The 1920 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 13, 1920.

Incumbent Governor Carl Milliken was defeated in the Republican primary.[1]

Republican candidate Frederic Hale Parkhurst defeated Democratic candidate Bertrand G. McIntire.

Results

1920 Maine gubernatorial election[2][3][4][5][6][a]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Frederic Hale Parkhurst 135,393 65.90%
Democratic Bertrand G. McIntire 70,047 34.10%
Majority 65,346 31.80%
Turnout 205,440 100.00%
Republican hold Swing

Parkhurst died just 26 days in office following a months long illness, which started when he was Governor-elect.

Notes

  1. ^ The Maine House Journal and Maine Senate Journal record the result as Parkhurst 135,410, McIntire 70,055, Scattering 27.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "The Primary Election". Oxford Democrat. Paris, Maine. June 29, 1920. p. 2. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "ME Governor, 1920". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  3. ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 126–127. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
  4. ^ Guide to US Elections, Fifth Edition, Volume II. CQ Press. 2005. p. 1499. ISBN 978-1-56802-981-8. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  5. ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2013). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1912-1931: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-7864-7033-4.
  6. ^ Maine Register, State Year-Book and Legislative Manual. Vol. 55. Portland, Maine: Portland Directory Company. 1924. p. 273.
  7. ^ "Legislative Record – House". Legislative Record of the Eightieth Legislature of the State of Maine. 1921 (PDF). Augusta, Maine: Kennebec Journal Print. 1921. p. 20.
  8. ^ "Legislative Record – Senate". Legislative Record of the Eightieth Legislature of the State of Maine. 1921 (PDF). Augusta, Maine: Kennebec Journal Print. 1921. p. 17.