1906 Maine gubernatorial election

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1906 Maine gubernatorial election
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Nominee William T. Cobb Cyrus W. Davis
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 69,427 61,363
Percentage 52.01% 45.96%

Governor before election

William T. Cobb
Republican

Elected Governor

William T. Cobb
Republican

The 1906 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 10, 1906.

Incumbent Republican Governor William T. Cobb was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Democratic candidate Cyrus W. Davis.

Results[]

1906 Maine gubernatorial election[1][2][3][4][5][a]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican William T. Cobb (incumbent) 69,427 52.01%
Democratic Cyrus W. Davis 61,363 45.96%
Socialist Charles L. Fox 1,551 1.16%
Prohibition Henry Woodward 1,113 0.85%
Scattering 26 0.02%
Majority 8,064 6.05%
Turnout 133,500 100.00%
Republican hold Swing

Notes[]

  1. ^ The Maine Senate Journal records the result as Cobb 69,427, Davis 61,463, Fox 1,553, Woodward 1,132, scattering 27.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "ME Governor, 1906". 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. 28. 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. ^ "Legislative Record – Senate". Legislative Record of the Seventy-Third Legislature of the State of Maine. 1907 (PDF). p. 15.
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