1908 Maine gubernatorial election

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1908 Maine gubernatorial election
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Nominee Bert M. Fernald Obadiah Gardner
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote73,55166,278
Percentage51.55%46.46%
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County results
Fernald:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%
Gardner:     50–60%
Governor before election

William T. Cobb
Republican

Elected Governor

Bert M. Fernald
Democratic

The 1908 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 14, 1908.

Contents

Incumbent Governor William T. Cobb did not seek re-election. Republican candidate Bert M. Fernald defeated Democratic candidate Obadiah Gardner.

Results

1908 Maine gubernatorial election [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [lower-alpha 1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Bert M. Fernald 73,551 51.55%
Democratic Obadiah Gardner 66,27846.46%
Prohibition James H. Ames1,4211.00%
Socialist Curtis A. Perry1,4160.99%
Majority7,2735.09%
Turnout 142,666100.00%
Republican hold Swing

Notes

  1. ↑ The Maine Senate Journal records the result as Fernald 73,239, Gardner 66,237, Perry 1,678, Ames 1,117. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "ME Governor, 1908". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 24, 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 August 24, 2021.
  4. ↑ Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 30. 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. ↑ "Legislative Record – Senate". Legislative Record of the Seventy-Fourth Legislature of the State of Maine. 1909 (PDF). p. 12.


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