1924 Maine gubernatorial election

1924 Maine gubernatorial election

←  1922 September 8, 1924 1926  →

Nominee Ralph Owen Brewster William Robinson Pattangall Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 145,281 108,626 Percentage 57.22% 42.78%

County results Brewster:     50–60%     60–70% Pattangall:     50–60%

Governor before election Percival P. Baxter Republican Elected Governor Ralph Owen Brewster Republican

The 1924 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 8, 1924.

Incumbent Governor Percival P. Baxter did not seek re-election. Republican candidate Ralph Owen Brewster defeated Democratic candidate William Robinson Pattangall. Frank G. Farrington unsuccessfully ran for the Republican nomination.

Results

1924 Maine gubernatorial election ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [a]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Ralph Owen Brewster	145,281	57.22%
	Democratic	William Robinson Pattangall	108,626	42.78%
Majority			36,655	14.44%
Turnout			253,907	100.00%
	Republican hold		Swing

Notes

1. Some sources give Brewster's vote as 145,251. ^{[5] [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. Guide to US Elections, Fifth Edition, Volume II . CQ Press. 2005. p.  1499. ISBN   978-1-56802-981-8 . Retrieved August 22, 2021.
3. Dubin, Michael J. (2013). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1912-1931: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 11. ISBN   978-0-7864-7033-4.
4. Maine Register, State Year-Book and Legislative Manual. Vol. 55. Portland, Maine: Portland Directory Company. 1924. p. 273.
5. "ME Governor, 1924". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
6. "Legislative Record – House". Legislative Record of the Eighty-Second Legislature of the State of Maine. 1925 (PDF). Augusta, Maine: Kennebec Journal Company. 1925. p. 37.
7. "Legislative Record – Senate". Legislative Record of the Eighty-Second Legislature of the State of Maine. 1925 (PDF). Augusta, Maine: Kennebec Journal Company. 1925. p. 35.