Ether Shepley

U.S. House candidate

Born: November 2, 1789
Died: January 15, 1877
Age at death: 87
Home state: Maine
Party: Independent
Years in office: 3 years in the U.S. Senate
On the ballot: 1823

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Shepley6

Opponents14,634

Elections run

Ether Shepley (1789–1877), an Independent politician from Maine, ran once for U.S. office, losing the 1823 U.S. House election in Maine's District 1 to William Burleigh, receiving 6 votes (0.25%).

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How many votes has Ether Shepley received?

Ether Shepley has received 6 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 0–1.

Election history

Ether Shepley’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1823	U.S. HouseMaine	Lost	60.25%	Thomas G Thornton William Burleigh B G McIntire Isaac Lane Edward P Hayman Benjamin Greene Peter M McDonald Joseph Prime George W Wallingford John Bowdoin Charles E Allen John Spring James Ayer Samuel E Smith Enoch Wood Joshua Goodwin W P Thompson A K Parris D A H Powers Tucker Kimball Joshua Hall John Bodwell Timothy Shaw Israel Lassell Seth S Fairfield David Legrow Joseph Dane Samuel Fox Cyrus 11ll G D Weeks Samuel Burbank John M Parsons Phinehas Ricken P G Hooper Samuel Shapleigh Exekiel Whitman W A Tucker O S Pillsbury Thomas Sands Henry Woodman Lane Isaac Abner Sawyer David Appleton Moses Garey Simon Nowell Sulvester Haley L B Swett Elijah P Pike Alexander Rice Carver Buker Henry Hobbs Silas Whood John Huston

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000334) and Wikidata (Q1371192). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

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Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified September 25, 2026.