Elections to the Massachusetts Senate were held during 1824 to elect State Senators. Candidates were elected at the county level, with some counties electing multiple Senators.
For election, a candidate needed the support of a majority of those voting. If a seat remained vacant because no candidate received such majority, the Massachusetts General Court was empowered to fill it by a majority vote of its members. If more candidates received majorities than there were seats, the top finishers were elected.
Results were certified or rejected by the Governor's Council.
Apportionment The apportionment of seats by population was as follows:
Barnstable County: 1 Berkshire County: 2 Bristol and Dukes Counties: 3 Franklin County: 2 Essex County: 6 Hampden County: 2 Hampshire County: 2 Middlesex County: 5 Nantucket County: 1 Plymouth County: 2 Suffolk County: 6 Worcester County: 5
Results Barnstable
Exact totals for Marston are unknown.
Berkshire
Results from Egremont, Florida, and Mount Washington were excluded from the official totals.
Bristol and Dukes
Results from Seekonk were rejected, "it appearing by said return that the meeting was held in 1804."
Essex
Exact totals for the Federalist ticket were not listed.
Franklin
Although Grinnell received a majority of the votes received, 33 votes for Grinnell, 20 votes for Longley and 9 votes for Hoyt were rejected from Erving's Grant were rejected by the Governor's Council, "it not being a town or district." Erving's Grant was unincorporated until 1838.
General Court
Hampden
Results from Chester were rejected, "there being two returns from the same town." The exact totals for Chester are not known.
Hampshire
Results from Chester were rejected, "there being two returns from the same town." The exact totals for Chester are not known.
Middlesex
Exact totals for Federalist ticket are not listed.
The following men also received votes, though their exact totals are unknown:
Nantucket
Burnell was a member of the Federalist Party but was also supported by the Democratic-Republicans.
Norfolk
The following men also received votes as Federalist candidates, though their exact totals are unknown:
Plymouth
Nathaniel Davis (Federalist), Charles Tuner (Republican), and William Davis (Republican) also received votes.
Suffolk
Worcester
Exact totals for the Republican ticket are unknown. Many other candidates received votes throughout the county, but their exact totals are unknown:
See also 1825–1826 Massachusetts legislature List of former districts of the Massachusetts Senate
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