Maine 1820 U.S. House of Representatives, District 5

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Maine 1820 U.S. House of Representatives, District 5
Date:
1820
State:
Maine
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
Ebenezer Herrick, Ebenezer T. Warren, James Parker, Joshua Gage, Peter Grant, Thomas Fillebrown, Thomas Bond, James Cochran, John Merrick
Candidates: Ebenezer HerrickEbenezer T. WarrenJames ParkerJoshua GagePeter GrantThomas FillebrownThomas BondJames CochranJohn Merrick
Affiliation:RepublicanRepublican
Final Result: [1][2]56746432070229721
District of Five56746432070229721
Kennebec County91380110702297-1
Town of Augusta[3]214194263---
Town of Fayette-10-23-----
Town of Gardiner[4]---------
Town of Greene133-----2-
Town of Hallowell-16715-5-7-1
Town of Leeds4549-------
Town of Malta4129------
Town of Monmouth2727-3-----
Town of Pittston[5]-135------
Town of Readfield[6]-6212-1---
Town of Wayne-21---5---
Town of Winthrop-2511-11----
Lincoln County47684210------
Appleton Plantation--8------
Town of Bowdoin63-5------
Town of Bowdoinham155-12------
Town of Dresden9336------
Town of Hope13-2------
Town of Jefferson32--------
Town of Lewiston73--------
Town of Lisbon4323-------
Town of Litchfield43710------
Town of Montville--34------
Montville Plantation--12------
Town of Palermo15-43------
Town of Putnam-2112------
Town of Union16-30------
Town of Wales13--------
Town of Whitefield40-6------

Notes:

[1]Maine law required a majority to elect for the U.S. House of Representatives. A 2nd Trial would be held on January 8, 1821.
[2]The Eastport Sentinel and Passamquoddy Advertiser (Eastport, ME) lists Ebenezer T. Warren with 564 votes.
[3]The Boston Weekly Messenger (Boston, MA) lists Ebenezer T. Warren with 15 votes.
[4]"No meeting." Boston Weekly Messenger (Boston, MA). November 16, 1820.
[5]The Boston Weekly Messenger (Boston, MA) lists James Parker with 34 votes.
[6]The Boston Weekly Messenger (Boston, MA) lists Ebenezer T. Warren with 63 votes.

References:

Original Election Returns. Maine State Library, Augusta.
Executive Council Journal, Vol. I. 60-62.
Register of the Maine Governor's Council, Vol. I. 29-31.
Bangor Register (Bangor, ME). November 2, 1820.
Maine Intelligencer (Brunswick, ME). November 3, 1820.
Hallowell Gazette (Hallowell, ME). November 8, 1820.
American Advocate and Kennebec Advertiser (Hallowell, ME). November 11, 1820.
The Eastern Argus (Portland, ME). November 14, 1820.
Boston Weekly Messenger (Boston, MA). November 16, 1820.
American Advocate and Kennebec Advertiser (Hallowell, ME). November 18, 1820.
The Eastern Argus (Portland, ME). December 19, 1820.
Hallowell Gazette (Hallowell, ME). December 20, 1820.
Maine Gazette (Bath, ME). December 22, 1820.
American Advocate and Kennebec Advertiser (Hallowell, ME). December 23, 1820.
Bangor Register (Bangor, ME). December 28, 1820.
Eastport Sentinel and Passamquoddy Advertiser (Eastport, ME). December 30, 1820.
Weekly Visiter (Kennebunk, ME). December 30, 1820.
American Advocate and Kennebec Advertiser (Hallowell, ME). September 29, 1821.
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. 579.
Hodgkin, Douglas I., ed. Records of Lewiston, Maine. Vol. I. Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 2001. 168.
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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Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).

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