1839 Maine gubernatorial election

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1839 Maine gubernatorial election
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  1838 September 9, 1839 1840  
  JohnFairfield (cropped 2).jpg Governor Edward Kent.jpg
Nominee John Fairfield Edward Kent
Party Democratic Whig
Popular vote41,03834,749
Percentage54.00%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.

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Results

1839 Maine gubernatorial election [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [lower-alpha 1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic John Fairfield (incumbent) 41,038 54.00%
Whig Edward Kent 34,74945.73%
Scattering2080.27%
Majority6,2898.27%
Turnout 75,995100.00%
Democratic hold Swing

Notes

  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]

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References

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