1849 Maine gubernatorial election

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1849 Maine gubernatorial election
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  1848 10 September 1849 1850  
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Nominee John Hubbard Elijah Hamlin George F. Talbot
Party Democratic Whig Free Soil
Popular vote37,63628,0567,987
Percentage51.01%38.03%10.83%

Governor before election

John W. Dana
Democratic

Elected Governor

John Hubbard
Democratic

The 1849 Maine gubernatorial election was held on 10 September 1849 in order to elect the Governor of Maine. Democratic nominee and former member of the Maine Senate John Hubbard defeated Whig nominee and former member of the Maine House of Representatives Elijah Hamlin and Free Soil Party nominee George F. Talbot. [1]

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General election

On election day, 10 September 1849, Democratic nominee John Hubbard won the election by a margin of 9,580 votes against his foremost opponent Whig nominee Elijah Hamlin, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of governor. Hubbard was sworn in as the 22nd governor of Maine on 8 May 1850. [2]

Results

Maine gubernatorial election, 1849
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Hubbard 37,636 51.01
Whig Elijah Hamlin 28,05638.03
Free Soil George F. Talbot 7,98710.83
Scattering1020.13
Total votes73,781 100.00
Democratic hold

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References

  1. "Gov. John Hubbard". nga.org. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  2. "ME Governor". ourcampaigns.com. 21 April 2005. Retrieved 16 April 2024.