Maine 1824 U.S. House of Representatives, District 5

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Maine 1824 U.S. House of Representatives, District 5
Date:
1824
State:
Maine
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
Enoch Lincoln, Joseph Howard, Ebenezer Fessenden, Daniel Bean, Benjamin Bucknell, Ebenezer Irish, Henry Rust, Asa Charles, Peter C. Virgin, Samuel Charles, Moses Stone, E. Richardson, James W. Ripley, C. Holland, Benjamin Chandler
Candidates: Enoch Lincoln[1]Joseph HowardEbenezer FessendenDaniel BeanBenjamin BucknellEbenezer IrishHenry RustAsa CharlesPeter C. VirginSamuel CharlesMoses StoneE. RichardsonJames W. RipleyC. HollandBenjamin Chandler
Affiliation:Republican
Final Result: [2]1144--------------
District of Five1144--------------
Cumberland County232--------------
Town of Baldwin40--------------
Town of Bridgton37--------------
Town of Harrison39--------------
Town of Otisfield36--------------
Town of Minot80--------------
Lincoln County45--------------
Town of Lewiston45--------------
Town of Lisbon---------------
Town of Wales---------------
Kennebec County40--------------
Town of Greene---------------
Town of Temple---------------
Town of Wilton40--------------
Oxford County827--------------
Town of Albany---------------
Town of Andover---------------
Town of Berlin---------------
Town of Bethel---------------
Town of Brownfield354211----------
Town of Buckfield51--------------
Town of Canton48--------------
Town of Denmark---------------
Town of Dixfield46--------------
Town of Fryeburg125----131-------
Fryeburg Addition---------------
Town of Gilead---------------
Town of Greenwood---------------
Town of Hartford---------------
Town of Hebron---------------
Town of Hiram62---1---11-----
Town of Jay88---------3111-
Town of Lovell61-----1-------1
Town of Livermore54--------------
Town of Mexico---------------
Town of Newry---------------
Town of Norway---------------
Town of Paris105--------------
Town of Peru20--------------
Town of Porter67--------------
Town of Rumford---------------
Town of Sumner38--------------
Town of Sweden---------------
Town of Turner---------------
Town of Waterford---------------
Town of Weld---------------
Town of Woodstock19--------------
Plantation No. 88--------------

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Official returns counted only 827 votes for Enoch Lincoln; the rest were rejected.

References:

Original Election Returns. Maine State Library, Augusta.
Oxford Observer (Paris, ME). September 16, 1824.
Portland Gazette (Portland, ME). September 21, 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.
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.
Hodgkin, Douglas I., ed. Records of Lewiston, Maine. Vol. I. Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 2001. 208.

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