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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

1831 Maine gubernatorial election[1][2][3][4][5][6][a]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

  1. ^ Some sources give the result as Smith 28,368, Goodenow 21,976, Scattering 106. These figures include the votes from Wiscasset, which were rejected.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 124–125. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
  2. ^ Guide to US Elections, Fifth Edition, Volume II. CQ Press. 2005. p. 1497. ISBN 978-1-56802-981-8. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
  3. ^ "Maine Senate Journal 1832". digitalmaine.com. Legislative Journals. 1832. p. 15.
  4. ^ Compiled by Samuel L. Harris (1841). The Maine Register, and National Calendar, for the Year 1841. Portland: A. Shirley, Printer. p. 106.
  5. ^ Documents Printed by Order of the Legislature of the State of Maine. 1864 (PDF). Augusta: Stevens & Sayward, Printers to the State. 1864. p. 163.
  6. ^ "1834-1841 General Election: Governor". digitalmaine.com. Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions.
  7. ^ "ME Governor, 1831". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
  8. ^ 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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