Maine 1824 U.S. House of Representatives, District 4
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Maine 1824 U.S. House of Representatives, District 4
- Date:
- 1824
- State:
- Maine
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- Thomas Fillebrown, Peleg Sprague, Joshua Cushman, Robert C. Vose, Sanford Kingsbury, Rufus Burnham, Ebenezer T. Warren, John Comings, Thomas Bond, Timothy Boutelle, Reuel Williams, Abijah Smith, Thomas Coss, Thomas Rice, John Pitts, Joshua Gage, William Clarke, Thomas Francis, Benjamin White, Jr., Samuel Currier, Reuel Howard, Baxter Crowell, Hobart Richardson, William Spearin, scattering
| Candidates: | Thomas Fillebrown | Peleg Sprague | Joshua Cushman | Robert C. Vose | Sanford Kingsbury | Rufus Burnham | Ebenezer T. Warren | John Comings | Thomas Bond | Timothy Boutelle | Reuel Williams | Abijah Smith | Thomas Coss | Thomas Rice | John Pitts | Joshua Gage | William Clarke | Thomas Francis | Benjamin White, Jr. | Samuel Currier | Reuel Howard | Baxter Crowell | Hobart Richardson | William Spearin | scattering |
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| Affiliation: | Republican | Republican | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Final Result: [1][2] | 602 | 513 | 414 | 207 | 141 | 88 | 59 | 26 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 66 |
| District of Four | 602 | 513 | 414 | 207 | 141 | 88 | 59 | 26 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kennebec County | 572 | 513 | 414 | 207 | 141 | 88 | 2 | - | 23 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Town of Albion[3] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Augusta[4] | 4 | 26 | 15 | 52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| Town of Belgrade[5] | - | 12 | 52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Burnham | - | 19 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Chesterville | - | 14 | 35 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of China | - | 11 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 60 |
| Town of Clinton | 4 | 14 | 58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Dearborn[6] | - | - | 4 | 51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Farmington | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Fayette | 22 | 41 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Freedom | 14 | - | - | - | - | 35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Gardiner[7] | 22 | - | 2 | - | 74 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hallowell | 28 | 59 | 12 | - | 38 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Joy | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Leeds | - | 119 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Monmouth | 101 | 68 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Mount Vernon | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of New Sharon | 52 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Pittston | 78 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Readfield | 49 | 86 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Rome | - | - | - | 44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sidney | - | - | 3 | 26 | 28 | - | - | - | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Unity | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | - | 53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Vassalborough | - | 16 | 83 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Vienna | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Waterville[8] | 45 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 6 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Town of Wayne | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Windsor | 49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Winthrop | 102 | 11 | 16 | 31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Winslow | 1 | 3 | 62 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Lincoln County | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | 57 | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Appleton Plantation | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Montville | - | - | - | - | - | - | 57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Montville Plantation | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Palermo | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Patricktown Plantation | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Washington | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Maine law required a majority to elect for the U.S. House of Representatives. A 2nd Trial would be held on January 3, 1825.
[2]Because of town returns that were not returned in time, many of the returns listed in newspapers did not match the actual totals.
[3]"Not seasonably returned." Original Returns.
[4]"Not seasonably returned." Original Returns.
[5]The American Advocate, 18 September 1824, reported different vote totals. They reported 7 votes for Joshua Cushman and 81 votes for Robert C. Vose.
[6]"Not seasonably returned." Original Returns.
[7]"Not seasonably returned." Original Returns.
[8]The American Advocate, 18 September 1824, includes the totals from Waterville twice. The second occurance of Waterville returns has 45 votes for Thomas Fillebrown, 28 votes for Joshua Cushman, and 30 votes "Scattering."
References:
Original Election Returns. Maine State Library, Augusta.
American Advocate and General Advertiser (Hallowell, ME). September 18, 1824.
Independent Statesman and Maine Republican (Portland, ME). November 26, 1824.
American Advocate and General Advertiser (Hallowell, ME). November 27, 1824.
Portland Gazette (Portland, ME). November 30, 1824.
Boston Weekly Messenger (Boston, MA). December 2, 1824.
Maine Gazette (Bath, ME). December 2, 1824.
Eastport Sentinel (Eastport, ME). December 3, 1824.
Bangor Register (Bangor, ME). December 9, 1824.
American Advocate and General Advertiser (Hallowell, ME). December 11, 1824.
The Eastern Argus (Portland, ME). December 21, 1824.
Dubin, Michael J. United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results of the Elections of the 1st through 105th Congresses. Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Company, 1998.
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