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County results Brann: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Martin: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 1932 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 12, 1932. Incumbent Republican Governor William Tudor Gardiner did not seek re-election. Democratic candidate Louis J. Brann defeated Republican candidate Burleigh Martin. Brann was the first Democrat elected Governor of Maine since Oakley C. Curtis in 1914. [1]
This election ended a streak of eight consecutive Republican gubernatorial victories in Maine.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Louis J. Brann | 121,158 | 50.25% | ||
Republican | Burleigh Martin | 118,800 | 49.28% | ||
Socialist | Frank H. Maxfield | 1,137 | 0.47% | ||
Majority | 2,358 | 0.98% | |||
Turnout | 241,095 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic gain from Republican | Swing | ||||
The 1954 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 13, 1954. Incumbent Republican Governor Burton M. Cross was seeking a second term which would have made him the fifth consecutive Governor to be elected twice. Democratic state representative Edmund Muskie, widely viewed as the underdog due to Maine's solidly Republican history, was able to pull an upset victory and become the first Democrat to be elected to the Blaine House since Louis J. Brann in 1934, and only the fourth Democrat in the 20th century.
The 1938 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 12, 1938. Incumbent Republican Governor Lewis O. Barrows defeated Democratic Party challenger Louis J. Brann. Communist Party USA candidate Winfred V. Tabbutt received 325 votes.
The 1936 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 14, 1936. Incumbent Democratic Governor Louis J. Brann did not seek re-election. Republican Lewis O. Barrows defeated Democratic Party candidate F. Harold Dubord and Republican state legislator and Baptist minister Benjamin Bubar Sr., whose son Ben Bubar was later elected to the state legislature at 21 and later twice served as the Prohibition Party's presidential candidate.
The 1934 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 10, 1934. Incumbent Democratic Governor Louis J. Brann defeated Republican challenger Alfred K. Ames.
The 1930 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 8, 1930.
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.
The 1926 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 13, 1926. Incumbent Republican Governor Ralph Owen Brewster defeated Democratic candidate Ernest L. McLean.
The 1932 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1932. Incumbent Republican Governor Philip La Follette was defeated in the Republican primary, and in the midst of the Great Depression and nationwide voter dissatisfaction with the Republican Party, Democratic nominee Albert G. Schmedeman defeated Republican nominee Walter J. Kohler Sr. and Socialist nominee Frank Metcalfe with 52.48% of the vote. Schmedeman became the first Democrat to win a gubernatorial election in Wisconsin since George Wilbur Peck in 1892. 2 years later, in 1934, La Follette would run for governor again and defeated Schmedeman, this time running with the Progressive Party.
The 1924 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 8, 1924.
The 1920 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 13, 1920.
The 1918 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 9, 1918.
The 1821 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 10, 1821.
The 1912 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 9, 1912.
The 1910 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 12, 1910.
The 1908 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 14, 1908.
The 1906 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 10, 1906.
The 1904 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 12, 1904.
The 1900 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 10, 1900.
The 1810 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on April 9, 1810.
The 1896 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 14, 1896.