Maine 1823 U.S. House of Representatives, District 3, Ballot 2
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Maine 1823 U.S. House of Representatives, District 3, Ballot 2
- Date:
- 1823
- State:
- Maine
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- Second Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- Mark L. Hill, Ebenezer Herrick, Jeremiah Bailey, Daniel Rose, Samuel Thatcher, Nathaniel Groton, Parker MacCobb, Josiah Bailey, Benjamin Fisk, Edward Kelleran, Oliver Pratt, Jotham Chase
| Candidates: | Mark L. Hill | Ebenezer Herrick | Jeremiah Bailey | Daniel Rose | Samuel Thatcher | Nathaniel Groton | Parker MacCobb | Josiah Bailey | Benjamin Fisk | Edward Kelleran | Oliver Pratt | Jotham Chase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Crawford | Adams | Federalist | Adams | ||||||||
| Final Result: [1][2] | 834 | 821 | 333 | 65 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| District of Three | 834 | 821 | 333 | 65 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Lincoln County[3] | 834 | 821 | 333 | 65 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Town of Alna | 5 | 5 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bath | 90 | 93 | 32 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Boothbay | 12 | 12 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bowdoinham | - | 180 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bowdoin | 8 | 97 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bristol | 104 | 2 | 41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Camden | 16 | 13 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Town of Cushing | 34 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Town of Dresden | 3 | 46 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Edgecomb | 27 | - | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Friendship | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Georgetown | 56 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hope | 7 | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Jefferson | 23 | 1 | 10 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Litchfield | 77 | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of New Castle | 29 | 16 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Nobleborough | 25 | 5 | 3 | 63 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Phipsburg | 110 | 1 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Richmond | - | 65 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Saint George | 11 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Thomaston | 65 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Topsham | 6 | 97 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Union[4] | 9 | 4 | 48 | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Town of Waldoborough | 14 | 2 | 40 | - | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Warren[5] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Whitfield | 8 | 54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Wiscasset | 48 | 3 | 27 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Woolwich | 34 | 2 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Notes:
[1]Maine law required a majority to elect for the U.S. House of Representatives. The original election was held on April 7, 1823. A 3rd Trial would be held on September 8, 1823.
[2]"The result of our late effort to choose a representative affords renewed encouragmenet to the friends of Mr. Herrick. It is also evidence of a gratifying and important fact, for the declining popularity of the Hon. Mr. Hill manifestly proves that the public neither hold it safe nor necessary to confide the long delayed tokens of his affection for Mr. Adams. The electors of Lincoln District would indeed evince little political wisdom in delegating their rights to a suspected invidual, while there is another candidate for their suffrages, whose integrity is above question, and whose talents would be degraded by comparison." Maine Gazette (Bath, ME). July 11, 1823.
[3]Returns from the Daily National Intelligencer are inconsistent with other sources.
[4]Mark L. Hill received 1 vote as M. Hill.
[5]There were no votes recorded in Warren.
References:
Original Election Returns. Maine State Library, Augusta.
Maine Gazette (Bath, ME). July 4, 1823.
Maine Gazette (Bath, ME). July 11, 1823.
American Advocate and General Advertiser (Hallowell, ME). July 12, 1823.
Daily National Intelligencer (Washington, DC). July 19, 1823.
Portland Gazette (Portland, ME). July 22, 1823.
Maine Gazette (Bath, ME). July 25, 1823.
Independent Statesman and Maine Republican (Portland, ME). July 26, 1823.
American Advocate and General Advertiser (Hallowell, ME). July 26, 1823.
Hallowell Gazette (Hallowell, ME). July 30, 1823.
Hancock Gazette and Penobscot Patriot (Belfast, ME). July 30, 1823.
Bangor Register (Bangor, ME). July 31, 1823.
Eastport Sentinel (Eastport, ME). August 2, 1823.
Aiken, Ruth J., ed. Records of the Lower St. Georges and Cushing, Maine: 1605-1897. Cushing, ME: Driftwood Farm, 1987. 53.
Dubin, Michael J. United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results of the Elections of the 1st through 105th Congresses. Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Company, 1998.
Sibley, John Langdon. History of the Town of Union, in the County of Lincoln, Maine. Boston: Benjamin B. Mussey and Co, 1851. 241.
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