democratic-Republican) 5.1% Fourth ballot (July 21, 1817): Peter Grant (Federalist) 50.0%^[b] James Parker (Democratic-Republican) 32.2% Joshua Gage (Democratic-Republican) 11.9% Others 5.9% Fifth ballot (September 29, 1817): √ Joshua Gage (Democratic-Republican) 60.4% Peter Grant (Federalist) 39.6%
Massachusetts 20 "7th Eastern district, District of Maine"	Albion K. Parris	Democratic-Republican	1814	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Albion K. Parris (Democratic-Republican) 58.2% Samuel A. Bradley (Federalist) 35.8% Levi Hubbard (Democratic-Republican) 6.0%

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^ District numbers differed between source used and elsewhere on Wikipedia; district numbers used elsewhere on Wikipedia used here.
^ Exactly 50%.

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[1] District numbers differed between source used and elsewhere on Wikipedia; district numbers used elsewhere on Wikipedia used here.

[2] Exactly 50%.

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1816–1817 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts

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