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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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