1824–1825 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine

Maine elected its members September 13, 1824. Maine law required a majority vote for election, necessitating additional ballots in the 3rd and 4th districts on January 3, 1825, April 4, 1825, and September 12, 1825.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Maine 1 William Burleigh Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican 1823 Incumbent re-elected as Anti-Jacksonian.
  • √ William Burleigh (Anti-Jacksonian) 67.6%
  • Rufus MacIntire 22.0%
  • John MacDonald 8.2%
  • Others 2.1%
Maine 2 Stephen Longfellow Adams-Clay Federalist 1823 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Jacksonian gain.
  • √ John Anderson (Jacksonian) 55.9%
  • Stephen Longfellow (Anti-Jacksonian) 43.2%
  • Others 0.9%
Maine 3 Ebenezer Herrick Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican 1821 Incumbent re-elected as Anti-Jacksonian. First ballot (September 13, 1824):
  • Ebenezer Herrick (Anti-Jacksonian) 46.2%
  • Albert Smith 35.7%
  • Ebenezer Thatcher 14.3%
  • Other 3.7%

Second ballot (January 3, 1825):
  • Ebenezer Herrick (Anti-Jacksonian) 44.3%
  • Albert Smith 27.2%
  • Ebenezer Thatcher 24.3%
  • Elisha J. Ford 1.8%
  • Moses Carlton 1.2%
  • Others 1.1%

Third ballot (April 4, 1825):

Fourth ballot (September 12, 1825):
Maine 4 Joshua Cushman Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican 1818[lower-alpha 1] Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Anti-Jacksonian gain.		 First ballot (September 13, 1824):
  • Thomas Fillebrown 27.7%
  • Peleg Sprague (Anti-Jacksonian) 23.6%
  • Joshua Cushman (Anti-Jacksonian) 19.0%
  • Robert C. Vose 9.5%
  • Sanford Kingsbury 6.5%
  • Rufus Burnham 4.0%
  • Ebenezer T. Warren 2.7%
  • John Comings 1.2%
  • Thomas Bond 1.1%
  • Others 4.7%

Second ballot (January 3, 1825):
  • No data available for 2nd trial

Third ballot (April 4, 1825):
  • √ Peleg Sprague (Anti-Jacksonian) 65.9%
  • Robert C. Vose 15.0%
  • Thomas Fillebrown 13.6%
  • Joshua Cushman (Anti-Jacksonian) 2.1%
  • Timothy Boutelle 2.1%
  • Sanford Kingsbury 1.0%
  • Others 0.3%
Maine 5 Enoch Lincoln Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican 1818 (Special)[lower-alpha 2] Incumbent re-elected as Anti-Jacksonian.
Maine 6 Jeremiah O'Brien Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican 1823 Incumbent re-elected as Anti-Jacksonian.
Maine 7 David Kidder Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican 1823 Incumbent re-elected as Anti-Jacksonian.
Elections in Maine

See also

Notes
  1. In Massachusetts's 19th district
  2. In Massachusetts's 20th district
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