Maine's 6th congressional district is a former congressional district in Maine. It was created in 1821 after Maine achieved statehood in 1820. It was eliminated in 1863. Its last congressman was Frederick A. Pike.

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years ↑	Cong ress	Electoral history	District location
Joshua Cushman	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823	17th	Redistricted from Massachusetts's 19th district and re-elected in 1820. Redistricted to the 4th district.	1821 – 1823 Kennebec County (partial) and Somerset County[1]
Jeremiah O'Brien	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	18th 19th 20th	Elected in 1823 on the third ballot. Re-elected in 1824. Re-elected in 1826. Lost re-election as a Jacksonian.	1823 – 1833 Hancock County (partial) and Washington County[2]
	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829
Leonard Jarvis	Jacksonian	March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1833	21st 22nd	Elected in April 1830 on the sixth ballot.[lower-alpha 1] Re-elected in September 1830.[lower-alpha 2] Redistricted to the 7th district.
Joseph Hall	Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837	23rd 24th	Elected in 1833. Re-elected in 1834. Retired.	1833 – 1843 [data unknown/missing]
Hugh J. Anderson	Democratic	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841	25th 26th	Elected in 1836. Re-elected in 1838. Retired.
Alfred Marshall	Democratic	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843	27th	Elected in 1840. Retired.
Hannibal Hamlin	Democratic	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847	28th 29th	Elected in 1843. Re-elected in 1844. Retired to run for U.S. senator.	1843 – 1853 [data unknown/missing]
James S. Wiley	Democratic	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849	30th	Elected in 1846. Retired.
Charles Stetson	Democratic	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851	31st	Elected in 1848. Lost renomination.
Israel Washburn Jr.	Whig	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853	32nd	Elected in 1850. Redistricted to the 5th district.
Thomas Fuller	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1857	33rd 34th	Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1852. Elected in 1854. Retired.	1853 – 1863 [data unknown/missing]
Stephen Clark Foster	Republican	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861	35th 36th	Elected in 1856. Re-elected in 1858. Retired.
Frederick A. Pike	Republican	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863	37th	Elected in 1860. Redistricted to the 5th district.
District eliminated March 3, 1863

Notes

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present