1863 Maine gubernatorial election

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1863 Maine gubernatorial election
  1862 September 14, 1863 1864  
  SamuelCony.jpg
Nominee Samuel Cony Bion Bradbury
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote68,33950,687
Percentage57.42%42.58%

1863 Maine gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Cony:     50-60%     60-70%
Bradbury:     50-60%

Governor before election

Abner Coburn
Republican

Elected Governor

Samuel Cony
Republican

The 1863 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 14, 1863 in order to elect the governor of Maine. [1] Republican candidate Samuel Cony won his first one-year term as governor [2] against Democratic candidate Bion Bradbury. [3]

Contents

Candidates

Republican Party

Democratic Party

During his campaign, Bradbury claimed that president Abraham Lincoln had violated the Constitution by suspending habeas corpus, and was a vocal opponent of emancipation. [5] While a controversy occurred where General Samuel J. Anderson [6] claimed in an interview that Bradbury would withdraw Maine's troops from the American Civil War, Bradbury denied this and accused Anderson of libel. [7]

Election

Statewide

1863 Maine gubernatorial election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Samuel Cony 68,33957.42
Democratic Bion Bradbury50,68742.58
Total votes119,026 100.00
Republican hold

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References

  1. 1 2 Dubin, Michael J. (2014). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861–1911 | The Official Results by State and County. McFarland. ISBN   9780786456468.
  2. 1 2 "Samuel Cony". National Governors Association . 5 January 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  3. "An Oily Man". The Daily Sentinel and Times. Brunswick, Maine. 27 August 1863. p. 1. Retrieved 2 April 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Bion Bradbury in '62 and '63". Lewiston Daily Evening Journal. 29 August 1863. Retrieved 2 April 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Bion Bradbury, Then and Now". The Daily Press. Portland, Maine. 28 August 1863. p. 2. Retrieved 2 April 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  6. The Union and Journal. Biddeford, Maine. 21 August 1863. p. 2 https://newspapers.com/image/895095872 . Retrieved 2 April 2024 via Newspapers.com.{{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. "Slightly Mixed Up – Who is Cheated?". The Daily Press. Portland, Maine. 26 August 1863. p. 2. Retrieved 2 April 2024 via Newspapers.com.