1908 Maine gubernatorial election
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County results Fernald: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Gardner: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 1908 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 14, 1908.
Incumbent Governor William T. Cobb did not seek re-election. Republican candidate Bert M. Fernald defeated Democratic candidate Obadiah Gardner.
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Bert M. Fernald | 73,551 | 51.55% | ||
Democratic | Obadiah Gardner | 66,278 | 46.46% | ||
Prohibition | James H. Ames | 1,421 | 1.00% | ||
Socialist | Curtis A. Perry | 1,416 | 0.99% | ||
Majority | 7,273 | 5.09% | |||
Turnout | 142,666 | 100.00% | |||
Republican hold | Swing |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "ME Governor, 1908". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
- ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 126–127. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
- ^ Guide to US Elections, Fifth Edition, Volume II. CQ Press. 2005. p. 1499. ISBN 978-1-56802-981-8. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
- ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-7864-4722-0.
- ^ Maine Register, State Year-Book and Legislative Manual. Vol. 55. Portland, Maine: Portland Directory Company. 1924. p. 273.
- ^ "Legislative Record – Senate". Legislative Record of the Seventy-Fourth Legislature of the State of Maine. 1909 (PDF). p. 12.