1904 Maine gubernatorial election

1904 Maine gubernatorial election

←  1902 September 12, 1904 1906  →

Nominee William T. Cobb Cyrus W. Davis Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 76,962 50,146 Percentage 58.52% 38.13%

County results Cobb:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Davis:     40–50%

Governor before election John Fremont Hill Republican Elected Governor William T. Cobb Republican

The 1904 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 12, 1904.

Incumbent Governor John Fremont Hill did not seek re-election. Republican candidate William T. Cobb defeated Democratic candidate Cyrus W. Davis.

Results

1904 Maine gubernatorial election ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [a]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	William T. Cobb	76,962	58.52%
	Democratic	Cyrus W. Davis	50,146	38.13%
	Prohibition	Nathan F. Woodbury	2,788	2.12%
	Socialist	Wilbur G. Hapgood	1,590	1.21%
	Scattering		26	0.02%
Majority			26,816	20.39%
Turnout			131,512	100.00%
	Republican hold		Swing

Notes

1. The Maine House Journal records the result as Cobb 75,816, Davis 49,949, Woodbury 2,782, Hapgood 1,576, scattering 23. ^[6]

References

1. "ME Governor, 1904". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
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. Guide to US Elections, Fifth Edition, Volume II . CQ Press. 2005. p.  1499. ISBN   978-1-56802-981-8 . Retrieved September 3, 2021.
4. Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 26. ISBN   978-0-7864-4722-0.
5. Maine Register, State Year-Book and Legislative Manual. Vol. 55. Portland, Maine: Portland Directory Company. 1924. p. 273.
6. Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Maine, 1905. Seventy-Second Legislature. Augusta: Kennebec Journal Print. 1905. p. 17.