Massachusetts 1808 U.S. House of Representatives, Kennebec District

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Massachusetts 1808 U.S. House of Representatives, Kennebec District
Date:
1808
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
Barzillai Gannett, Thomas Rice, Jr., Josiah Cashman, John Chandler, William King
Candidates: Barzillai Gannett[1]Thomas Rice, Jr.Josiah CashmanJohn ChandlerWilliam King
Affiliation:RepublicanFederalistRepublicanRepublicanRepublican
Final Result: [2]247923913231
District of Kennebec247923913231
Hancock County611566--1
Town of Bangor[3]5434---
Town of Blue Hill1064---
Town of Buckston1669---
Town of Castine2153---
Town of Dixmont96---
Town of Eden[4]282---
Town of Ellsworth819---
Town of Frankfurt7547---
Town of Gouldsborough-28---
Town of Hampden9237---
Town of Mount Desert[5]-----
Town of Orland-56---
Town of Orono10----
Town of Orrington7020---
Town of Penobscot[6]6242---
Town of Sedgwick6224---
Town of Sullivan409---
Town of Surry1543---
Town of Trenton813--1
Plantation adjacent to Sullivan31----
Kennebec County18001579323-
Town of Anson3630---
Town of Athens1024---
Town of Avon182---
Town of Augusta118131---
Town of Belgrade3543---
Town of Canaan680---
Town of Chesterville1528---
Town of Clinton7027---
Town of Cornville637---
Town of Embden[7]266---
Town of Fairfax5243---
Town of Fairfield5142---
Town of Farmington10771---
Town of Fayette3636---
Town of Freeman106---
Town of Gardiner5826---
Town of Green[8]689---
Town of Hallowell58154---
Town of Harlem3618---
Town of Harmony[9]68---
Town of Industry2619---
Town of Leeds5825---
Town of Madison2115---
Town of Mercer3216---
Town of Monmouth9415---
Town of Mount Vernon7218---
Town of New Portland113---
Town of New Sharon6614---
Town of New Vineyard3116---
Town of Norridgewock965---
Town of Palmyra-15---
Town of Pittston5350---
Town of Readfield5859---
Town of Rome134---
Town of Sidney6162---
Town of Starks2334---
Town of Strong1424---
Town of Temple[10]-----
Town of Unity334---
Town of Vassalborough[11]3385---
Town of Vienna[12]346---
Town of Waterville7934---
Town of Wayne1736---
West Pond44----
Town of Wilton3619---
Town of Winslow1715---
Town of Winthrop43105---
Washington County68246---
Town of Addison420---
Town of Cherryfield-30---
Town of Columbia343---
Town of Eastport610---
Town of Eddington155---
Town of Harrington97---
Town of Machias3163---
Town of Steuben-47---
Plantation No. 22-21---

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Thomas Rice, Jr. received 92 votes as Thomas Rice.
[3]Thomas Rice, Jr. received 27 votes as Thomas Rice.
[4]Thomas Rice, Jr. received 2 votes as Thomas Rice.
[5]There were no votes recorded in Mount Desert.
[6]Thomas Rice, Jr. received 42 votes as Thomas Rice.
[7]Thomas Rice, Jr. received 6 votes as Thomas Rice.
[8]Thomas Rice, Jr. received 9 votes as Thomas Rice.
[9]The votes in Harmony were not included in the Original Election Returns.
[10]There were no votes recorded in Temple.
[11]"The federal votes in this town are diminished by the absence of a great number of the Society of Friends, attending a Quarterly Meeting." Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). November 9, 1808.
[12]Thomas Rice, Jr. received 6 votes as Thomas Rice.

References:

Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). November 9, 1808.
Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). November 12, 1808.
Freeman's Friend (Portland, ME). November 12, 1808.
Portland Gazette, and Maine Advertizer (Portland, ME). November 14, 1808.
New-England Palladium (Boston, MA). November 15, 1808.
Newburyport Herald (Newburyport, MA). November 15, 1808.
Portland Gazette, and Maine Advertizer (Portland, ME). November 21, 1808.
New-England Palladium (Boston, MA). November 22, 1808.
Gazette of Maine. Hancock and Washington Advertiser (Buckstown, ME). November 26, 1808.
"The Annals of Bangor", History of Penobscot County Maine. Williams, Chase and, Cleveland: 1882. 551.

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