Maine's 6th congressional district

Maine's 6th congressional district is a former congressional district in Maine. It was created in 1821 after Maine achieved statehood in 1820. It was eliminated in 1863. Its last congressman was Frederick A. Pike.

"ME-6" redirects here. For the state route, see Maine State Route 6.

List of members representing the district
Member Party Years ↑ Cong
ress		 Electoral history District location
Joshua Cushman Democratic-Republican March 4, 1821 –
March 3, 1823		 17th Redistricted from Massachusetts's 19th district and re-elected in 1820.
Redistricted to the 4th district.		 1821 – 1823
Kennebec County (partial) and Somerset County[1]
Jeremiah O'Brien Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican March 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825		 18th
19th
20th		 Elected in 1823 on the third ballot.
Re-elected in 1824.
Re-elected in 1826.
Lost re-election as a Jacksonian.		 1823 – 1833
Hancock County (partial) and Washington County[2]
Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1829
Leonard Jarvis Jacksonian March 4, 1829 –
March 3, 1833		 21st
22nd		 Elected in April 1830 on the sixth ballot.[lower-alpha 1]
Re-elected in September 1830.[lower-alpha 2]
Redistricted to the 7th district.

Joseph Hall		 Jacksonian March 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1837		 23rd
24th		 [data unknown/missing] 1833 – 1843
[data unknown/missing]

Hugh J. Anderson		 Democratic March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1841		 25th
26th		 [data unknown/missing]
Alfred Marshall Democratic March 4, 1841 –
March 3, 1843		 27th [data unknown/missing]

Hannibal Hamlin		 Democratic March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1847		 28th
29th		 [data unknown/missing] 1843 – 1853
[data unknown/missing]
James S. Wiley Democratic March 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1849		 30th [data unknown/missing]
Charles Stetson Democratic March 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1851		 31st [data unknown/missing]

Israel Washburn Jr.		 Whig March 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1853		 32nd [data unknown/missing]
Redistricted to the 5th district.
Thomas Fuller Democratic March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1857		 33rd
34th		 Redistricted from the 7th district.
[data unknown/missing]		 1853 – 1863
[data unknown/missing]

Stephen Clark Foster		 Republican March 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1861		 35th
36th		 [data unknown/missing]

Frederick A. Pike		 Republican March 4, 1861 –
March 3, 1863		 37th [data unknown/missing]
Redistricted to the 5th district.
District eliminated March 3, 1863

Notes
  1. Leonard Jarvis was elected to the 1829–1831 term on April 5, 1830, near the end of the Congress.
  2. Leonard Jarvis was re-elected in September 13, 1830 to the 1831–1833 term

References
  1. https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/5d86p0402
  2. https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/kd17ct124
  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
  • Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
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