1838 Maine gubernatorial election

The 1838 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 10, 1838. Incumbent Whig Governor Edward Kent was defeated for re-election by Democratic candidate John Fairfield.

1838 Maine gubernatorial election
September 10, 1838
 
Nominee John Fairfield Edward Kent
Party Democratic Whig
Popular vote 46,216 42,897
Percentage 51.58% 47.88%
Governor before election

Edward Kent
Whig

 Elected Governor

John Fairfield
Democratic

Results
1838 Maine gubernatorial election[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John Fairfield 46,216 51.58%
Whig Edward Kent (incumbent) 42,897 47.88%
Conservative Democrat Francis Ormand Jonathan Smith[8][9] 405 0.45%
Scattering 81 0.09%
Majority 3,319 3.70%
Turnout 89,599 100.00%
Democratic gain from Whig Swing

References
  1. "ME Governor, 1838". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  2. Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 124–125. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
  3. Guide to US Elections, Fifth Edition, Volume II. CQ Press. 2005. p. 1498. ISBN 978-1-56802-981-8. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  4. Maine Senate Journal 1839. digitalmaine.com. Legislative Journals. 1839. p. 11.
  5. Compiled by Samuel L. Harris (1841). The Maine Register, and National Calendar, for the Year 1841. Portland: A. Shirley, Printer. p. 108.
  6. Documents Printed by Order of the Legislature of the State of Maine. 1864 (PDF). Augusta: Stevens & Sayward, Printers to the State. 1864. p. 164.
  7. Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 237. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.
  8. "Maine". Niles' National Register. Vol. IV, no. 22. Washington, D.C. July 28, 1838. p. 337. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  9. "Not Bad". Vermont phœnix. Brattleboro, Vt. October 12, 1838. p. 2. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
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