1914 Maine gubernatorial election

1914 Maine gubernatorial election

←  1912 September 14, 1914 1916  →

Nominee Oakley C. Curtis William T. Haines Halbert P. Gardner Party Democratic Republican Progressive Popular vote 62,076 58,887 18,226 Percentage 43.82% 41.57% 12.87%

Governor before election William T. Haines Republican Elected Governor Oakley C. Curtis Democratic

The 1914 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 14, 1914.

Incumbent Republican Governor William T. Haines was defeated for re-election by Democratic candidate Oakley C. Curtis.

Results

1914 Maine gubernatorial election ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [lower-alpha 1]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Oakley C. Curtis	62,076	43.82%
	Republican	William T. Haines (incumbent)	58,887	41.57%
	Progressive	Halbert P. Gardner	18,226	12.87%
	Socialist	Percy F. Morse	1,880	1.33%
	Prohibition	Frederick A. Shepherd	597	0.42%
Majority			3,189	2.25%
Turnout			141,666	100.00%
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing

Notes

1. The Maine House Journal and Maine Senate Journal record the result as Curtis 62,052, Haines 58,825, Gardner 18,226, Morse 1,880, Shepherd 597. ^{[6] [7]}

References

1. "ME Governor, 1914". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
2. Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 126–127. ISBN   0-930466-17-9.
3. Guide to US Elections, Fifth Edition, Volume II . CQ Press. 2005. p.  1499. ISBN   978-1-56802-981-8 . Retrieved August 23, 2021.
4. Dubin, Michael J. (2013). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1912-1931: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 3. ISBN   978-0-7864-7033-4.
5. Maine Register, State Year-Book and Legislative Manual. Vol. 55. Portland, Maine: Portland Directory Company. 1924. p. 273.
6. "Legislative Record – House". Legislative Record of the Seventy-Seventh Legislature of the State of Maine. 1915 (PDF). p. 18.
7. "Legislative Record – Senate". Legislative Record of the Seventy-Seventh Legislature of the State of Maine. 1915 (PDF). p. 15.