1864 Maine gubernatorial election

1864 Maine gubernatorial election

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Nominee Samuel Cony Joseph Howard Party National Union Democratic Popular vote 65,583 46,403 Percentage 58.6% 41.4%

County results Cony:     50–60%     60–70% Howard:     50–60%

Governor before election Samuel Cony National Union Elected Governor Samuel Cony National Union

The 1864 Maine gubernatorial election was held on 12 September 1864 in order to elect the governor of Maine. Incumbent National Union governor Samuel Cony won re-election against Democratic nominee and former Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court Joseph Howard. ^[1]

General election

Maine gubernatorial election, 1864 ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	National Union	Samuel Cony (incumbent)	65,583	58.56
	Democratic	Joseph Howard	46,403	41.44
Total votes			111,986	100.00
	National Union hold

Notes

1. Dubin 2014, p. 2.

Bibliography

• Dubin, Michael J. (2014). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861–1911: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Company. ISBN   978-0-7864-5646-8.