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1839 Maine gubernatorial election
← 1838 September 9, 1839 1840 →
 
Nominee John Fairfield Edward Kent
Party Democratic Whig
Popular vote 41,038 34,749
Percentage 54.00% 45.73%
Governor before election

John Fairfield
Democratic

Elected Governor

John Fairfield
Democratic

The 1839 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 9, 1839. Incumbent Democratic Governor John Fairfield defeated Whig candidate and former Governor Edward Kent in a re-match of the previous year's election.

Results[edit]

1839 Maine gubernatorial election[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][a]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John Fairfield (incumbent) 41,038 54.00%
Whig Edward Kent 34,749 45.73%
Scattering 208 0.27%
Majority 6,289 8.27%
Turnout 75,995 100.00%
Democratic hold Swing

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Some sources give the result as Fairfield 39,221, Kent 33,339, Scattering 208. These figures exclude the votes for Fairfield and Kent from Franklin County.[9][10][11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 124–125. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
  • ^ "Maine Senate Journal 1840". digitalmaine.com. Legislative Journals. 1840. p. 20.
  • ^ Barry, Peter Neil (1965). Nineteenth Century Constitutional Amendment in Maine (PDF) (Master of Arts). Orono: University of Maine. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  • ^ Compiled by Samuel L. Harris (1841). The Maine Register, and National Calendar, for the Year 1841. Portland: A. Shirley, Printer. p. 108.
  • ^ "Maine Register, State Year-Book and Legislative Manual". Portland, Maine: Portland Directory Company. 1924. p. 269.
  • ^ Documents Printed by Order of the Legislature of the State of Maine. 1864 (PDF). Augusta: Stevens & Sayward, Printers to the State. 1864. p. 164.
  • ^ "1834-1841 General Election: Governor". digitalmaine.com. Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions.
  • ^ 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.
  • ^ "ME Governor, 1838". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  • ^ Guide to US Elections, Fifth Edition, Volume II. CQ Press. 2005. p. 1498. ISBN 978-1-56802-981-8. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  • ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 89. ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0.


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