1926 Maine gubernatorial election

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1926 Maine gubernatorial election
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Nominee Ralph Owen Brewster Ernest L. McLean
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote100,77680,748
Percentage55.52%44.48%
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County results
Brewster:     50–60%     60–70%
McLean:     50–60%
Governor before election

Ralph Owen Brewster
Republican

Elected Governor

Ralph Owen Brewster
Republican

The 1926 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 13, 1926. Incumbent Republican Governor Ralph Owen Brewster defeated Democratic candidate Ernest L. McLean.

Results

1926 Maine gubernatorial election [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Ralph Owen Brewster (incumbent) 100,776 55.52%
Democratic Ernest L. McLean80,74844.48%
Majority20,02811.04%
Turnout 181,524100.00%
Republican hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "ME Governor, 1926". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 20, 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 April 20, 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. 11. ISBN   978-0-7864-7033-4.
  5. ↑ Legislative Record of the Eighty-Third Legislature of the State of Maine. 1927 (PDF). Augusta, Maine: Kennebec Journal Company. 1927. p. 22.


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