1838 Maine gubernatorial election

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1838 Maine gubernatorial election
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Nominee John Fairfield Edward Kent
Party Democratic Whig
Popular vote46,21642,897
Percentage51.58%47.88%
Governor before election

Edward Kent
Whig

Elected Governor

John Fairfield
Democratic

The 1838 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 10, 1838. Incumbent Whig Governor Edward Kent was defeated for re-election by Democratic candidate John Fairfield.

Results

1838 Maine gubernatorial election [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic John Fairfield 46,216 51.58%
Whig Edward Kent (incumbent)42,89747.88%
Conservative Democrat Francis Ormand Jonathan Smith [8] [9] 4050.45%
Scattering810.09%
Majority3,3193.70%
Turnout 89,599100.00%
Democratic gain from Whig Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "ME Governor, 1838". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  2. ↑ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 124–125. ISBN   0-930466-17-9.
  3. ↑ Guide to US Elections, Fifth Edition, Volume II . CQ Press. 2005. p.  1498. ISBN   978-1-56802-981-8 . Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Maine Senate Journal 1839". digitalmaine.com. Legislative Journals. 1839. p. 11.
  5. ↑ Compiled by Samuel L. Harris (1841). The Maine Register, and National Calendar, for the Year 1841. Portland: A. Shirley, Printer. p. 108.
  6. ↑ Documents Printed by Order of the Legislature of the State of Maine. 1864 (PDF). Augusta: Stevens & Sayward, Printers to the State. 1864. p. 164.
  7. ↑ Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 237. ISBN   0-379-00665-0.
  8. ↑ "Maine". Niles' National Register. Vol. IV, no. 22. Washington, D.C. July 28, 1838. p. 337. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Not Bad". Vermont phœnix. Brattleboro, Vt. October 12, 1838. p. 2. Retrieved May 1, 2021.


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