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1800–1801 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts

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Of the 14 Massachusetts incumbents, only half were re-elected.

Massachusetts law required a majority for election, which was not met in the 1st and 6th districts, necessitating a second trial that carried over until 1801.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Massachusetts 1 "1st Western district"	Theodore Sedgwick	Federalist	1798	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain.	First ballot (November 3, 1800): John Bacon (Democratic-Republican) 49.3% Ephraim Williams (Federalist) 49.1% Scattering 1.6% Second ballot (March 9, 1801): √ John Bacon (Democratic-Republican) 59.0% Ephraim Williams (Federalist) 41.0%
Massachusetts 2 "2nd Western district"	William Shepard	Federalist	1796	Incumbent re-elected.	√ William Shepard (Federalist) 73.4% William Lyman 12.9% Scattiner 13.8%
Massachusetts 3 "3rd Western district"	Samuel Lyman	Federalist	1794	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist hold. Incumbent then resigned November 6, 1800 and the winner then elected to finish the term, see above.	√ Ebenezer Mattoon (Federalist) 75.9% Thomas Dwight (Democratic-Republican) 14.6% Daniel Bigelow 4.9% Scattering 4.6%
Massachusetts 4 "4th Western district"	Dwight Foster	Federalist	1793	Incumbent resigned June 6, 1800 when elected U.S. Senator. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. Winner also elected to finish the term, see above.	√ Levi Lincoln Sr. (Democratic-Republican) 52.8% Jabez Upham 41.5% Salem Towne (Federalist) 3.8% Seth Hastings (Federalist) 1.9%
Massachusetts 5 "1st Southern district"	Lemuel Williams	Federalist	1798	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Lemuel Williams (Federalist) 61.9% Isaiah L. Green (Democratic-Republican) 26.6% Isaiah Coffin (Democratic-Republican) 11.5%
Massachusetts 6 "2nd Southern district"	John Reed Sr.	Federalist	1794	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain.	First ballot (November 3, 1800): Nahum Mitchell (Federalist) 36.2% Josiah Smith (Democratic-Republican) 32.7% Samuel Niles (Democratic-Republican) 8.9% Benjamin Whiteman (Federalist) 6.9% Nathaniel Goodwin (Federalist) 5.9% Daniel Snow (Democratic-Republican) 3.6% Scattering 5.9% Second ballot (March 9, 1801): √ Josiah Smith (Democratic-Republican) 50.7% Nahum Mitchell (Federalist) 45.4% Samuel Niles (Democratic-Republican) 3.9%
Massachusetts 7 "3rd Southern district"	Phanuel Bishop	Democratic-Republican	1798	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Phanuel Bishop (Democratic-Republican) 57.6% Elisha May (Federalist) 25.7% Stephen Bullock (Democratic-Republican) 9.9% Laban Wheaton (Federalist) 6.9%
Massachusetts 8 "1st Middle district"	Harrison Gray Otis	Federalist	1796	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain.	√ William Eustis (Democratic-Republican) 52.9% Josiah Quincy (Federalist) 47.1%
Massachusetts 9 "2nd Middle district"	Joseph Bradley Varnum	Democratic-Republican	1794	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Joseph Bradley Varnum (Democratic-Republican) 71.8% Timothy Bigelow (Federalist) 27.2% Others 1.0%
Massachusetts 10 "3rd Middle district"	Samuel Sewall	Federalist	1796 (Special)	Incumbent resigned January 10, 1800 to become Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. New member elected. Federalist hold. Winner also elected to finish the term, see above.	√ Nathan Read (Federalist) 55.0% Jacob Crowninshield (Democratic-Republican) 44.0%
Massachusetts 11 "4th Middle district"	Bailey Bartlett	Federalist	1797 (Special)	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist hold.	√ Manasseh Cutler (Federalist) 75.5% Thomas Kitteridge (Democratic-Republican) 21.4% Others 3.1%
Massachusetts 12 "1st Eastern district" (District of Maine)	Silas Lee	Federalist	1798	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Silas Lee (Federalist) 50.8% Henry Dearborn (Democratic-Republican) 45.6% Scattering 3.6%
Massachusetts 13 "2nd Eastern district" (District of Maine)	Peleg Wadsworth	Federalist	1792	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Peleg Wadsworth (Federalist) 76.8% John Chandler (Democratic-Republican) 14.1% Stephen Longfellow (Federalist) Scattering 4.7%
Massachusetts 14 "3rd Eastern district" (District of Maine)	George Thatcher	Federalist	1788	Incumbent re-elected. Winner later declined to serve and a special election would be held to fill the vacancy.	√ George Thatcher (Federalist) 61.8% Richard Cutts (Democratic-Republican) 38.2%

