1838 Maine gubernatorial election

The 1838 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 10, 1838. Incumbent Whig Governor Edward Kent was defeated for re-election by Democratic candidate John Fairfield.

Results[]

1838 Maine gubernatorial election^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Fairfield	46,216	51.58%
	Whig	Edward Kent (incumbent)	42,897	47.88%
	Conservative Democrat	Francis Ormand Jonathan Smith^[8]^[9]	405	0.45%
	Scattering		81	0.09%
Majority			3,319	3.70%
Turnout			89,599	100.00%
	Democratic gain from Whig		Swing

References[]

^ "ME Governor, 1838". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 1 May 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 1 May 2021.
^ Maine Senate Journal 1839. digitalmaine.com. Legislative Journals. 1839. p. 11.
^ Compiled by Samuel L. Harris (1841). The Maine Register, and National Calendar, for the Year 1841. Portland: A. Shirley, Printer. p. 108.
^ Documents Printed by Order of the Legislature of the State of Maine. 1864 (PDF). Augusta: Stevens & Sayward, Printers to the State. 1864. p. 164.
^ Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 237. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.
^ "Maine". Niles' National Register. Vol. IV, no. 22. Washington, D.C. July 28, 1838. p. 337. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
^ "Not Bad". Vermont phœnix. Brattleboro, Vt. October 12, 1838. p. 2. Retrieved 1 May 2021.

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[1] "ME Governor, 1838". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 1 May 2021.

[2] Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 124–125. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.

[3] Guide to US Elections, Fifth Edition, Volume II. CQ Press. 2005. p. 1498. ISBN 978-1-56802-981-8. Retrieved 1 May 2021.

[4] Maine Senate Journal 1839. digitalmaine.com. Legislative Journals. 1839. p. 11.

[5] Compiled by Samuel L. Harris (1841). The Maine Register, and National Calendar, for the Year 1841. Portland: A. Shirley, Printer. p. 108.

[6] Documents Printed by Order of the Legislature of the State of Maine. 1864 (PDF). Augusta: Stevens & Sayward, Printers to the State. 1864. p. 164.

[7] Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 237. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.

[8] "Maine". Niles' National Register. Vol. IV, no. 22. Washington, D.C. July 28, 1838. p. 337. Retrieved 1 May 2021.

[9] "Not Bad". Vermont phœnix. Brattleboro, Vt. October 12, 1838. p. 2. Retrieved 1 May 2021.

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