1914 Maine gubernatorial election

The 1914 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 14, 1914.

1914 Maine gubernatorial election

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Nominee Oakley C. Curtis William T. Haines Halbert P. Gardner
Party Democratic Republican Progressive
Popular vote 62,076 58,887 18,226
Percentage 43.82% 41.57% 12.87%

County results
Curtis:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%
Haines:      40–50%      50–60%

Governor before election

William T. Haines
Republican

Elected Governor

Oakley C. Curtis
Democratic

Incumbent Republican Governor William T. Haines was defeated for re-election by Democratic candidate Oakley C. Curtis.

Results

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1914 Maine gubernatorial election[1][2][3][4][5][a]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Oakley C. Curtis 62,076 43.82%
Republican William T. Haines (incumbent) 58,887 41.57%
Progressive Halbert P. Gardner 18,226 12.87%
Socialist Percy F. Morse 1,880 1.33%
Prohibition Frederick A. Shepherd 597 0.42%
Majority 3,189 2.25%
Turnout 141,666 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican Swing

Notes

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  1. ^ The Maine House Journal and Maine Senate Journal record the result as Curtis 62,052, Haines 58,825, Gardner 18,226, Morse 1,880, Shepherd 597.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "ME Governor, 1914". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 23, 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 23, 2021.
  4. ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2013). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1912-1931: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-7864-7033-4.
  5. ^ Maine Register, State Year-Book and Legislative Manual. Vol. 55. Portland, Maine: Portland Directory Company. 1924. p. 273.
  6. ^ "Legislative Record – House". Legislative Record of the Seventy-Seventh Legislature of the State of Maine. 1915 (PDF). p. 18.
  7. ^ "Legislative Record – Senate". Legislative Record of the Seventy-Seventh Legislature of the State of Maine. 1915 (PDF). p. 15.