1904 Maine gubernatorial election

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1904 Maine gubernatorial election
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Nominee William T. Cobb Cyrus W. Davis
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 76,962 50,146
Percentage 58.52% 38.13%

Governor before election

John Fremont Hill
Republican

Elected Governor

William T. Cobb
Republican

The 1904 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 12, 1904.

Incumbent Governor John Fremont Hill did not seek re-election. Republican candidate William T. Cobb defeated Democratic candidate Cyrus W. Davis.

Results[]

1904 Maine gubernatorial election[1][2][3][4][5][a]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican William T. Cobb 76,962 58.52%
Democratic Cyrus W. Davis 50,146 38.13%
Prohibition Nathan F. Woodbury 2,788 2.12%
Socialist Wilbur G. Hapgood 1,590 1.21%
Scattering 26 0.02%
Majority 26,816 20.39%
Turnout 131,512 100.00%
Republican hold Swing

Notes[]

  1. ^ The Maine House Journal records the result as Cobb 75,816, Davis 49,949, Woodbury 2,782, Hapgood 1,576, scattering 23.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "ME Governor, 1904". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  2. ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 126–127. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
  3. ^ Guide to US Elections, Fifth Edition, Volume II. CQ Press. 2005. p. 1499. ISBN 978-1-56802-981-8. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  4. ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-7864-4722-0.
  5. ^ Maine Register, State Year-Book and Legislative Manual. Vol. No. 55. Portland, Maine: Portland Directory Company. 1924. p. 273.
  6. ^ Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Maine, 1905. Seventy-Second Legislature. Augusta: Kennebec Journal Print. 1905. p. 17.
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