Maine 1823 State Senate, Lincoln County

Office:
State Senate (State)
Title:
State Senator
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Maine 1823 State Senate, Lincoln County
Date:
1823
State:
Maine
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
State Senate/State Senator
Candidates:
Benjamin Ames, Jonas Wheeler, Parker MacCobb, Edward Kelleran, Joel Miller, Benjamin J. Porter, Stephen Parsons, Henry Whitney, John Dole, Josiah Stebbins, scattering
Candidates: Benjamin Ames[1]Jonas Wheeler[2]Parker MacCobbEdward KelleranJoel MillerBenjamin J. PorterStephen ParsonsHenry WhitneyJohn DoleJosiah Stebbinsscattering
Affiliation:
Final Result: [3][4]154114211386126010621014-----
Lincoln County154114211386126010621014-----
Town of Alna-----------
Appleton Plantation-----------
Town of Bath2432201983413025903328-52
Town of Boothbay-----------
Town of Bowdoin-----------
Town of Bowdoinham-----------
Town of Bristol-----------
Town of Camden-----------
Town of Cushing161616171218-1818--
Town of Dresden17--36-931409--
Town of Edgecomb-----------
Town of Friendship-----------
Town of Georgetown-----------
Town of Hope-----------
Town of Jefferson-----------
Town of Lewiston5252511042----1-
Town of Lisbon-----------
Town of Litchfield-----------
Town of Montville-----------
Montville Plantation-----------
Town of New Castle-----------
Town of Nobleborough-----------
Town of Palermo-----------
Patricktown Plantation-----------
Town of Phipsburg-----------
Town of Richmond-----------
Town of Saint George-----------
Town of Thomaston-----------
Town of Topsham-----------
Town of Union-----------
Town of Waldoborough-----------
Town of Wales-----------
Town of Warren-----------
Town of Washington-----------
Town of Whitfield-----------
Town of Wiscasset-----------
Town of Woolwich-----------

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Maine law required a majority to elect. Parker MacCobb and Joel Miller would subsequently be elected by the Maine Legislature.
[4]In the towns of Bath, Bowdoingham, Bowdoin, Richmond, Litchfield, Lewiston, Topsham, Phipsburg, Georgetown, Woolwich, Dresden, Wiscasset, Edgecomb, Alna, New Castle, Nobleboro, Bristol, Waldoboro, Union, Warren, Thomaston, Saint George, Camden and Jefferson, Stephen Parsons received 812 votes, Henry Whitney 727 votes, John Dole, 705 votes and there were 792 scattering votes.

References:

Maine Gazette (Bath, ME). September 12, 1823.
Lincoln Intelligencer (Wiscasset, ME). December 15, 1823.
Maine Gazette (Bath, ME). December 19, 1823.
Portland Gazette (Portland, ME). December 23, 1823.
American Advocate and General Advertiser (Hallowell, ME). December 27, 1823.
Bangor Register (Bangor, ME). January 1, 1824.
Aiken, Ruth J., ed. Records of the Lower St. Georges and Cushing, Maine: 1605-1897. Cushing, ME: Driftwood Farm, 1987. 51.
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.
Hodgkin, Douglas I., ed. Records of Lewiston, Maine. Vol. I. Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 2001. 197.

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