1912 Maine gubernatorial election

1912 Maine gubernatorial election

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Nominee William T. Haines Frederick W. Plaisted Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 70,931 67,702 Percentage 49.97% 47.70%

County results Haines:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70% Plaisted:     40–50%     50–60%

Governor before election Frederick W. Plaisted Democratic Elected Governor William T. Haines Republican

The 1912 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 9, 1912.

Incumbent Democratic Governor Frederick W. Plaisted was defeated for re-election by Republican candidate William T. Haines.

Results

1912 Maine gubernatorial election ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [a]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	William T. Haines	70,931	49.97%
	Democratic	Frederick W. Plaisted (incumbent)	67,702	47.70%
	Socialist	George Allan England	2,081	1.47%
	Prohibition	William I. Sterling	1,217	0.86%
	Scattering		9	0.01%
Majority			3,229	2.27%
Turnout			141,940	100.00%
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing

Notes

1. The Maine Senate Journal records Plaisted's vote as 67,602. ^[6]

References

1. "ME Governor, 1912". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 23, 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 23, 2021.
4. Dubin, Michael J. (2013). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1912-1931: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 1. ISBN   978-0-7864-7033-4.
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-Sixth Legislature of the State of Maine. 1913 (PDF). p. 16.