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The 1837 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 11, 1837. Incumbent Democratic Governor Robert P. Dunlap did not run for re-election.[1]
Whig candidate Edward Kent defeated Democratic candidate Gorham Parks.
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Edward Kent | 34,358 | 50.14% | ||
Democratic | Gorham Parks | 33,879 | 49.44% | ||
Write-in | Rufus McIntire | 125 | 0.18% | ||
Write-in | Scattering | 161 | 0.24% | ||
Majority | 479 | 0.70% | |||
Turnout | 68,523 | 100.00% | |||
Whig gain from Democratic | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ Greene, H. W. (1839). Letters addressed to Francis O.J. Smith, Representative in Congress from Cumberland District, (Me.). p. 17.
- ^ "ME Governor, 1837". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
- ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 124–125. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
- ^ Guide to US Elections, Fifth Edition, Volume II. CQ Press. 2005. p. 1498. ISBN 978-1-56802-981-8. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
- ^ "Maine House Journal 1838". digitalmaine.com. Legislative Journals. 1838. p. 12.
- ^ Compiled by Samuel L. Harris (1841). The Maine Register, and National Calendar, for the Year 1841. Portland: A. Shirley, Printer. p. 107.
- ^ "Documents Printed by Order of the Legislature of the State of Maine. 1864" (PDF). Augusta: Stevens & Sayward, Printers to the State. 1864. p. 164.
- ^ "1834-1841 General Election: Governor". digitalmaine.com. Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions.