1928 Maine gubernatorial election

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1928 Maine gubernatorial election
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  1926 September 10, 1928 1930  
  WilliamTudorGardiner.jpg Edward C. Moran, Jr. (cropped).jpg
Nominee William Tudor Gardiner Edward C. Moran Jr.
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote148,05365,572
Percentage69.31%30.69%

1928 Maine gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Gardiner:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Governor before election

Ralph Owen Brewster
Republican

Elected Governor

William Tudor Gardiner
Republican

The 1928 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 10, 1928. Incumbent Republican Governor Ralph Owen Brewster retired to run for U.S. Senate. Republican candidate William Tudor Gardiner defeated Democratic candidate Edward C. Moran Jr.

Results

1928 Maine gubernatorial election [1] [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican William Tudor Gardiner (incumbent) 148,053 69.31%
Democratic Edward C. Moran Jr. 65,57230.69%
Majority 82,48138.61%
Turnout 213,625100.00%
Republican hold Swing

References

  1. "ME Governor, 1928". 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. 13. ISBN   978-0-7864-7033-4.