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OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1785 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open April 04, 1785 - 08:00am Central
Polls Close April 04, 1785 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start May 26, 1785 - 12:00pm
Term End May 30, 1786 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedThomas Walker April 24, 2005 09:33pm
Data SourcesUnited States Gubernatorial Elections,
1776-1860 The Official Results by State and County Michael J. Dubin

American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 Glashan
Description No candidate having received a majority of the vote, the legislature elected Bowdoin Governor.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyIndependent Won01/29/1785
NameThomas Cushing Votes1 (100.00%)
Term01/29/1785 - 05/26/1785 Margin1 (+100.00%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyFederal Won04/03/1786
NameJames Bowdoin Votes6,001 (72.91%)
Term05/30/1786 - 05/30/1787 Margin4,729 (+57.45%)
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Name Lt. Gov. James Bowdoin (I) Gov. Thomas Cushing Benjamin Lincoln Oliver Prescott  
PartyFederal Independent Federal Federal  
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Uncertified Votes 3,510 (44.07%) 3,005 (37.73%) 1,152 (14.46%) 298 (3.74%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -505 (-6.34%) -2,358 (-29.60%) -3,212 (-40.33%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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