1823 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine

Although Maine neither gained nor lost seats after the 1820 United States census, redistricting placed two incumbents into the 3rd district . Maine elected its members on April 7, 1823, after the term began but before the new Congress convened. Maine law required a majority for election, with additional ballots taken if a majority were not achieved. This proved necessary in 1823 in the 1st , 3rd , 4th , and 6th districts, but all members were still chosen before the new Congress convened.

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Maine 1 [1]	Joseph Dane	Federalist	1820 (Special)	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain.	First ballot (April 7, 1823): Isaac Lane (Democratic-Republican) 29.9% William Burleigh (Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican) 27.7% Thomas G. Thornton (Democratic-Republican) 11.4% Edward P. Hayman 8.8% Rufus McIntire (Jackson Democratic-Republican) 8.0% Benjamin Greene 7.5% John MacDonald 5.5% Others 1.2% Second ballot (June 30, 1823): William Burleigh (Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican) 41.6% Isaac Lane (Democratic-Republican) 33.5% Rufus McIntire (Jackson Democratic-Republican) 20.7% John MacDonald 1.3% Edward P. Hayman 1.0% Others 1.9% Third ballot (September 9, 1823): William Burleigh (Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican) 48.4% Rufus McIntire (Jackson Democratic-Republican) 42.2% Isaac Lane (Democratic-Republican) 7.7% Others 1.8% Fourth ballot (November 3, 1823): √ William Burleigh (Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican) 52.3% Rufus McIntire (Jackson Democratic-Republican) 47.7%
Maine 2 [2]	Mark Harris	Democratic-Republican	1822 (Special)	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist gain.	√ Stephen Longfellow (Adams-Clay Federalist) 50.5% John Anderson (Democratic-Republican) 47.7% Others 1.8%
Maine 3 [3]	Ebenezer Herrick Redistricted from the 5th district	Democratic-Republican	1821	Incumbent re-elected.	First ballot (April 7, 1823): Mark Langdon Hill (Democratic-Republican) 31.6% Ebenezer Herrick (Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican) 26.1% Jeremiah Bailey (Federalist) 22.9% Daniel Rose (Democratic-Republican) 15.6% Samuel Thatcher (Federalist?) 3.3% Second ballot (June 30, 1823): Mark Langdon Hill (Democratic-Republican) 40.1% Ebenezer Herrick (Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican) 39.4% Jeremiah Bailey (Federalist) 16.0% Daniel Rose (Democratic-Republican) 3.1% Samuel Thatcher (Federalist?) 1.1% Others 0.3% Third ballot (September 9, 1823): √ Ebenezer Herrick (Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican) 63.5% Mark Langdon Hill (Democratic-Republican) 35.7% Others 0.8%
	Mark Langdon Hill	Democratic-Republican	1819 [a]	Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic-Republican loss.
Maine 4 [4]	Joshua Cushman Redistricted from the 6th district	Democratic-Republican	1818 [b]	Incumbent re-elected.	First ballot (April 7, 1823): Joshua Cushman (Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican) 47.8% Ebenezer T. Warren (Democratic-Republican) 47.3% Sanford Kingsbury 1.7% James Parker (Democratic-Republican) 1.4% Thomas Fillebrown 1.3% Nathan Cutler 0.5% Second ballot (June 30, 1823): √ Joshua Cushman (Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican) 60.2% Ebenezer T. Warren (Democratic-Republican) 29.1% Josiah Prescott 7.5% Others 3.2%
Maine 5 [5]	Enoch Lincoln Redistricted from the 7th district	Democratic-Republican	1818 (Special) [c]	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Enoch Lincoln (Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican) 96.7% Ezekiel Thompson 1.7% Others 1.6%
Maine 6 [6]	None (District created)			New seat. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain.	First ballot (April 7, 1823): Jeremiah O'Brien (Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican) 31.4% Alfred Johnson Jr. (Democratic-Republican) 28.2% William Abbott (Federalist) 25.4% Aaron Holbrook (Democratic-Republican) 9.4% Jonathan D. Weston 3.9% Others 1.7% Second ballot (June 30, 1823): Jeremiah O'Brien (Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican) 40.8% Alfred Johnson Jr. (Democratic-Republican) 37.1% William Abbott (Federalist) 21.9% Others 0.2% Third ballot (September 9, 1823): √ Jeremiah O'Brien (Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican) 53.2% Alfred Johnson Jr. (Democratic-Republican) 26.6% William Abbott (Federalist) 18.7% Others 1.5%
Maine 7 [7]	William D. Williamson Redistricted from the 4th district	Democratic-Republican	1820	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	√ David Kidder (Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican) 51.8% William Emerson (Democratic-Republican) 24.7% Obid Wilson 17.8% Others 5.8%

References

1. "Maine 1823 U.S. House of Representatives, District 1". A New Nation Votes - American Election Returns 1787-1825. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
2. "Maine 1823 U.S. House of Representatives, District 2". A New Nation Votes - American Election Returns 1787-1825. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
3. "Maine 1823 U.S. House of Representatives, District 3". A New Nation Votes - American Election Returns 1787-1825. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
4. "Maine 1823 U.S. House of Representatives, District 4". A New Nation Votes - American Election Returns 1787-1825. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
5. "Maine 1823 U.S. House of Representatives, District 5". A New Nation Votes - American Election Returns 1787-1825. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
6. "Maine 1823 U.S. House of Representatives, District 6". A New Nation Votes - American Election Returns 1787-1825. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
7. "Maine 1823 U.S. House of Representatives, District 7". A New Nation Votes - American Election Returns 1787-1825. Retrieved November 2, 2025.

Notes

1. In Massachusetts's 16th district
2. In Massachusetts's 19th district
3. In Massachusetts's 20th district

See also

• 1822 Maine's 2nd congressional district special election
• 1822 and 1823 United States House of Representatives elections
• List of United States representatives from Maine