1826–1827 United States House of Representatives 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)[lower-alpha 1] Incumbent resigned in January 1826.
New member elected.
Jacksonian gain.
Successor later elected to finish the current term.
  • Y James W. Ripley (Jacksonian) 52.6%
  • Levi Whitman (Jacksonian) 30.6%
  • Samuel Bradbury 15.8%
  • Others 1.0%
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):
  • William D. Williamson 42.8%
  • Jacob McGaw 34.8%
  • Simon Harriman 6.3%
  • Jonathan Farrar 5.1%
  • David Perham 3.5%
  • Others 7.5%

Second ballot (December 18, 1826):
  • John Wilkins 46.6%
  • Jacob McGaw 35.4%
  • Simeon Stetson 11.4%
  • Jedediah Herrick 1.8%
  • Simon Call 1.7%
  • George Leonard 1.6%
  • Daniel Wilkins 1.6%

Third ballot (April 2, 1827):

Fourth ballot (September 27, 1827):
  • Y Samuel Butman (Anti-Jacksonian) 53.3%
  • Isaac Hudson 39.5%
  • Asa Wyman 2.7%
  • Others 4.5%

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