1826–1827 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine
Appearance
Elections in Maine |
---|
![]() |
Maine elected its members September 8, 1826. It required a majority for election, which was not met in the 7th district, requiring additional elections December 18, 1826, April 2, and September 27, 1827.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Maine 1 | William Burleigh | Anti-Jacksonian | 1823 | Incumbent re-elected. Incumbent died July 2, 1827, before the new Congress convened, leading to a special election. |
|
Maine 2 | John Anderson | Jacksonian | 1824 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Maine 3 | Ebenezer Herrick | Anti-Jacksonian | 1821 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Anti-Jacksonian hold. |
|
Maine 4 | Peleg Sprague | Anti-Jacksonian | 1825 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Maine 5 | Enoch Lincoln | Anti-Jacksonian | 1818 (Special)[a] | Incumbent resigned in January 1826. New member elected. Jacksonian gain. Successor later elected to finish the current term. |
|
Maine 6 | Jeremiah O'Brien | Anti-Jacksonian | 1823 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Maine 7 | David Kidder | Anti-Jacksonian | 1823 | Incumbent retired. New member elected on the fourth ballot. Anti-Jacksonian hold. |
First ballot (September 8, 1826):
Second ballot (December 18, 1826):
Third ballot (April 2, 1827):
Fourth ballot (September 27, 1827):
|
See also
[edit]- 1826 Maine's 5th congressional district special election
- 1827 Maine's 1st congressional district special election
- 1826 and 1827 United States House of Representatives elections
- List of United States representatives from Maine
Notes
[edit]