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Parents > United States > Maine > Governor
OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1867 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open September 09, 1867 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close September 09, 1867 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start January 04, 1868 - 12:00pm
Term End January 04, 1869 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedArthur February 04, 2024 07:50am
Data SourcesCongressional Quarterly Guide to U S Elections
American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 Glashan
Maine Legislative Manual for 1868, p. 133 [Link]
Description While Chamberlain's official statewide total is 57,714, his county totals add up to 57,669.
The county totals of the scattering vote add up to 48.
Included in both candidates' vote totals are "irregular ballots" which contain different spellings of the candidates' names. See the document linked above for the breakdown of said irregular ballots.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won09/10/1866
NameJoshua Lawrence Chamberlain Votes69,637 (62.24%)
Term01/02/1867 - 01/04/1868 Margin27,690 (+24.75%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won09/14/1868
NameJoshua Lawrence Chamberlain Votes75,525 (57.31%)
Term01/04/1869 - 01/04/1870 Margin19,273 (+14.62%)
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Name (I) Gov. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain Eben F. Pillsbury Others  
PartyRepublican Democratic Other  
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Certified Votes 57,714 (55.62%) 46,000 (44.33%) 49 (0.05%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -11,714 (-11.29%) -57,665 (-55.57%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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