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v t e (1799←) 1800 United States elections (→1801)
U.S. President	1800 United States presidential election
U.S. Senate	Georgia Kentucky Maryland (Special) Massachusetts (Special June) Massachusetts (Special November) New Hampshire New York (Special April) New York (Special November) North Carolina South Carolina Vermont
U.S. House	Connecticut At-large special Delaware Georgia Massachusetts 3rd special 4th special 10th special New Hampshire At-large special New Jersey New York North Carolina Pennsylvania 8th special Rhode Island South Carolina Vermont Virginia 13th special
Governors	Connecticut Kentucky Massachusetts New Hampshire Rhode Island Vermont Virginia
States and territories	Connecticut Delaware Georgia Kentucky Maryland Massachusetts New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Carolina Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina Vermont Virginia

v t e (1800←) 1801 United States elections (→1802)
U.S. Senate	Connecticut Maryland (special) New Hampshire (special) New Jersey (special) New York Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (special) Rhode Island (special) South Carolina (special) Vermont
U.S. House	Connecticut At-large sp Georgia At-large sp Kentucky Maryland Massachusetts Massachusetts 4th sp 12th sp 14th sp Mississippi Territory New York 5th sp 6th sp North Carolina 8th sp Pennsylvania 4th sp 8th sp 12th sp Rhode Island Tennessee At-large sp Virginia
Governors	Connecticut Delaware Georgia Maryland Massachusetts New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Carolina Rhode Island Tennessee Vermont Virginia
States and territories	Connecticut Georgia Maryland Massachusetts Mississippi New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Carolina Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina Tennessee Vermont Virginia

v t e Federal elections in Massachusetts
U.S. President	1788 1792 1796 1800 1804 1808 1812 1816 1820 1824 1828 1832 1836 1840 1844 1848 1852 1856 1860 1864 1868 1872 1876 1880 1884 1888 1892 1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
U.S. Senate Class 1	1803 1808 1839 1851 1857 1863 1869 1887 1893 1899 1905 1911 1916 1922 s/1926 1928 1934 1940 1946 1952 1958 s/1962 1964 1970 1976 1982 1988 1994 2000 2006 s/2010 2012 2018 2024
U.S. Senate Class 2	s/1855 1859 1865 1871 s/1873 1877 1883 1889 1895 1901 1907 1913 1918 1924 1930 1936 1942 s/1944 1948 1954 1960 1966 1972 1978 1984 1990 1996 2002 2008 s/2013 2014 2020
U.S. House	1788–89 1790–92 1792-93 1794–95 1796–97 1798–99 1800–01 1802–03 1804 1806 1808 1810–11 1812–13 1814–15 1816–17 1818–19 1820–21 1822–23 1824–25 1826–27 1828 1830–1970 1972 1974–2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024
U.S. House Special Elections	1796–1797 s/1st s/10th s/11th 1800–1801 s/3rd s/4th s/10th s/4th s/12th s/14th 1804 s/12th 1807 s/12th 1808 s/2nd 1810–1811 s/10th s/11th s/4th 1812 s/17th 1814–1815 s/4th s/12th s/3rd 1816–1817 s/11th s/1st 1818 s/20th 1820 s/1st s/8th s/13th 1823 s/10th 1824 s/10th 1827 s/1st 1834–1991 listed here 2001 s/9th 2007 s/5th 2013 s/5th
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