Maine 1825 U.S. House of Representatives, District 3, Ballot 2
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Maine 1825 U.S. House of Representatives, District 3, Ballot 2
- Date:
- 1825
- State:
- Maine
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- Second Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- Ebenezer Herrick, Albert Smith, Ebenzer Thatcher, Nathaniel Green, Stephen Parsons, Elisha J. Ford, Parker MacCobb, Ebenezer Delano, Moses Carlton, Lucius Barnard, Elihu Hatch, James MacLellan, Peleg Tallman, Daniel Rose, Charles R. Partins, E. J. Ford
| Candidates: | Ebenezer Herrick | Albert Smith | Ebenzer Thatcher | Elisha J. Ford | Moses Carlton | Nathaniel Green | Elihu Hatch | Stephen Parsons | Ebenezer Delano | Lucius Barnard | Parker MacCobb | James MacLellan | Peleg Tallman | Daniel Rose | Charles R. Partins | E. J. Ford |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican | ||||||||||||
| Final Result: [1] | 871 | 535 | 478 | 35 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| District of Three | 871 | 535 | 478 | 35 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Lincoln County | 871 | 535 | 478 | 35 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Town of Alna | 47 | 19 | 9 | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bath | 163 | 29 | 97 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Boothbay | 17 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bowdoin | 119 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bowdoinham | 180 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bristol | 2 | 62 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Camden | 1 | 18 | 31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Cushing | 8 | 1 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Dresden[2] | 43 | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Edgecomb | 3 | 1 | - | - | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Friendship | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Georgetown | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hope | 7 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Jefferson | 1 | 145 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Litchfield | 37 | - | - | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of New Castle | 3 | 65 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Town of Nobleborough | - | 71 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Phipsburg | 18 | 24 | 28 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Town of Richmond | 53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Saint George | - | 10 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Thomaston | 8 | 24 | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Topsham | 50 | 14 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Town of Union | - | 2 | 47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Waldoborough | 4 | 13 | 65 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Warren | 2 | 15 | 79 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Whitefield | 43 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Wiscasset | 46 | 2 | 31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Woolwich[3] | 11 | 3 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Maine law required a majority to elect for the U.S. House of Representatives. The original election was held on September 13, 1824. A 3rd Trial would be held on April 4, 1825.
[2]The Maine Gazette (Bath, ME), lists 20 votes for Ebenezer Herrick and 8 votes for Ebenezer Thatcher.
[3]The Maine Gazette (Bath, ME), lists 3 votes for Ebenezer Herrick, 13 votes for Albert Smith, and 16 votes for EbenezerThatcher.
References:
Original Election Returns. Maine State Library, Augusta.
Maine Gazette (Bath, ME). January 7, 1825.
American Advocate and General Advertiser (Hallowell, ME). January, 8, 1825.
Maine Gazette (Bath, ME). January 14, 1825.
American Advocate and General Advertiser (Hallowell, ME). January 15, 1825.
The Eastern Argus (Portland, ME). March 7, 1825.
The Eastern Argus (Portland, ME). March 8, 1825.
Portland Advertiser (Portland, ME). March 9, 1825.
American Advocate and General Advertiser (Hallowell, ME). March 12, 1825.
Portland Advertiser (Portland, ME). March 12, 1825.
American Advocate and General Advertiser (Hallowell, ME). March 25, 1825.
Independent Statesman and Maine Republican (Portland, ME). March 25, 1825.
Aiken, Ruth J., ed. Records of the Lower St. Georges and Cushing, Maine: 1605-1897. Cushing, ME: Driftwood Farm, 1987. 56.
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. 591.
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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