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1838 Maine gubernatorial election
Nominee
John Fairfield
Edward Kent
Party
Democratic
Whig
Popular vote
46,216
42,897
Percentage
51.58%
47.88%
Governor before election
Edward Kent
Whig
Elected Governor
John Fairfield
Democratic
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 [ ]
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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