1918 Maine gubernatorial election

1918 Maine gubernatorial election

←  1916 September 9, 1918 1920  →

Nominee Carl Milliken Bertrand G. McIntire Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 64,069 59,050 Percentage 52.04% 47.96%

County results Milliken:     50–60%     60–70% McIntre:     50–60%

Governor before election Carl Milliken Republican Elected Governor Carl Milliken Republican

The 1918 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 9, 1918.

Incumbent Republican Governor Carl Milliken was elected to a second term in office, defeating Democratic candidate Bertrand G. McIntire.

Results

1918 Maine gubernatorial election ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [a]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Carl Milliken (incumbent)	64,069	52.04%
	Democratic	Bertrand G. McIntire	59,050	47.96%
Majority			5,019	4.08%
Turnout			123,119	100.00%
	Republican hold		Swing

Notes

1. The Maine House Journal and Maine Senate Journal record the result as Milliken 64,027, McIntire 58,994. ^{[6] [7]}

References

1. "ME Governor, 1918". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 22, 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 22, 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. 6. 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-Ninth Legislature of the State of Maine. 1919 (PDF). Augusta, Maine: Kennebec Journal Print. 1919. p. 20.
7. "Legislative Record – Senate". Legislative Record of the Seventy-Ninth Legislature of the State of Maine. 1919 (PDF). Augusta, Maine: Kennebec Journal Print. 1919. p. 17.