1820–1821 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts

This was the first election in Massachusetts after the separation of the former District of Maine as the new State of Maine, taking the old 14th – 20th districts with it.

Massachusetts elected its members November 6, 1820. Massachusetts had a majority requirement for election, which was not met in the 2nd district necessitating two additional elections on January 8, 1821, and April 16, 1821, after the term began but before the new Congress convened.

District^[a]	Incumbent			This race
District^[a]	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Massachusetts 1	Jonathan Mason	Federalist	1817 (Special)	Incumbent resigned May 15, 1820 to pursue his law practice. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain.^[b] Successor also elected the same day to finish the term.	√ Benjamin Gorham (Democratic-Republican)^[b] 57.9% Samuel Wells 40.2% Jesse Putname 1.4% Others 0.5%
Massachusetts 2	Nathaniel Silsbee	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent retired. New member elected late on the third ballot after the term began but before the Congress convened. Democratic-Republican hold.	First ballot (November 6, 1820): Willard Peele (I) 38.5% Gideon Barstow (Democratic-Republican) 34.0% Leverett Saltonstall I (Federalist) 27.4% Second ballot (January 8, 1821): Gideon Barstow (Democratic-Republican) 48.4% John Hooper (Federalist) 28.1% Willard Peele (I) 10.1% Charles Saunders 9.1% Others 4.4% Third ballot (April 16, 1821): √ Gideon Barstow (Democratic-Republican) 53.9% Timothy Pickering (Federalist) 44.7% Others 1.4%
Massachusetts 3	Jeremiah Nelson	Federalist	1804 1806 (Retired) 1814	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Jeremiah Nelson (Federalist) 85.7% Amos Spaulding 12.6% Others 1.7%
Massachusetts 4	Timothy Fuller	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Timothy Fuller (Democratic-Republican) 58.2% John Hart (Democratic-Republican) 20.9% Samuel P. Fay (Federalist) 17.8% Others 3.1%
Massachusetts 5	Samuel Lathrop	Federalist	1819	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Samuel Lathrop (Federalist) 73.7% Thomas Shepherd (Democratic-Republican) 26.3%
Massachusetts 6	Samuel C. Allen	Federalist	1816	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Samuel C. Allen (Federalist) 92.4% Others 7.6%
Massachusetts 7	Henry Shaw	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist gain.	√ Henry W. Dwight (Federalist) 51.4% William P. Walker (Democratic-Republican) 43.9% Others 4.7%
Massachusetts 8	Zabdiel Sampson	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent resigned July 26, 1820. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. Successor later elected to finish the term.	√ Aaron Hobart (Democratic-Republican) 54.4% William Baylies (Federalist) 45.6%
Massachusetts 9	Walter Folger Jr.	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Federalist gain.	√ John Reed Jr. (Federalist) 65.9% Walter Folger Jr. (Democratic-Republican) 22.9% Others 11.2%
Massachusetts 10	Marcus Morton	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Federalist gain	√ Francis Baylies (Federalist) 52.5% Marcus Morton (Democratic-Republican) 47.5%
Massachusetts 11	Benjamin Adams	Federalist	1816	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain.	√ Jonathan Russell (Democratic-Republican) 52.9% Benjamin Adams (Federalist) 42.9% Others 4.2%
Massachusetts 12	Jonas Kendall	Federalist	1818	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Federalist hold.	√ Lewis Bigelow (Federalist) 51.7% Edmund Cushing (Democratic-Republican) 26.1% Jonas Kendall (Federalist) 22.1%
Massachusetts 13	William Eustis	Democratic-Republican	1800 1804 (Lost) 1820 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	√ William Eustis (Democratic-Republican) 65.0% James Richardson (Federalist) 30.7% Richard Sullivan (Federalist) 4.3%

Notes

^ District numbers differed between source used and elsewhere on Wikipedia; district numbers used elsewhere on Wikipedia used here.
^ ^a ^b Some sources cite Benjamin Gorham as a Federalist.

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[1] District numbers differed between source used and elsewhere on Wikipedia; district numbers used elsewhere on Wikipedia used here.

[Gorham-2] Some sources cite Benjamin Gorham as a Federalist.

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