Maine 1821 U.S. Senate

Office:: U.S. Senate (Federal)
Title:: U.S. Senator
Jurisdiction:: Federal

Label:: Maine 1821 U.S. Senate
Date:: 1821
State:: Maine
Type:: Legislative
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: U.S. Senate/U.S. Senator
Candidates:: John Holmes, Joshua Wingate, Benjamin Ames, Cushman, scattering

Candidates:	John Holmes [1]	Joshua Wingate	Benjamin Ames	Cushman	scattering
Affiliation:
Final Result: [2]	107	30	5	1	15
House of Representatives	92	30	5	1	12
State Senate	15	-	-	-	3

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]"This vote is a satisfactory answer to the violent and intemperate abuse of Mr. Holmes in the federal papers. Every effort was made to make up a opposition of all sorts of materials and the whole with all the aid of Mr. Cushman's letter, amounted to less than one third of the Legislature." Maine Intelligencer (Brunswick, ME). February 2, 1821.

References:

The Eastern Argus (Portland, ME). February 2, 1821.

Maine Intelligencer (Brunswick, ME). February 2, 1821.

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