1902 Maine gubernatorial election

The 1902 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 8, 1902.

1902 Maine gubernatorial election

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Nominee John Fremont Hill Samuel Wadsworth Gould
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 63,354 38,107
Percentage 58.73% 35.32%

County results
Hill:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Gould:      50–60%

Governor before election

John Fremont Hill
Republican

Elected Governor

John Fremont Hill
Republican

Incumbent Republican Governor John Fremont Hill was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Democratic candidate Samuel Wadsworth Gould.

Results

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1902 Maine gubernatorial election[1][2][3][a]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John Fremont Hill (incumbent) 63,354 58.73%
Democratic Samuel Wadsworth Gould 38,107 35.32%
Prohibition James Perrigo 4,429 4.11%
Socialist Charles L. Fox 1,979 1.83%
Scattering 8 0.01%
Majority 25,247 23.41%
Turnout 107,877 100.00%
Republican hold Swing

Notes

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  1. ^ Some sources give Hill's total as 65,354.[4][5] The Maine House Journal records the result as Hill 65,404, Gould 38,021, Perrigo 4,423, Fox 1,964, scattering 8.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 126–127. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
  2. ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 25. ISBN 978-0-7864-4722-0.
  3. ^ Maine Register, State Year-Book and Legislative Manual. Vol. 35. Portland, Maine: Grenville M. Donham. 1904. p. 140.
  4. ^ "ME Governor, 1902". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  5. ^ Guide to US Elections, Fifth Edition, Volume II. CQ Press. 2005. p. 1499. ISBN 978-1-56802-981-8. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  6. ^ Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Maine, 1903. Seventy-First Legislature. Augusta: Kennebec Journal Print. 1903. p. 16.