1918 Maine gubernatorial election

1918 Maine gubernatorial election

← 1916 September 9, 1918 1920 →
 
Nominee Carl Milliken Bertrand G. McIntire
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 64,069 59,050
Percentage 52.04% 47.96%

Governor before election

Carl Milliken
Republican

Elected Governor

Carl Milliken
Republican

The 1918 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 9, 1918.

Incumbent Republican Governor Carl Milliken was elected to a second term in office, defeating Democratic candidate Bertrand G. McIntire.

Results[edit]

1918 Maine gubernatorial election[1][2][3][4][5][a]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Carl Milliken (incumbent) 64,069 52.04%
Democratic Bertrand G. McIntire 59,050 47.96%
Majority 5,019 4.08%
Turnout 123,119 100.00%
Republican hold Swing

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The Maine House Journal and Maine Senate Journal record the result as Milliken 64,027, McIntire 58,994.[6][7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "ME Governor, 1918". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 22, 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 22, 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. 6. 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-Ninth Legislature of the State of Maine. 1919 (PDF). Augusta, Maine: Kennebec Journal Print. 1919. p. 20.
  7. ^ "Legislative Record – Senate". Legislative Record of the Seventy-Ninth Legislature of the State of Maine. 1919 (PDF). Augusta, Maine: Kennebec Journal Print. 1919. p. 17.