Maine 1821 U.S. House of Representatives, District 5, Ballot 2
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Maine 1821 U.S. House of Representatives, District 5, Ballot 2
- Date:
- 1821
- State:
- Maine
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- Second Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- Ebenezer Herrick, Joshua Gage, Ebenezer T. Warren, Peter Grant, James Parker, Rufus Gay, James Saunders
| Candidates: | Ebenezer Herrick | Joshua Gage | Ebenezer T. Warren | Peter Grant | James Parker | Rufus Gay | James Saunders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Republican | Republican | Federalist | ||||
| Final Result: [1] | 728 | 528 | 473 | 164 | 20 | 3 | 1 |
| District of Five | 728 | 528 | 473 | 164 | 20 | 3 | 1 |
| Kennebec County | 141 | 414 | 298 | 155 | 20 | 3 | - |
| Town of Augusta | 1 | 283 | 9 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Town of Fayette | - | 19 | 27 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Town of Gardiner | - | 29 | 18 | 16 | 17 | - | - |
| Town of Greene | 37 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hallowell | 3 | 1 | 151 | 101 | - | - | - |
| Town of Leeds | 41 | 4 | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Malta[2] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Monmouth | 49 | 4 | 25 | 4 | - | - | - |
| Town of Pittston | - | 17 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Town of Readfield | 3 | 14 | 42 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Town of Wayne | 4 | 25 | 3 | 6 | - | - | - |
| Town of Winthrop | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | - | - | - |
| Lincoln County | 587 | 114 | 175 | 9 | - | - | 1 |
| Appleton Plantation | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bowdoin | 75 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bowdoinham[3] | 203 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Dresden | 3 | 17 | 12 | 8 | - | - | - |
| Town of Hope | 3 | 25 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Jefferson | 34 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lewiston | 95 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lisbon | 80 | - | 16 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Litchfield | 26 | 1 | 43 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Monteville | - | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Montville Plantation | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Palermo | - | 18 | 71 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Town of Putnam | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Union | 12 | 25 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Town of Wales | 13 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Whitfield | 26 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Maine law required a majority to elect for the U.S. House of Representatives. The original election was held on November 7, 1820. A 3rd Trial would be held on May 7, 1821.
[2]Votes from Malta were rejected.
[3]Reported in the Eastern Argus, April 24, 1821 that Bowdoinham is the town where Mr. Herrick "now resides".
References:
Original Election Returns. Maine State Library, Augusta.
The Eastern Argus (Portland, ME). January 12, 1821.
American Advocate and General Advertiser (Hallowell, ME). January 13, 1821.
The Eastern Argus (Portland, ME). March 27, 1821.
The Eastern Argus (Portland, ME). April 24, 1821.
The Eastern Argus (Portland, ME). May 15, 1821.
American Advocate and General Advertiser (Hallowell, ME). September 29, 1821.
Allen, Charles Edwin. History of Dresden, ME: formerly a part of the old town of Pownalborough from its earliest settlement to the year 1900. Augusta, ME: Kennebec Journal Print Shop, 1931. 585.
Hodgkin, Douglas I., ed. Records of Lewiston, Maine. Vol. I. Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 2001. 170.
Sibley, John Langdon. History of the Town of Union, in the County of Lincoln, Maine. Boston: Benjamin B. Mussey and Co, 1851. 241.
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