1922 Maine gubernatorial election

1922 Maine gubernatorial election

←  1920 September 11, 1922 1924  →

Nominee Percival P. Baxter William Robinson Pattangall Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 103,713 75,256 Percentage 57.95% 42.05%

County results Baxter:     50–60%     60–70%

Governor before election Percival P. Baxter Republican Elected Governor Percival P. Baxter Republican

The 1922 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 11, 1922.

Incumbent Republican Governor Percival P. Baxter succeeded to the Governorship in 1921 when his predecessor Frederic Hale Parkhurst died just 26 days into his term. Baxter was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Democratic candidate William Robinson Pattangall.

Results

1922 Maine gubernatorial election ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [a]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Percival P. Baxter (incumbent)	103,713	57.95%
	Democratic	William Robinson Pattangall	75,256	42.05%
Majority			28,457	15.90%
Turnout			178,969	100.00%
	Republican hold		Swing

Notes

1. Some sources give Pattangall's vote as 75,226. ^{[6] [7]}

References

1. Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 126–127. ISBN   0-930466-17-9.
2. Dubin, Michael J. (2013). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1912-1931: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 9. ISBN   978-0-7864-7033-4.
3. Maine Register, State Year-Book and Legislative Manual. Vol. 55. Portland, Maine: Portland Directory Company. 1924. p. 273.
4. "Legislative Record – House". Legislative Record of the Eighty-First Legislature of the State of Maine. 1923 (PDF). Augusta, Maine: Kennebec Journal Company. 1923. p. 18.
5. "Legislative Record – Senate". Legislative Record of the Eighty-First Legislature of the State of Maine. 1923 (PDF). Augusta, Maine: Kennebec Journal Company. 1923. p. 15.
6. "ME Governor, 1918". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
7. Guide to US Elections, Fifth Edition, Volume II . CQ Press. 2005. p.  1499. ISBN   978-1-56802-981-8 . Retrieved August 22, 2021.