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1836 Maine gubernatorial election
← 1835 September 12, 1836 1837 →
 
Nominee Robert P. Dunlap Edward Kent
Party Democratic Whig
Popular vote 31,837 22,703
Percentage 58.22% 41.51%
Governor before election

Robert P. Dunlap
Democratic

Elected Governor

Robert P. Dunlap
Democratic

The 1836 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 12, 1836. Incumbent Democratic Governor Robert P. Dunlap won re-election to a fourth term.

Results

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1836 Maine gubernatorial election[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Robert P. Dunlap (incumbent) 31,837 58.22%
Whig Edward Kent 22,703 41.51%
Scattering 148 0.27%
Majority 9,134 16.70%
Turnout 54,688 100.00%
Democratic hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ "ME Governor, 1836". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  • ^ 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 1837". digitalmaine.com. Legislative Journals. 1837. p. 19.
  • ^ Compiled by Samuel L. Harris (1841). The Maine Register, and National Calendar, for the Year 1841. Portland: A. Shirley, Printer. p. 107.
  • ^ Documents Printed by Order of the Legislature of the State of Maine. 1864 (PDF). Augusta: Stevens & Sayward, Printers to the State. 1864. p. 164.


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