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 Cashman | John Chandler | William King |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Affiliation: | Republican | Federalist | Republican | Republican | Republican |
Final Result: [2] | 2479 | 2391 | 32 | 3 | 1 |
District of Kennebec | 2479 | 2391 | 32 | 3 | 1 |
Hancock County | 611 | 566 | - | - | 1 |
Town of Bangor[3] | 54 | 34 | - | - | - |
Town of Blue Hill | 10 | 64 | - | - | - |
Town of Buckston | 16 | 69 | - | - | - |
Town of Castine | 21 | 53 | - | - | - |
Town of Dixmont | 9 | 6 | - | - | - |
Town of Eden[4] | 28 | 2 | - | - | - |
Town of Ellsworth | 8 | 19 | - | - | - |
Town of Frankfurt | 75 | 47 | - | - | - |
Town of Gouldsborough | - | 28 | - | - | - |
Town of Hampden | 92 | 37 | - | - | - |
Town of Mount Desert[5] | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Orland | - | 56 | - | - | - |
Town of Orono | 10 | - | - | - | - |
Town of Orrington | 70 | 20 | - | - | - |
Town of Penobscot[6] | 62 | 42 | - | - | - |
Town of Sedgwick | 62 | 24 | - | - | - |
Town of Sullivan | 40 | 9 | - | - | - |
Town of Surry | 15 | 43 | - | - | - |
Town of Trenton | 8 | 13 | - | - | 1 |
Plantation adjacent to Sullivan | 31 | - | - | - | - |
Kennebec County | 1800 | 1579 | 32 | 3 | - |
Town of Anson | 36 | 30 | - | - | - |
Town of Athens | 10 | 24 | - | - | - |
Town of Avon | 18 | 2 | - | - | - |
Town of Augusta | 118 | 131 | - | - | - |
Town of Belgrade | 35 | 43 | - | - | - |
Town of Canaan | 6 | 80 | - | - | - |
Town of Chesterville | 15 | 28 | - | - | - |
Town of Clinton | 70 | 27 | - | - | - |
Town of Cornville | 6 | 37 | - | - | - |
Town of Embden[7] | 26 | 6 | - | - | - |
Town of Fairfax | 52 | 43 | - | - | - |
Town of Fairfield | 51 | 42 | - | - | - |
Town of Farmington | 107 | 71 | - | - | - |
Town of Fayette | 36 | 36 | - | - | - |
Town of Freeman | 10 | 6 | - | - | - |
Town of Gardiner | 58 | 26 | - | - | - |
Town of Green[8] | 68 | 9 | - | - | - |
Town of Hallowell | 58 | 154 | - | - | - |
Town of Harlem | 36 | 18 | - | - | - |
Town of Harmony[9] | 6 | 8 | - | - | - |
Town of Industry | 26 | 19 | - | - | - |
Town of Leeds | 58 | 25 | - | - | - |
Town of Madison | 21 | 15 | - | - | - |
Town of Mercer | 32 | 16 | - | - | - |
Town of Monmouth | 94 | 15 | - | - | - |
Town of Mount Vernon | 72 | 18 | - | - | - |
Town of New Portland | 11 | 3 | - | - | - |
Town of New Sharon | 66 | 14 | - | - | - |
Town of New Vineyard | 31 | 16 | - | - | - |
Town of Norridgewock | 9 | 65 | - | - | - |
Town of Palmyra | - | 15 | - | - | - |
Town of Pittston | 53 | 50 | - | - | - |
Town of Readfield | 58 | 59 | - | - | - |
Town of Rome | 13 | 4 | - | - | - |
Town of Sidney | 61 | 62 | - | - | - |
Town of Starks | 23 | 34 | - | - | - |
Town of Strong | 14 | 24 | - | - | - |
Town of Temple[10] | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Unity | 33 | 4 | - | - | - |
Town of Vassalborough[11] | 33 | 85 | - | - | - |
Town of Vienna[12] | 34 | 6 | - | - | - |
Town of Waterville | 79 | 34 | - | - | - |
Town of Wayne | 17 | 36 | - | - | - |
West Pond | 44 | - | - | - | - |
Town of Wilton | 36 | 19 | - | - | - |
Town of Winslow | 17 | 15 | - | - | - |
Town of Winthrop | 43 | 105 | - | - | - |
Washington County | 68 | 246 | - | - | - |
Town of Addison | 4 | 20 | - | - | - |
Town of Cherryfield | - | 30 | - | - | - |
Town of Columbia | 3 | 43 | - | - | - |
Town of Eastport | 6 | 10 | - | - | - |
Town of Eddington | 15 | 5 | - | - | - |
Town of Harrington | 9 | 7 | - | - | - |
Town of Machias | 31 | 63 | - | - | - |
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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