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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

1838 Maine gubernatorial election[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

  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.


source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1838_Maine_gubernatorial_election