1908 Maine gubernatorial election

The 1908 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 14, 1908.

1908 Maine gubernatorial election

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Nominee Bert M. Fernald Obadiah Gardner
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 73,551 66,278
Percentage 51.55% 46.46%

County results
Fernald:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Gardner:      50–60%

Governor before election

William T. Cobb
Republican

Elected Governor

Bert M. Fernald
Democratic

Incumbent Governor William T. Cobb did not seek re-election. Republican candidate Bert M. Fernald defeated Democratic candidate Obadiah Gardner.

Results

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1908 Maine gubernatorial election[1][2][3][4][5][a]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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  1. ^ The Maine Senate Journal records the result as Fernald 73,239, Gardner 66,237, Perry 1,678, Ames 1,117.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "ME Governor, 1908". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 24, 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 August 24, 2021.
  4. ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-7864-4722-0.
  5. ^ Maine Register, State Year-Book and Legislative Manual. Vol. 55. Portland, Maine: Portland Directory Company. 1924. p. 273.
  6. ^ "Legislative Record – Senate". Legislative Record of the Seventy-Fourth Legislature of the State of Maine. 1909 (PDF). p. 12.