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The 1831 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 12, 1831. Incumbent Democratic Governor Samuel E. Smith defeated National Republican candidate Daniel Goodenow.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Samuel E. Smith (incumbent) | 28,292 | 56.34% | ||
National Republican | Daniel Goodenow | 21,821 | 43.45% | ||
Scattering | 106 | 0.21% | |||
Majority | 6,471 | 12.89% | |||
Turnout | 50,219 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic hold | Swing |
Notes
- Some sources give the result as Smith 28,368, Goodenow 21,976, Scattering 106. These figures include the votes from Wiscasset, which were rejected.
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 August 23, 2021.
- "Maine Senate Journal 1832". digitalmaine.com. Legislative Journals. 1832. p. 15.
- Compiled by Samuel L. Harris (1841). The Maine Register, and National Calendar, for the Year 1841. Portland: A. Shirley, Printer. p. 106.
- Documents Printed by Order of the Legislature of the State of Maine. 1864 (PDF). Augusta: Stevens & Sayward, Printers to the State. 1864. p. 163.
- "1834-1841 General Election: Governor". digitalmaine.com. Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions.
- "ME Governor, 1831". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
- Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 89. ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0.
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