1926 Maine gubernatorial election

1926 Maine gubernatorial election

←  1924 September 13, 1926 1928  →

Nominee Ralph Owen Brewster Ernest L. McLean Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 100,776 80,748 Percentage 55.52% 44.48%

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

Governor before election Ralph Owen Brewster Republican Elected Governor Ralph Owen Brewster Republican

The 1926 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 13, 1926. Incumbent Republican Governor Ralph Owen Brewster defeated Democratic candidate Ernest L. McLean.

Results

1926 Maine gubernatorial election ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Ralph Owen Brewster (incumbent)	100,776	55.52%
	Democratic	Ernest L. McLean	80,748	44.48%
Majority			20,028	11.04%
Turnout			181,524	100.00%
	Republican hold		Swing

References

1. "ME Governor, 1926". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 20, 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 April 20, 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. 11. ISBN   978-0-7864-7033-4.
5. Legislative Record of the Eighty-Third Legislature of the State of Maine. 1927 (PDF). Augusta, Maine: Kennebec Journal Company. 1927. p. 22.