1898 Maine gubernatorial election

1898 Maine gubernatorial election

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Nominee Llewellyn Powers Samuel L. Lord Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 53,900 29,485 Percentage 62.15% 34.00%

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

Governor before election Llewellyn Powers Republican Elected Governor Llewellyn Powers Republican

The 1898 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 12, 1898.

Incumbent Republican Governor Llewellyn Powers was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Democratic candidate Samuel L. Lord.

Results

1898 Maine gubernatorial election ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [a]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Llewellyn Powers (incumbent)	53,900	62.15%
	Democratic	Samuel L. Lord	29,485	34.00%
	Prohibition	Ammi S. Ladd	2,326	2.68%
	Populist	Robert Gerry	649	0.75%
	National Democratic	Erastus Lermond	312	0.36%
	Scattering		48	0.06%
Majority			24,415	28.15%
Turnout			86,720
	Republican hold		Swing

Notes

1. Some sources give Lord's total as 28,485. ^{[5] [6]} The Maine House Journal records the result as Powers 54,098, Lord 28,485, Ladd 2,326, Gerry 641, Lermond 315, scattering 47. ^[7]

References

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2. Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 126–127. ISBN   0-930466-17-9.
3. Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 21. ISBN   978-0-7864-4722-0.
4. Maine Register, State Year-Book and Legislative Manual. Vol. 55. Portland, Maine: Portland Directory Company. 1924. p. 273.
5. "ME Governor, 1898". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
6. Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 244. ISBN   0-379-00665-0.
7. "Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Maine, 1899. Sixty-Ninth Legislature". House Journal. Augusta: Kennebec Journal Print: 16. 1899.