1837 Maine gubernatorial election

1837 Maine gubernatorial election
	County results; Kent: 50–60% 60–70% ; Parks: 50–60% 60–70%
Governor before election; Robert P. Dunlap; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Edward Kent; Whig

The 1837 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 11, 1837. Incumbent Democratic Governor Robert P. Dunlap did not run for re-election.^[1]

Whig candidate Edward Kent defeated Democratic candidate Gorham Parks.

Results

1837 Maine gubernatorial election^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Whig	Edward Kent	34,358	50.14%
	Democratic	Gorham Parks	33,879	49.44%
	Write-in	Rufus McIntire	125	0.18%
	Write-in	Scattering	161	0.24%
Majority			479	0.70%
Turnout			68,523	100.00%
	Whig gain from Democratic		Swing

References

^ Greene, H. W. (1839). Letters addressed to Francis O.J. Smith, Representative in Congress from Cumberland District, (Me.). p. 17.
^ "ME Governor, 1837". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 124–125. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
^ Guide to US Elections, Fifth Edition, Volume II. CQ Press. 2005. p. 1498. ISBN 978-1-56802-981-8. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
^ "Maine House Journal 1838". digitalmaine.com. Legislative Journals. 1838. p. 12.
^ Compiled by Samuel L. Harris (1841). The Maine Register, and National Calendar, for the Year 1841. Portland: A. Shirley, Printer. p. 107.
^ "Documents Printed by Order of the Legislature of the State of Maine. 1864" (PDF). Augusta: Stevens & Sayward, Printers to the State. 1864. p. 164.
^ "1834-1841 General Election: Governor". digitalmaine.com. Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions.

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[1] Greene, H. W. (1839). Letters addressed to Francis O.J. Smith, Representative in Congress from Cumberland District, (Me.). p. 17.

[2] "ME Governor, 1837". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 1, 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. 1498. ISBN 978-1-56802-981-8. Retrieved May 1, 2021.

[5] "Maine House Journal 1838". digitalmaine.com. Legislative Journals. 1838. p. 12.

[6] Compiled by Samuel L. Harris (1841). The Maine Register, and National Calendar, for the Year 1841. Portland: A. Shirley, Printer. p. 107.

[7] "Documents Printed by Order of the Legislature of the State of Maine. 1864" (PDF). Augusta: Stevens & Sayward, Printers to the State. 1864. p. 164.

[8] "1834-1841 General Election: Governor". digitalmaine.com. Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions.

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