1914 Maine gubernatorial election

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1914 Maine gubernatorial election
Flag of Maine.svg
  1912 September 14, 1914 1916  
  Oakley curtis.jpg William T. Haines.jpg No image.svg
Nominee Oakley C. Curtis William T. Haines Halbert P. Gardner
Party Democratic Republican Progressive
Popular vote62,07658,88718,226
Percentage43.82%41.57%12.87%

1914 Maine gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Curtis:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%
Haines:     40–50%     50–60%

Governor before election

William T. Haines
Republican

Elected Governor

Oakley C. Curtis
Democratic

The 1914 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 14, 1914.

Contents

Incumbent Republican Governor William T. Haines was defeated for re-election by Democratic candidate Oakley C. Curtis.

Results

1914 Maine gubernatorial election [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [a]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Oakley C. Curtis 62,076 43.82%
Republican William T. Haines (incumbent)58,88741.57%
Progressive Halbert P. Gardner18,22612.87%
Socialist Percy F. Morse1,8801.33%
Prohibition Frederick A. Shepherd5970.42%
Majority 3,1892.25%
Turnout 141,666100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican Swing

Notes

  1. The Maine House Journal and Maine Senate Journal record the result as Curtis 62,052, Haines 58,825, Gardner 18,226, Morse 1,880, Shepherd 597. [6] [7]

References

  1. "ME Governor, 1914". 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. 3. 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 – House". Legislative Record of the Seventy-Seventh Legislature of the State of Maine. 1915 (PDF). p. 18.
  7. "Legislative Record – Senate". Legislative Record of the Seventy-Seventh Legislature of the State of Maine. 1915 (PDF). p. 15.