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1936 Maine gubernatorial election
← 1934 September 14, 1936 1938 →
 
Nominee Lewis O. Barrows F. Harold Dubord
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 173,716 130,466
Percentage 56.03% 42.07%
County results
Barrows:      50–60%      60–70%
Dubord:      40–50%      50–60%
Governor before election

Louis J. Brann
Democratic

Elected Governor

Lewis O. Barrows
Republican

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.[1]

Barrows' victory was the start of a streak of nine consecutive Republican gubernatorial election victories.

Results[edit]

1936 Gubernatorial Election, Maine
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Lewis O. Barrows 173,716 56.03%
Democratic F. Harold Dubord 130,466 42.07%
Independent Benjamin Bubar Sr. 5,862 1.89%
Majority 42,350 13.96%

References[edit]

  1. ^ Maine Register State Year-Book and Legislative Manual. Portland, ME: Tower Publishing Company. 1980. p. 82.


source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1936_Maine_gubernatorial_election