1831 Maine gubernatorial election

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1831 Maine gubernatorial election
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←  1830 September 12, 1831 1832  →
  Samuel Emerson Smith, Maine Governor.jpg Daniel Goodenow.jpg
Nominee Samuel E. Smith Daniel Goodenow
Party Democratic National Republican
Popular vote28,29221,821
Percentage56.34%43.45%
Governor before election

Samuel E. Smith
Democratic

Elected Governor

Samuel E. Smith
Democratic

The 1831 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 12, 1831. Incumbent Democratic Governor Samuel E. Smith defeated National Republican candidate Daniel Goodenow.

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Results

1831 Maine gubernatorial election [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [lower-alpha 1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Samuel E. Smith (incumbent) 28,292 56.34%
National Republican Daniel Goodenow 21,82143.45%
Scattering1060.21%
Majority6,47112.89%
Turnout 50,219100.00%
Democratic hold Swing

Notes

  1. ↑ Some sources give the result as Smith 28,368, Goodenow 21,976, Scattering 106. These figures include the votes from Wiscasset, which were rejected. [7] [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 124–125. ISBN   0-930466-17-9.
  2. ↑ Guide to US Elections, Fifth Edition, Volume II . CQ Press. 2005. p.  1497. ISBN   978-1-56802-981-8 . Retrieved August 23, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Maine Senate Journal 1832". digitalmaine.com. Legislative Journals. 1832. p. 15.
  4. ↑ Compiled by Samuel L. Harris (1841). The Maine Register, and National Calendar, for the Year 1841. Portland: A. Shirley, Printer. p. 106.
  5. ↑ Documents Printed by Order of the Legislature of the State of Maine. 1864 (PDF). Augusta: Stevens & Sayward, Printers to the State. 1864. p. 163.
  6. ↑ "1834-1841 General Election: Governor". digitalmaine.com. Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions.
  7. ↑ "ME Governor, 1831". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
  8. ↑ 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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