1835 Maine gubernatorial election

1835 Maine gubernatorial election

← 1834 September 14, 1835 1836 →
 
Nominee Robert P. Dunlap William King
Party Democratic Whig
Popular vote 27,733 16,860
Percentage 61.35% 37.29%

Governor before election

Robert P. Dunlap
Democratic

Elected Governor

Robert P. Dunlap
Democratic

The 1835 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 14, 1835.[1]

Incumbent Democratic Governor Robert P. Dunlap defeated Whig candidate William King.

Results[edit]

1835 Maine gubernatorial election[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][a]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Robert P. Dunlap (incumbent) 27,733 61.35%
National Republican William King 16,860 37.29%
Scattering 615 1.36%
Majority 10,873 24.06%
Turnout 45,208 100.00%
Democratic hold Swing

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Some sources give Dunlap's vote as 45,208.[10][11][12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Summary of News". The Northern star, and constitutionalist. Warren, R.I. September 12, 1835. p. 3. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  2. ^ "ME Governor, 1835". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
  3. ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 124–125. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
  4. ^ Guide to US Elections, Fifth Edition, Volume II. CQ Press. 2005. p. 1497. ISBN 978-1-56802-981-8. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
  5. ^ "Maine House Journal 1836". digitalmaine.com. Legislative Journals. 1836. pp. 14–15.
  6. ^ "Maine Senate Journal 1836". digitalmaine.com. Legislative Journals. 1836. p. 13.
  7. ^ Compiled by Samuel L. Harris (1841). The Maine Register, and National Calendar, for the Year 1841. Portland: A. Shirley, Printer. p. 107.
  8. ^ "1834-1841 General Election: Governor". digitalmaine.com. Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions.
  9. ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 89. ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0.
  10. ^ Documents Printed by Order of the Legislature of the State of Maine. 1864 (PDF). Augusta: Stevens & Sayward, Printers to the State. 1864. p. 164.
  11. ^ Maine Register, State Year-Book and Legislative Manual. Vol. 55. Portland, Maine: Portland Directory Company. 1924. p. 269.
  12. ^ Barry, Peter Neil (1965). Nineteenth Century Constitutional Amendment in Maine (PDF) (Master of Arts). Orono: University of Maine. Retrieved August 23, 2021.