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1808 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

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1808 United States Senate election in Massachusetts
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June 2, 1808

462 Members of the Massachusetts General Court
232 votes needed to win
 
NomineeJames LloydJohn Quincy Adams
PartyFederalistFederalist
Electoral vote248213
Percentage53.68%46.10%

Senator before election

John Quincy Adams
Federalist

Elected Senator

James Lloyd
Federalist

The1808 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held on June 2, 1808.

This unusually early election was called after incumbent FederalistJohn Quincy Adams broke with his party over theEmbargo Act of 1807. The Federalist legislature elected State SenatorJames Lloyd, Jr. to the term beginning in March 1809.

Background

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John Quincy Adams, son of former Federalist presidentJohn Adams, was elected senator by the Massachusetts legislature as a Federalist in 1803. His six-year term was scheduled to expire in March 1809.

However, Adams supported PresidentThomas Jefferson's foreign policy during theNapoleonic Wars, including theLouisiana Purchase andEmbargo Act of 1807. Adams was the lone Federalist in Congress to vote for theNon-importation Act of 1806.[1] In response to Adams's continued distance from Federalist orthodoxy, the Federalist legislature in Massachusetts held this early election for the United States Senate term beginning in March 1809.

Election

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June 1808 Senate election[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
FederalistJames Lloyd, Jr.24853.68%
FederalistJohn Quincy Adams (incumbent)21346.10%
FederalistLaban Wheaton10.22%
Total votes462100.00%

Aftermath

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Adams resigned immediately following his defeat, triggering a special election for the remainder of his term on June 9. Lloyd won the special election as well.

Adams soon formally joined the Democratic-Republicans and was appointedMinister to Russia by PresidentJames Madison. Adams was later Secretary of State in theCabinet of James Monroe and waselected President of the United States in 1824.

See also

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References

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  1. ^Thompson, Robert R. (1991). "John Quincy Adams, Apostate: From "Outrageous Federalist" to "Republican Exile," 1801- 1809".Journal of the Early Republic.11 (2):161–183.doi:10.2307/3123239.JSTOR 3123239.
  2. ^"Massachusetts 1808 U.S. Senate".Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825.Tufts University. Archived fromthe original on December 25, 2019. RetrievedFebruary 3, 2018., citing The Pittsfield Sun (Pittsfield, Massachusetts). June 11, 1808.
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