Massachusetts 1797 Maine Separation
- Office:
- Referendum (State)
- Title:
- Referendum
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1797 Maine Separation
- Date:
- 1797
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- Referendum/Referendum
- Candidates:
- for, against
| Candidates: | for | against |
|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | ||
| Final Result: [1][2] | - | - |
| Lincoln County | - | - |
| Town of Ballstown | - | - |
| Town of Bath | - | - |
| Town of Belgrade | - | - |
| Town of Boothbay | - | - |
| Town of Bowdoin | - | - |
| Town of Bowdoinham | - | - |
| Town of Bristol | - | - |
| Town of Camden | - | - |
| Town of Canaan | 30 | - |
| Town of Clinton[3] | - | - |
| Town of Cushing | - | - |
| Town of Dresden | - | - |
| Town of Edgecomb | - | - |
| Town of Fairfield | - | - |
| Town of Farmington | - | - |
| Town of Fayette | - | - |
| Town of Georgetown | - | - |
| Town of Green | - | - |
| Town of Hallowell | 84 | 32 |
| Town of Harlem[4] | - | - |
| Town of Harrington | - | - |
| Town of Lewiston | - | - |
| Town of Litchfield | - | - |
| Town of Medencook | - | - |
| Town of Monmouth | - | - |
| Town of Mount Vernon | - | - |
| Town of New Milford | - | - |
| Town of New Sharon | - | - |
| Town of Newcastle | - | - |
| Town of Nobleboro | - | - |
| Town of Norridgewock | 54 | 6 |
| Town of Pittston | - | - |
| Town of Pownalboro | - | - |
| Town of Readfield | - | - |
| Town of Sidney | 4 | 41 |
| Town of Starks | - | - |
| Town of Thomastown | - | - |
| Town of Topsham | - | - |
| Town of Union | - | - |
| Town of Vassalboro | 45 | 36 |
| Town of Waldoboro | - | - |
| Town of Warren | - | - |
| Town of Winslow | 136 | 2 |
| Town of Winthrop | - | - |
| Town of Woolwich | - | - |
| Plantation adjacent to Bowdoin | - | - |
Notes:
[1]"Although the vote in 1797 approved statehood by 373 votes, the Massachusetts General Court ruled that this was an insufficient number. The legislature considered Maine uninterested in separation because only a few more than five thousand citizens, out of a population of almost one hundred thousand, went to the polls." Creating an American Identity. 147.
[2]"From the towns we have heard, there appears a majority against a Separation." Oriental Trumpet (Portland, ME). May 17, 1797.
[3]"Upwards 100 for it." Kennebeck Intelligencer (Harrington, ME). May 12, 1797.
[4]"Majority against Separation." Kennebeck Intelligencer (Harrington, ME). May 12, 1797.
References:
Kennebeck Intelligencer (Harrington, ME). May 12, 1797.
Oriental Trumpet (Portland, ME). May 17, 1797.
Kermes, Stephanie. Creating an American Identity: New England, 1789 - 1825. New York: Palgrave MacMillan, 2008. 147.
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