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  ME - 1st Eastern - Special Election
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Parents > United States > Maine > ME - 1st Eastern District
OfficeHouse of Representatives
HonorificRepresentative - Abbr: Rep.
Type Special Election
Filing Deadline November 01, 1820 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 07, 1820 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 07, 1820 - 02:00pm Central
Term Start December 11, 1820 - 12:00am
Term End March 04, 1821 - 12:00am
ContributorChronicler
Last ModifiedRBH February 09, 2011 10:58pm
Data SourcesMichael J. Dubin, United States Congressional Elections 1788-1997, p. 67.
Description Special election held to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of John Holmes, a Representative from Massachusetts but living inside the new state of Maine. As a result, this was the first congressional election in Maine (though held the same day as the regular election for the term 1821-1823).
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PartyFederalist Won11/07/1820
NameJoseph Dane Votes955 (52.39%)
Term03/04/1821 - 03/04/1823 Margin255 (+13.99%)
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Name Joseph Dane Alexander Rice Isaac Lyman Senate President William Moody (W) Unidentified Scattering  
PartyFederalist Democratic-Republican Unknown Democratic-Republican Independent  
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Uncertified Votes 929 (53.64%) 662 (38.22%) 78 (4.50%) 46 (2.66%) 17 (0.98%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -267 (-15.42%) -851 (-49.13%) -883 (-50.98%) -912 (-52.66%)  
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