1835 Maine gubernatorial election

1835 Maine gubernatorial election

←  1834 September 14, 1835 1836  →

Nominee Robert P. Dunlap William King Party Democratic Whig Popular vote 27,733 16,860 Percentage 61.35% 37.29%

County results Dunlap:     50–60%     60–70%     90–100% King:     40–50%

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

The 1835 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 14, 1835. ^[1]

Incumbent Democratic Governor Robert P. Dunlap defeated Whig candidate William King.

Results

1835 Maine gubernatorial election ^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [a]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Robert P. Dunlap (incumbent)	27,733	61.35%
	National Republican	William King	16,860	37.29%
	Scattering		615	1.36%
Majority			10,873	24.06%
Turnout			45,208	100.00%
	Democratic hold		Swing

Notes

1. Some sources give Dunlap's vote as 45,208. ^{[10] [11] [12]}

References

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7. Compiled by Samuel L. Harris (1841). The Maine Register, and National Calendar, for the Year 1841. Portland: A. Shirley, Printer. p. 107.
8. "1834-1841 General Election: Governor". digitalmaine.com. Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions.
9. 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.
10. Documents Printed by Order of the Legislature of the State of Maine. 1864 (PDF). Augusta: Stevens & Sayward, Printers to the State. 1864. p. 164.
11. Maine Register, State Year-Book and Legislative Manual. Vol. 55. Portland, Maine: Portland Directory Company. 1924. p. 269.
12. Barry, Peter Neil (1965). Nineteenth Century Constitutional Amendment in Maine (PDF) (Master of Arts). Orono: University of Maine. Retrieved August 23, 2021.