Maine 1822 U.S. House of Representatives, District 2, Special
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Maine 1822 U.S. House of Representatives, District 2, Special
- Date:
- 1822
- State:
- Maine
- Type:
- Special
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- Mark Harris, George Bradbury, Woodbury Storer, Isaac Adams, Seward Merrill, Samuel Stephenson, Elias Merrill, John Bradbury, William Polleys, Joseph Adams, Phinchas Varnum, Stephen Longfellow, Sheophilus Bradbury, Daniel Plummer, Edward Russell, John Jones, Clement H. Humphrey
| Candidates: | Mark Harris[1] | George Bradbury | Woodbury Storer | Isaac Adams | Seward Merrill | Samuel Stephenson | Elias Merrill | John Bradbury | William Polleys | Joseph Adams | Phinchas Varnum | Stephen Longfellow | Sheophilus Bradbury | Daniel Plummer | Edward Russell | John Jones | Clement H. Humphrey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Republican | Federalist | Republican | ||||||||||||||
| Final Result: [2][3] | 1385 | 1042 | 67 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Two | 1385 | 1042 | 67 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cumberland County | 1385 | 1042 | 67 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Brunswick | 109 | 176 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Cape Elizabeth | 82 | 12 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Cumberland | 67 | 28 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Danville | 40 | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Durham | 84 | 29 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Falmouth | 41 | 67 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Freeport | 92 | 71 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Gorham | 90 | 71 | 11 | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Gray | 78 | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Town of Harpswell | 9 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of New Gloucester | 130 | 105 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Portland | 271 | 321 | 48 | 15 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Pownal | 52 | 56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Town of Scarborough | 66 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Westbrook | 96 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Town of Windham | 38 | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of North Yarmouth | 14 | 89 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Election to replace Ezekiel Whitman, resigned.
[3]The Republican party in Maine split into two factions during the years 1821 - 1822. One wing of the party supported Joshua Wingate, Jr. while the other backed Albion K. Parris. Each of these men ran for Governor in 1821 and 1822. The Federalist also ran their own candidate in each of those years. Mark Harris was the regular party candidate in the special election in District 2 in 1822 and Woodbury Storer, was a supporter of Joshua Wingate, Junior.
References:
Original Election Returns. Maine State Library, Augusta.
Portland Gazette (Portland, ME). September 3, 1822.
The Eastern Argus (Portland, ME). September 10, 1822.
Portland Gazette (Portland, ME). September 10, 1822.
The Eastern Argus (Portland, ME). October 15, 1822.
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