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The 1840 Maine gubernatorial election was held on 14 September 1840 in order to elect the Governor of Maine. Incumbent Democratic Governor of Maine John Fairfield lost re-election in a third rematch against Whig nominee and former Governor of Maine Edward Kent. [1]
On election day, 14 September 1840, Democratic nominee John Fairfield lost re-election by a margin of 67 votes against his opponent Whig nominee Edward Kent, thereby losing Democratic control over the office of Governor to the Whigs. Kent was sworn in as the 15th Governor of Maine on 13 January 1841. [2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Whig | Edward Kent | 45,574 | 49.98 | |
| Democratic | John Fairfield (incumbent) | 45,507 | 49.91 | |
| Scattering | 98 | 0.11 | ||
| Total votes | 91,179 | 100.00 | ||
| Whig gain from Democratic | ||||
The 1840 United States presidential election was the 14th quadrennial presidential election, held from Friday, October 30 to Wednesday, December 2, 1840. Economic recovery from the Panic of 1837 was incomplete, and Whig nominee William Henry Harrison defeated incumbent President Martin Van Buren of the Democratic Party. The election marked the first of two Whig victories in presidential elections, but was the only one where they won a majority of the popular vote. This was the third rematch in American history, which would not occur again until 1892.
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