1926 Maine gubernatorial election

1926 Maine gubernatorial election
← 1924 September 13, 1926 1928 →
 
Nominee Ralph Owen Brewster Ernest L. McLean
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 100,776 80,748
Percentage 55.52% 44.48%
County results
Brewster:      50–60%      60–70%
McLean:      50–60%
Governor before election

Ralph Owen Brewster
Republican

Elected Governor

Ralph Owen Brewster
Republican

The 1926 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 13, 1926. Incumbent Republican Governor Ralph Owen Brewster defeated Democratic candidate Ernest L. McLean.

Results

1926 Maine gubernatorial election[1][2][3][4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Ralph Owen Brewster (incumbent) 100,776 55.52%
Democratic Ernest L. McLean 80,748 44.48%
Majority 20,028 11.04%
Turnout 181,524 100.00%
Republican hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "ME Governor, 1926". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 20, 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 April 20, 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. 11. ISBN 978-0-7864-7033-4.
  5. ^ Legislative Record of the Eighty-Third Legislature of the State of Maine. 1927 (PDF). Augusta, Maine: Kennebec Journal Company. 1927. p. 22.


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