Maine 1824 U.S. House of Representatives, District 1
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Maine 1824 U.S. House of Representatives, District 1
- Date:
- 1824
- State:
- Maine
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- William Burleigh, Rufus MacIntire, John MacDonald, Isaac Lane, Jeremiah Goodwin, Stephen Hopkinson, Henry Smith, Moses Dunn, William A. Hayes, Nathaniel Low, Ellis B. Usher, Albion K. Parris, Simeon Strout, Jr., Joseph Dane, Andrew Roberts, John Bowdoin, Charles O. Emerson, Elihu Bragdon
| Candidates: | William Burleigh[1] | Rufus MacIntire | John MacDonald | Isaac Lane | Jeremiah Goodwin | Stephen Hopkinson | Henry Smith | Moses Dunn | William A. Hayes | Nathaniel Low | Ellis B. Usher | Albion K. Parris | Simeon Strout, Jr. | Joseph Dane | Andrew Roberts | John Bowdoin | Charles O. Emerson | Elihu Bragdon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Republican | Republican | ||||||||||||||||
| Final Result: | 2840 | 924 | 346 | 35 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| District of One | 2840 | 924 | 346 | 35 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| York County | 2840 | 924 | 346 | 35 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Town of Alfred[2] | 54 | 176 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Berwick | 189 | 44 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Biddeford | 101 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Buxton[3] | 176 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Cornish | 83 | - | - | - | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Elliot | 91 | 37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hollis | 145 | 56 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Kennebunk | 402 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Kennebunk Port | 192 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Kittery | 22 | 104 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lebanon | 160 | 57 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Limerick | 52 | 5 | 84 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Limington[4] | 66 | - | 30 | 34 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lyman | 137 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Newfield | 90 | 57 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Parsonsfield | 26 | 305 | 6 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Saco | 159 | 66 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sanford | 165 | 58 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Shapleigh[5] | 117 | 58 | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of South Berwick | 176 | 26 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Waterborough | 23 | 1 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Town of Wells | 362 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of York | 196 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]"Not seasonably returned." Original Returns.
[3]"Not seasonably returned." Original Returns.
[4]The Kennebunk Gazette of September 18, 1824, lists 23 votes for William Burleigh and 190 votes for John MacDonald. No other candidates were listed as receiving votes cast.
[5]"Not seasonably returned." Original Returns.
References:
Original Election Returns. Maine State Library, Augusta.
Portland Advertiser (Portland, ME). September 15, 1824.
Portland Gazette (Portland, ME). September 15, 1824.
Maine Gazette (Bath, ME). September 17, 1824.
American Advocate and General Advertiser (Hallowell, ME). September 18, 1824.
Kennebunk Gazette (Kennebunk, ME). September 18, 1824.
Independent Statesman and Maine Republican (Portland, ME). November 26, 1824.
American Advocate and General Advertiser (Hallowell, ME). November 27, 1824.
Portland Gazette (Portland, ME). November 30, 1824.
Boston Weekly Messenger (Boston, MA). December 2, 1824.
Maine Gazette (Bath, ME). December 2, 1824.
Eastport Sentinel (Eastport, ME). December 3, 1824.
Bangor Register (Bangor, ME). December 9, 1824.
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.
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