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The 1912 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 9, 1912.

Incumbent Democratic Governor Frederick W. Plaisted was defeated for re-election by Republican candidate William T. Haines.

Results

1912 Maine gubernatorial election[1][2][3][4][5][a]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican William T. Haines 70,931 49.97%
Democratic Frederick W. Plaisted (incumbent) 67,702 47.70%
Socialist George Allan England 2,081 1.47%
Prohibition William I. Sterling 1,217 0.86%
Scattering 9 0.01%
Majority 3,229 2.27%
Turnout 141,940 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic Swing

Notes

  1. ^ The Maine Senate Journal records Plaisted's vote as 67,602.[6]

References

  1. ^ "ME Governor, 1912". 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. 1. 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 – Senate". Legislative Record of the Seventy-Sixth Legislature of the State of Maine. 1913 (PDF). p. 16.


source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1912_Maine_gubernatorial_election