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United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1790

Elections for the United States House of Representatives for the 2nd Congress were held in Massachusetts on October 4, 1790, with subsequent elections held in four districts due to a majority not being achieved on the first ballot.
== Background ==
In the previous election, 6 Pro-Administration and 2 Anti-Administration Representatives had been elected. One representative, George Partridge (P) of the resigned August 14, 1790. His seat was vacant at the time of the 1790 elections, so that there were 5 Pro-Administration and 2 Anti-Administration incumbents, all of whom ran for re-election.
Three candidates ran in districts with different numbers from the previous election. It is not clear from the source used whether there was redistricting or if the districts had simply been renumbered.
Massachusetts law at the time required a majority for election. This occurred on the first ballot in the , , and districts. In the remaining four districts additional elections were required. In the and districts, a majority was achieved on the 2nd ballot. In the , a majority was achieved on the 4th ballot, while in the district, 8 ballots were required.

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