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1914 Maine gubernatorial election

← 1912 September 14, 1914 1916 →
 
Nominee Oakley C. Curtis William T. Haines Halbert P. Gardner
Party Democratic Republican Progressive
Popular vote 62,076 58,887 18,226
Percentage 43.82% 41.57% 12.87%

County results
Curtis:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%
Haines:      40–50%      50–60%

Governor before election

William T. Haines
Republican

Elected Governor

Oakley C. Curtis
Democratic

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The 1914 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 14, 1914.

Incumbent Republican Governor William T. Haines was defeated for re-election by Democratic candidate Oakley C. Curtis.

Results

1914 Maine gubernatorial election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Oakley C. Curtis 62,076 43.82%
Republican William T. Haines (incumbent) 58,887 41.57%
Progressive Halbert P. Gardner 18,226 12.87%
Socialist Percy F. Morse 1,880 1.33%
Prohibition Frederick A. Shepherd 597 0.42%
Majority 3,189 2.25%
Turnout 141,666 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican Swing

Notes

  1. The Maine House Journal and Maine Senate Journal record the result as Curtis 62,052, Haines 58,825, Gardner 18,226, Morse 1,880, Shepherd 597.

References

  1. "ME Governor, 1914". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 23, 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 August 23, 2021.
  4. Dubin, Michael J. (2013). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1912-1931: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-7864-7033-4.
  5. Maine Register, State Year-Book and Legislative Manual. Vol. 55. Portland, Maine: Portland Directory Company. 1924. p. 273.
  6. "Legislative Record – House". Legislative Record of the Seventy-Seventh Legislature of the State of Maine. 1915 (PDF). p. 18.
  7. "Legislative Record – Senate". Legislative Record of the Seventy-Seventh Legislature of the State of Maine. 1915 (PDF). p. 15.
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