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1826 Maine's 5th congressional district special election

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A special election was held in **** was held on September 11, 1826, to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of Enoch Lincoln (A) in January, having been elected Governor of Maine. As a majority was not achieved on the first ballot, a second election was held November 27.

Election results

Candidate	Party	First ballot	Second ballot	Votes	Percent
James W. Ripley	Jacksonian	1,563	49.8%	623	54.1%
Samuel A. Bradley	Unknown	448	14.3%	407	35.3%
Levi Whitman	Jacksonian	1,055	33.6%
Oliver Herrick	Unknown		112	9.7%
Scattering	76	2.4%	10	0.9%

Ripley took his seat December 4, 1826. With his election, the 5th district changed from Adams Party control to Jacksonian control.

References

[http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/19.pdf 19th Congress membership roster] {{webarchive. link. (2013-03-09)
Ordered according to final ballot
[http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=718206 Election details from Ourcampaigns.com]
[http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=718207 Election details from Ourcampaigns.com]

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