Maine 1823 U.S. House of Representatives, District 3, Ballot 3
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Maine 1823 U.S. House of Representatives, District 3, Ballot 3
- Date:
- 1823
- State:
- Maine
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- Third Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- Ebenezer Herrick, Mark L. Hill, William M. Boyd, Edwin Smith, Peleg Tallman, Jeremiah Bailey, Eliha Hatch, Parker MacCobb, John Fasset, Samuel Hyde, John Dole, Moses Peaslee, Joseph Bailey
| Candidates: | Ebenezer Herrick[1] | Mark L. Hill | William M. Boyd | Edwin Smith | Peleg Tallman | Jeremiah Bailey | Eliha Hatch | Parker MacCobb | John Fasset | Samuel Hyde | John Dole | Moses Peaslee | Joseph Bailey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Adams | Crawford | Adams | ||||||||||
| Final Result: [2] | 1797 | 1010 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| District of Three | 1797 | 1010 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Lincoln County | 1797 | 1010 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Town of Alna | 51 | 41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bath[3] | 187 | 86 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Boothbay[4] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bowdoin | 127 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bowdoinham | 179 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bristol | 39 | 66 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Camden | 67 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Cushing | 23 | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Dresden | 50 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Edgecomb | 27 | 60 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Friendship | - | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Georgetown | 13 | 82 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hope | 58 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Jefferson | 34 | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Litchfield | 70 | 92 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Town of New Castle | 41 | 48 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Nobleborough | 48 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Phipsburgh | 19 | 118 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Richmond | 41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Saint George | 23 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Thomaston | 86 | 107 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Topsham | 90 | 12 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Union | 60 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Waldoborough | 184 | 31 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Warren | 97 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Whitfield | 106 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Town of Wiscasset | 32 | 68 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Woolwich | 45 | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Maine law required a majority to elect for the U.S. House of Representatives. The original election was held on April 7, 1823 and a 2nd Trial was held on June 30, 1823.
[3]"Mr. Hill received beside the same support, that of several others, and but for the zeal of Mr. Crawford's friends in his favor, might perhaps have received still more." Maine Gazette (Bath, ME). September 12, 1823.
[4]"No return was made from the town of Boothbay." Eastport Sentinal. October 25, 1823.
References:
Original Election Returns. Maine State Library, Augusta.
Independent Statesman and Maine Republican (Portland, ME). October 11, 1823.
The Eastern Argus (Portland, ME). October 14, 1823.
Hallowell Gazette (Hallowell, ME). October 15, 1823.
Bangor Register (Bangor, ME). October 16, 1823.
Maine Gazette (Bath, ME). October 17, 1823.
American Advocate and General Advertiser (Hallowell, ME). October 18, 1823.
Eastport Sentinel (Eastport, ME). October 25, 1823.
Aiken, Ruth J., ed. Records of the Lower St. Georges and Cushing, Maine: 1605-1897. Cushing, ME: Driftwood Farm, 1987. 53.
Allen, Charles Edwin. History of Dresden, ME: formerly a part of the old town of Pownalborough from its earliest settlement to the year 1900. Augusta, ME: Kennebec Journal Print Shop, 1931. 585.
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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