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.	Y William Burleigh (Anti-Jacksonian) 60.5% Rufus McIntire (Jacksonian) 38.1% Others 1.4%
Maine 2	John Anderson	Jacksonian	1824	Incumbent re-elected. [1]	Y John Anderson (Jacksonian) 57.9% Stephen Longfellow 41.4% Others 0.7%
Maine 3	Ebenezer Herrick	Anti-Jacksonian	1821	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Anti-Jacksonian hold.	Y Joseph F. Wingate (Anti-Jacksonian) 55.2% Daniel Rose 30.1% Edwin Smith 10.4% Others 4.3%
Maine 4	Peleg Sprague	Anti-Jacksonian	1825	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Peleg Sprague (Anti-Jacksonian) 99.0% Others 1.0%
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.	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.	Y Jeremiah O'Brien (Anti-Jacksonian) 54.4% Joseph Williamson (Jacksonian) 20.0% Ralph C. Johnson 15.5% Samuel Whitney 8.1% Others 1.9%
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): William D. Williamson 36.5% Jedediah Herrick 22.7% Joseph Carr 15.9% John Wilkins 8.1% Daniel Wilkins 3.7% David Kidder (Anti-Jacksonian) 2.8% Obed Wilson 2.7% Simon Harriman 1.5% Isaac Hodson 1.5% Jacob McGaw 1.2% Others 3.5% Fourth ballot (September 27, 1827): Y Samuel Butman (Anti-Jacksonian) 53.3% Isaac Hudson 39.5% Asa Wyman 2.7% Others 4.5%

See also

• 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

1. In Massachusetts's 20th district

References

1. "ANDERSON, John". U.S. House of Representatives. Washington, D.C. Archived from the original on December 15, 2024. Retrieved November 23, 2025.