Maine 1823 U.S. House of Representatives, District 3
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Maine 1823 U.S. House of Representatives, District 3
- Date:
- 1823
- State:
- Maine
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- Mark L. Hill, Ebenezer Herrick, Jeremiah Bailey, Daniel Rose, Samuel Thatcher, Benjamin Ames, Samuel E. Smith, Nathaniel Dole, T. Lewis, Abel Merrill, Hezekiah P. Allen, John S. Wright, Ebenezer D. Robinson, Daniel Siders, Jonathan Thayer, Ebenezer Thatcher, Edwin Smith, Isaac Barnard, Peleg Tallman, Thomas Trundy
| Candidates: | Mark L. Hill | Ebenezer Herrick | Jeremiah Bailey | Daniel Rose | Samuel Thatcher | Benjamin Ames | Samuel E. Smith | Nathaniel Dole | T. Lewis | Abel Merrill | Hezekiah P. Allen | John S. Wright | Ebenezer D. Robinson | Daniel Siders | Jonathan Thayer | Ebenezer Thatcher | Edwin Smith | Isaac Barnard | Peleg Tallman | Thomas Trundy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Crawford | Adams | Federalist | Adams | ||||||||||||||||
| Final Result: [1][2] | 1191 | 986 | 863 | 587 | 126 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| District of Three | 1191 | 986 | 863 | 587 | 126 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Lincoln County | 1191 | 986 | 863 | 587 | 126 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Town of Alna | 42 | 1 | 34 | 23 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bath | 83 | 193 | 38 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Town of Boothbay | 33 | - | - | 81 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bowdoin | 11 | 188 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bowdoinham | 1 | 225 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bristol[3] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Camden | 32 | 1 | 27 | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Cushing | 40 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Dresden | 7 | 85 | 3 | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Edgecomb | 39 | - | 106 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Friendship | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Georgetown | 125 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hope | 10 | 35 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Nobleborough | 38 | - | 44 | 107 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Jefferson | 76 | 3 | 54 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of New Castle | 44 | 4 | 53 | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Phipsburg | 122 | 4 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Richmond | 1 | 70 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Saint George | 15 | - | - | 31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Thomaston | 72 | - | - | 104 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Topsham | 15 | 87 | 17 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Union | 3 | 1 | 113 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Town of Waldoborough | 52 | 1 | 108 | 6 | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Warren | 67 | 4 | - | - | 92 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Whitefield | 17 | 5 | - | 115 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Wiscasset | 71 | 3 | 137 | 4 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Town of Woolwich | 28 | 1 | 86 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Maine law required a majority to elect for the U.S. House of Representatives. A 2nd Trial would be held on June 30, 1823.
[2]"It is certain from the above returns that there is no election in this District. We hope that on the next trial, the people may be induced to discard personal feeling, and unite in some man who on consultation may be thought best able to promote to good of the country, and most faithful to his constituents." Maine Gazette (Bath, ME). April 11, 1823.
[3]There were no votes recorded in Bristol.
References:
Original Election Returns. Maine State Library, Augusta.
Maine Gazette (Bath, ME). March 28, 1823.
Hancock Gazette and Penobscot Patriot (Belfast, ME). April 9, 1823.
Maine Gazette (Bath, ME). April 11, 1823.
The Eastern Argus (Portland, ME). April 15, 1823.
Portland Gazette (Portland, ME). April 15, 1823.
Maine Gazette (Bath, ME). April 18, 1823.
Maine Gazette (Bath, ME). April 25, 1823.
The Eastern Argus (Portland, ME). May 20, 1823.
Portland Gazette (Portland, ME). May 20, 1823.
Maine Gazette (Bath, ME). May 23, 1823.
American Advocate and General Advertiser (Hallowell, ME). May 24, 1823.
Independent Statesman and Maine Republican (Portland, ME). May 24, 1823.
Eastport Sentinel (Eastport, ME). May 31, 1823.
Bangor Register (Bangor, ME). June 5, 1823.
Aiken, Ruth J., ed. Records of the Lower St. Georges and Cushing, Maine: 1605-1897. Cushing, ME: Driftwood Farm, 1987. 53.
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.
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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