1814–1815 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts

Massachusetts held its elections November 7, 1814. State law required a majority vote for election, which was not met in two districts, leading to a second election January 6, 1815.

District^[a]	Incumbent			This race
District^[a]	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Massachusetts 1 "Suffolk district"	Artemas Ward Jr.	Federalist	1812	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Artemas Ward Jr. (Federalist) 96.9% Benjamin Austin (Democratic-Republican) 3.1%
Massachusetts 2 "Essex South district"	Timothy Pickering Redistricted from the 3rd district	Federalist	1812	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Timothy Pickering (Federalist) 89.2% Daniel Kilham (Democratic-Republican) 10.8%
Massachusetts 3 "Essex North district"	William Reed Redistricted from the 2nd district	Federalist	1810	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist hold. Successor either declined the seat or resigned after the term began, leading to a special election.	√ Daniel A. White (Federalist) 89.6% Thomas Kitteridge (Democratic-Republican) 10.2%
Massachusetts 4 "Middlesex district"	Samuel Dana	Democratic-Republican	1814 (Special)	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Federalist gain.	√ Asahel Stearns (Federalist) 53.5% Samuel Dana (Democratic-Republican) 46.5%
Massachusetts 5 "Hampshire South district"	William Ely	Federalist	1804	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist hold.	√ Elijah H. Mills (Federalist) 89.4% Enos Foot (Democratic-Republican) 10.6%
Massachusetts 6 "Hampshire North district"	Samuel Taggart	Federalist	1803	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Samuel Taggart (Federalist) 61.7% Samuel C. Allen (Federalist) 30.2% Solomon Snead (Democratic-Republican) 8.2%
Massachusetts 7 "Berkshire district"	John W. Hulbert Redistricted from the 12th district	Federalist	1812	Incumbent re-elected.	√ John W. Hulbert (Federalist) 55.6% William P. Walker (Democratic-Republican) 44.4%
Massachusetts 8 "Plymouth district"	William Baylies Redistricted from the 7th district	Federalist	1812	Incumbent re-elected.	√ William Baylies (Federalist) 65.3% Seth Sprague (Democratic-Republican) 33.5% Joseph Rice (Democratic-Republican) 1.2%
Massachusetts 9 "Barnstable district"	John Reed Jr. Redistricted from the 8th district	Federalist	1812	Incumbent re-elected.	√ John Reed Jr. (Federalist) 78.4% Thomas Hazard Jr. (Democratic-Republican) 19.5% Joseph Dimmick (Democratic-Republican) 2.1%
Massachusetts 10 "Bristol district"	Laban Wheaton Redistricted from the 9th district	Federalist	1808	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Laban Wheaton (Federalist) 65.2% Marcus Morton (Democratic-Republican) 34.8%
Massachusetts 11 "Worcester South district"	Elijah Brigham Redistricted from the 10th district	Federalist	1810	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Elijah Brigham (Federalist) 66.2% John Spurr (Democratic-Republican) 33.8%
Massachusetts 12 "Worcester North district"	Abijah Bigelow Redistricted from the 11th district	Federalist	1810	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist hold.	√ Solomon Strong (Federalist) 74.8% Edmund Cushing (Democratic-Republican) 25.2%
Massachusetts 13 "Norfolk district"	Nathaniel Ruggles	Federalist	1812	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Nathaniel Ruggles (Federalist) 57.4% Thomas Boylston Adams (Democratic-Republican) 42.6%
Massachusetts 14 "1st Eastern district", District of Maine	Cyrus King	Federalist	1812	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Cyrus King (Federalist) 53.1% John Holmes (Democratic-Republican) 46.9%
Massachusetts 15 "2nd Eastern district", District of Maine	George Bradbury	Federalist	1812	Incumbent re-elected.	√ George Bradbury (Federalist) 64.7% Ezekiel Whitman (Democratic-Republican)
Massachusetts 16 "3rd Eastern district", District of Maine	Abiel Wood Redistricted from the 17th district	Democratic-Republican	1812	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Federalist gain.	√ Benjamin Brown (Federalist) 61.7% Abiel Wood (Democratic-Republican) 38.3%
Massachusetts 17 "4th Eastern district", District of Maine	John Wilson Redistricted from the 18th district	Federalist	1812	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain.	First ballot (November 7, 1814): John Wilson (Federalist) 49.3% James Carr (Federalist) 48.3% Others 2.4% Second ballot (January 6, 1815): √ James Carr (Federalist) 57.0% John Wilson (Federalist) 43.0%
Massachusetts 18 "5th Eastern district", District of Maine	James Parker Redistricted from the 19th district	Democratic-Republican	1813	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Federalist gain.	√ Thomas Rice (Federalist) 56.4% James Parker (Democratic-Republican) 43.6%
Massachusetts 19 "6th Eastern district", District of Maine	Samuel Davis Redistricted from the 16th district	Federalist	1812	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain.	First ballot (November 7, 1814): Samuel S. Conner (Democratic-Republican) 49.3% Timothy Boutelle (Federalist) 48.8% William Reed (Democratic-Republican) 1.5% Others 0.4% Second ballot (January 6, 1815): √ Samuel S. Conner (Democratic-Republican) 52.4% Timothy Boutelle (Federalist) 47.6%
Massachusetts 20 "7th Eastern district", District of Maine	Levi Hubbard	Democratic-Republican	1812	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	√ Albion K. Parris (Democratic-Republican) 56.6% Samuel A. Bradley (Federalist) 43.4%

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