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1843 Maine U.S. House District 2 Election

Maine · 3 candidates · See every 1843 U.S. House race

Who won the 1843 Maine U.S. House District 2 Election?

Robert Dunlap won the 1843 Maine U.S. House District 2 Election. Robert Dunlap received 4,837 popular votes (55.27%). The main challenger was Henry Little (31.88%).

See the full head-to-head between Dunlap and Little

Dunlap +23.4 pts · won by 2,047 votes
Robert DunlapDemocraticWINNER55.27%
4,837 votes
Henry LittleIndependent31.88%
2,790 votes
Samuel FessendenIndependent10.92%
956 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.9% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.