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The1803 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held in February 1803.
Incumbent SenatorJonathan Mason, who had been elected to fill the unexpired term ofBenjamin Goodhue, did not run for a full term in office. The Massachusetts General Court deliberated and elected State Senator and former diplomatJohn Quincy Adams, son of former President John Adams, on the fourth ballot.This is the first election in the history of the United States where the winner of the Senate in Massachusetts would eventually become president of the United States. This is also the first election to feature a candidate who would eventually become president of the United States.
Benjamin Goodhue was elected Senator from Massachusetts in 1796. However, he resigned and retired from politics in 1800. In his place, the legislature elected State SenatorJonathan Mason. When Mason's term expired in 1803, he declined to stand for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic-Republican | Thompson J. Skinner | 71 | 42.01% | |
| Federalist | Timothy Pickering | 67 | 39.64% | |
| Federalist | Nicholas Tillinghast | 12 | 7.10% | |
| Federalist | John Quincy Adams | 12 | 7.10% | |
| Federalist | Henry Knox | 7 | 4.14% | |
| Federalist | Samuel Dexter | 1 | 0.59% | |
| Federalist | William Ely | 1 | 0.59% | |
| Total votes | 169 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federalist | Timothy Pickering | 79 | 46.47% | |
| Democratic-Republican | Thompson J. Skinner | 71 | 41.76% | |
| Federalist | Nicholas Tillinghast | 9 | 5.29% | |
| Federalist | John Quincy Adams | 6 | 3.53% | |
| Federalist | Henry Knox | 5 | 2.94% | |
| Total votes | 170 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic-Republican | Thompson J. Skinner | 71 | 41.52% | |
| Federalist | John Quincy Adams | 56 | 32.75% | |
| Federalist | Timothy Pickering | 33 | 19.30% | |
| Federalist | Nicholas Tillinghast | 10 | 5.85% | |
| Federalist | Henry Knox | 1 | 0.58% | |
| Total votes | 171 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federalist | John Quincy Adams | 86 | 50.29% | |
| Democratic-Republican | Thompson J. Skinner | 70 | 40.94% | |
| Federalist | Nicholas Tillinghast | 9 | 5.26% | |
| Federalist | Timothy Pickering | 6 | 3.51% | |
| Total votes | 171 | 100.00% | ||
The Senate ratified the choice of Adams on a single unanimous ballot.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federalist | John Quincy Adams | 19 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 19 | 100.00% | ||
Adams served one term in the Senate, though he would resign months early after the Federalist legislature prematurely voted not to award him a second term. Adams quickly drifted away from the Federalist Party, partly over his differences with Pickering.
After joining the Democratic-Republicans, he would go on to serve as Secretary of State and later as President of the United States from 1825 to 1829.
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