1834 Maine gubernatorial election

1834 Maine gubernatorial election

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Nominee Robert P. Dunlap Peleg Sprague Party Democratic Whig Popular vote 37,481 32,967 Percentage 52.35% 46.04%

County results Dunlap:     50–60%     60–70% Sprague:     50–60%     60–70%

Governor before election Robert P. Dunlap Democratic Elected Governor Robert P. Dunlap Democratic

The 1834 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 8, 1834. Incumbent Democratic Governor Robert P. Dunlap defeated Whig candidate Peleg Sprague.

Results

1834 Maine gubernatorial election ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [a]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Robert P. Dunlap (incumbent)	37,481	52.35%
	Whig	Peleg Sprague	32,967	46.04%
	Anti-Masonic	Thomas A. Hill	1,076	1.50%
	Scattering		78	0.11%
Majority			4,514	6.31%
Turnout			71,602	100.00%
	Democratic hold		Swing

Notes

1. Almost all 21st century sources give the result as Dunlap 38,133, Sprague 33,732, Hill 1,076, Scattering 90. These figures include 1,429 votes which were rejected. ^{[5] [6] [7] [8] [9]}

References

1. "Maine House Journal 1835". digitalmaine.com. Legislative Journals. 1835. p. 16.
2. "Maine Senate Journal 1835". digitalmaine.com. Legislative Journals. 1835. p. 9.
3. Compiled by Samuel L. Harris (1841). The Maine Register, and National Calendar, for the Year 1841. Portland: A. Shirley, Printer. p. 107.
4. "1834-1841 General Election: Governor". digitalmaine.com. Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions.
5. "ME Governor, 1834". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
6. Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 124–125. ISBN   0-930466-17-9.
7. Guide to US Elections, Fifth Edition, Volume II . CQ Press. 2005. p.  1497. ISBN   978-1-56802-981-8 . Retrieved August 23, 2021.
8. Documents Printed by Order of the Legislature of the State of Maine. 1864 (PDF). Augusta: Stevens & Sayward, Printers to the State. 1864. p. 163.
9. Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. pp. 89–90. ISBN   978-0-7864-1439-0.