Maine 1824 Electoral College, Penobscot and Somerset Counties
- Office:
- Electoral College (Federal)
- Title:
- Elector
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Maine 1824 Electoral College, Penobscot and Somerset Counties
- Date:
- 1824
- State:
- Maine
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- Electoral College/Elector
- Electors:
- Benjamin Nourse, Jonathan Farrar, scattering
| Electors: | Benjamin Nourse[1] | Jonathan Farrar | scattering |
|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Republican | Republican | |
| Presidential Candidate: | John Quincy Adams | William H. Crawford | |
| Final Result: | 1849 | 295 | 11 |
| District of Penobscot and Somerset | 1849 | 295 | 11 |
| Penobscot County | - | - | - |
| Town of Atkinson[2] | 18 | 1 | - |
| Town of Bangor[3] | 102 | 30 | - |
| Blakesburg Plantation | - | - | - |
| Town of Brewer | 23 | - | - |
| Town of Brownville | 44 | 1 | - |
| Town of Carmel | 19 | - | - |
| Town of Corinth | 24 | 3 | - |
| Town of Dexter | 47 | 11 | - |
| Town of Dixmont | 31 | 2 | - |
| Town of Dover | 82 | 8 | - |
| Town of Dutton | - | - | - |
| Town of Eddington | 22 | - | - |
| Town of Etna | 13 | - | - |
| Town of Exeter | 21 | 2 | - |
| Town of Foxcroft | - | - | - |
| Town of Garland | 14 | 7 | - |
| Town of Guilford | - | - | - |
| Town of Hampden[4] | - | - | - |
| Town of Hermon | - | - | - |
| Town of Kilmarnock | 17 | - | - |
| Town of Levant | 27 | 18 | - |
| Town of Maxfield | 18 | 1 | - |
| Town of Milo | - | - | - |
| Town of New Charleston | 53 | 3 | - |
| Town of Newburg | - | - | - |
| Town of Newport[5] | - | - | - |
| Town of Orono | 11 | - | - |
| Town of Orrington | 23 | - | - |
| Town of Sangerville | - | - | - |
| Town of Sebec | 42 | 16 | - |
| Town of Seboois | 2 | 72 | - |
| Sunkhaze Plantation | - | - | - |
| Town of Williamsburg[6] | - | - | - |
| Plantation No. 1, Range 4 | - | - | - |
| Plantation No. 1, Range 7 | - | - | - |
| Plantation No. 3, Range 3 | - | - | - |
| Somerset County | - | - | - |
| Town of Anson | 53 | 12 | - |
| Town of Athens | 20 | 5 | - |
| Town of Avon | 28 | - | - |
| Town of Bingham | 25 | - | - |
| Town of Bloomfield | 56 | 2 | - |
| Town of Canaan | 6 | 16 | - |
| Town of Concord[7] | - | - | - |
| Town of Cornville[8] | 42 | - | - |
| East Pond Plantation | 15 | - | - |
| Town of Embden | 41 | 18 | - |
| Town of Fairfield | 36 | - | - |
| Town of Freeman | - | - | - |
| Town of Harmony | 33 | - | - |
| Town of Hartland | 17 | 3 | - |
| Town of Industry | 22 | - | - |
| Town of Kingfield | 2 | 24 | - |
| Town of Madison | 74 | - | - |
| Town of Mercer | 63 | 1 | - |
| Town of Milburn | 14 | - | - |
| Town of Moscow[9] | - | - | - |
| Town of Monson | - | - | - |
| Town of New Portland[10] | 30 | 1 | - |
| Town of New Vineyard | 53 | 2 | - |
| Town of Norridgewock | 116 | 12 | - |
| Town of North Hill | 21 | - | - |
| Town of North Salem[11] | - | - | - |
| Town of Palmyra | 22 | 2 | - |
| Town of Parkman | - | - | - |
| Town of Phillips | - | - | - |
| Town of Pittsfield | 10 | - | - |
| Plantation No. 5, Range 2 | - | - | - |
| Town of Ripley | - | - | - |
| Town of Saint Albans | 20 | 2 | - |
| Town of Solon | - | - | - |
| Town of Starks | 55 | - | - |
| Town of Strong | 42 | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]No return.
[3]"The Annals of Bangor" lists Benjamin Nourse with 96 votes.
[4]Nourse received all votes. No number given.
[5]No return.
[6]Nourse received all votes. No number given
[7]No return
[8]The Cornville returns were missing from the official returns
[9]No return
[10]The New Portland returns were missing from the official returns
[11]No return
References:
Register of the Maine Governor's Council. Vol I. 289-290.
Oxford Observer (Paris, ME). November 1, 1824.
Bangor Register (Bangor, ME). November 4, 1824.
Lincoln Intelligencer (Wiscasset, ME). November 5, 1824.
Kennebunk Gazette (Kennebunk, ME). November 6, 1824.
Somerset Journal (Norridgewock, ME). November 9, 1824.
Bangor Register (Bangor, ME). November 11, 1824.
Independent Statesman and Maine Republican (Portland, ME). November 12, 1824.
Lincoln Intelligencer (Wiscasset, ME). November 12, 1824.
American Advocate and General Advertiser (Hallowell, ME). November 13, 1824.
Independent Statesman and Maine Republican (Portland, ME). November 26, 1824.
American Advocate and General Advertiser (Hallowell, ME). November 27, 1824.
Portland Advertiser (Portland, ME). November 27, 1824.
Hancock Gazette and Penobscot Patriot (Belfast, ME). December 1, 1824.
Boston Weekly Messenger (Boston, MA). December 2, 1824.
Maine Gazette (Bath, ME). December 2, 1824.
Eastport Sentinel (Eastport, ME). December 3, 1824.
Niles' Weekly Register (Baltimore, MD). Vol 27. December 4, 1824. 215.
Daily Eastern Argus (Portland, ME). June 15, 1844.
Tri Weekly Argus (Portland, ME). June 17, 1844.
History of Penboscot County, Maine. Cleveland, Ohio: Williams, Chase and, 1882. 350.
"The Annals of Bangor." In History of Penboscot County, Maine. Cleveland, Ohio: Williams, Chase and, 1882. 615.
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