1856 Maine gubernatorial election

1856 Maine gubernatorial election
	County results; Hamlin: 50–60% 60–70% ; Wells: 50–60%
Governor before election; Samuel Wells; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Hannibal Hamlin; Republican

The 1856 Maine gubernatorial election was held on 8 September 1856 in order to elect the governor of Maine. Incumbent Democratic governor Samuel Wells lost re-election against Republican nominee and incumbent United States senator from Maine Hannibal Hamlin.^[1]

General election

On election day, 8 September 1856, incumbent Democratic governor Samuel Wells lost re-election by a margin of 25,946 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Hannibal Hamlin, thereby losing Democratic control over the office of governor to the Republicans. Hamlin was sworn in as the 26th governor of Maine on 8 January 1857.^[2]

Results

Maine gubernatorial election, 1856
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hannibal Hamlin	69,574	58.07
	Democratic	Samuel Wells (incumbent)	43,628	36.41
	Whig	George F. Patten	6,554	5.47
		Scattering	58	0.05
Total votes			119,814	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic

References

^ "Gov. Hannibal Hamlin". nga.org. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
^ "ME Governor". ourcampaigns.com. 21 April 2005. Retrieved 13 December 2023.

[QDR-1] "Gov. Hannibal Hamlin". nga.org. Retrieved 13 December 2023.

[GBN-2] "ME Governor". ourcampaigns.com. 21 April 2005. Retrieved 13 December 2023.

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