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. HillWilliam M. BoydEdwin SmithPeleg TallmanJeremiah BaileyEliha HatchParker MacCobbJohn FassetSamuel HydeJohn DoleMoses PeasleeJoseph Bailey
Affiliation:AdamsCrawfordAdams
Final Result: [2]1797101054322211111
District of Three1797101054322211111
Lincoln County1797101054322211111
Town of Alna5141-----------
Town of Bath[3]18786-----------
Town of Boothbay[4]-------------
Town of Bowdoin1277-----------
Town of Bowdoinham1791----2------
Town of Bristol3966------1----
Town of Camden6722-----------
Town of Cushing2319-----------
Town of Dresden504-----------
Town of Edgecomb2760---1-------
Town of Friendship-14-----------
Town of Georgetown1382-----------
Town of Hope581-----------
Town of Jefferson3433-----------
Town of Litchfield7092--2----11--
Town of New Castle41484----------
Town of Nobleborough4822-----------
Town of Phipsburgh191181----2-----
Town of Richmond41------------
Town of Saint George2324-----------
Town of Thomaston86107-----------
Town of Topsham9012--1--------
Town of Union609-----------
Town of Waldoborough18431---1-------
Town of Warren9724-----------
Town of Whitfield106----------11
Town of Wiscasset3268-4---------
Town of Woolwich4519-----------

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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