1838 Maine gubernatorial election
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County results Fairfield: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Kent: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | John Fairfield | 46,216 | 51.58% | ||
Whig | Edward Kent (incumbent) | 42,897 | 47.88% | ||
Conservative Democrat | Francis Ormand Jonathan Smith[8][9] | 405 | 0.45% | ||
Scattering | 81 | 0.09% | |||
Majority | 3,319 | 3.70% | |||
Turnout | 89,599 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic gain from Whig | Swing |
References
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- ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 124–125. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
- ^ Guide to US Elections, Fifth Edition, Volume II. CQ Press. 2005. p. 1498. ISBN 978-1-56802-981-8. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
- ^ "Maine Senate Journal 1839". digitalmaine.com. Legislative Journals. 1839. p. 11.
- ^ Compiled by Samuel L. Harris (1841). The Maine Register, and National Calendar, for the Year 1841. Portland: A. Shirley, Printer. p. 108.
- ^ Documents Printed by Order of the Legislature of the State of Maine. 1864 (PDF). Augusta: Stevens & Sayward, Printers to the State. 1864. p. 164.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Maine". Niles' National Register. Vol. IV, no. 22. Washington, D.C. July 28, 1838. p. 337. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
- ^ "Not Bad". Vermont phœnix. Brattleboro, Vt. October 12, 1838. p. 2. Retrieved May 1, 2021.