1865 Maine gubernatorial election

1865 Maine gubernatorial election

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Nominee Samuel Cony Joseph Howard Party National Union Democratic Popular vote 54,430 31,609 Percentage 63.3% 36.7%

County results Cony:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

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

The 1865 Maine gubernatorial election was held on September 11, 1865 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 in a rematch of the previous election. ^[1]

General election

Maine gubernatorial election, 1865 ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	National Union	Samuel Cony (incumbent)	54,234	63.31
	Democratic	Joseph Howard	31,435	36.69
Total votes			85,669	100.00
	National Union hold

Notes

1. Dubin 2014, p. 3.

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.