1821 Maine gubernatorial election
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The 1821 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 10, 1821.
Incumbent acting Democratic-Republican Governor William D. Williamson became Governor in May 1821 when Governor William King resigned. Williamson did not stand for re-election but successfully stood for election to the U.S. House of Representatives.
Democratic-Republican candidate Albion Parris defeated Federalist candidate Ezekiel Whitman and Democratic-Republican Joshua Wingate, Jr.
Williamson would resign as Governor in December 1821 and be followed in office as acting Governor by Benjamin Ames and Daniel Rose before Parris took office in January 1822.
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic-Republican | Albion Parris | 12,887 | 52.84% | ||
Federalist | Ezekiel Whitman | 6,811 | 27.93% | ||
Democratic-Republican | Joshua Wingate, Jr. | 3,879 | 15.91% | ||
Scattering | 811 | 3.33% | |||
Majority | 6,076 | 24.91% | |||
Turnout | 24,388 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic-Republican hold | Swing |
Notes[]
References[]
- ^ 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. 1497. ISBN 978-1-56802-981-8. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ Maine Senate Journal 1822. digitalmaine.com. Legislative Journals. 1822. p. 10.
- ^ Compiled by Samuel L. Harris (1841). The Maine Register, and National Calendar, for the Year 1841. Portland: A. Shirley, Printer. p. 104.
- ^ Documents Printed by Order of the Legislature of the State of Maine. 1864 (PDF). Augusta: Stevens & Sayward, Printers to the State. 1864. p. 163.
- ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 87. ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0.
- ^ "ME Governor, 1821". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Maine 1821 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
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