1831 Maine gubernatorial election

1831 Maine gubernatorial election
September 12, 1831
 
Nominee Samuel E. Smith Daniel Goodenow
Party Democratic National Republican
Popular vote 28,292 21,821
Percentage 56.34% 43.45%
County results
Smith:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Goodenow:      50–60%
Governor before election

Samuel E. Smith
Democratic

 Elected Governor

Samuel E. Smith
Democratic

The 1831 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 12, 1831. Incumbent Democratic Governor Samuel E. Smith was re-elected, defeating National Republican candidate Daniel Goodenow.

Results

Candidates

1831 Maine gubernatorial election[3][4][5][6][7][8][a]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Samuel E. Smith (incumbent) 28,292 56.34% Increase5.21
National Republican Daniel Goodenow 21,821 43.45% Decrease5.02
Write-in 106 0.21% Decrease0.19
Majority 6,471 12.89% Increase10.23
Total votes 50,219 100.00% Decrease15.02
Democratic hold

Notes

  1. ↑ Some sources give the result as Smith 28,368, Goodenow 21,976, Scattering 106. These figures include the votes from Wiscasset, which were rejected.[9][10]

References

  1. ↑ "Cleaves Law Library [SJCBios]". www.cleaves.org. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Samuel Emerson Smith". National Governors Association. January 5, 2011. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
  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 Senate Journal 1832". digitalmaine.com. Legislative Journals. 1832. p. 15.
  6. ↑ Compiled by Samuel L. Harris (1841). The Maine Register, and National Calendar, for the Year 1841. Portland: A. Shirley, Printer. p. 106.
  7. ↑ Documents Printed by Order of the Legislature of the State of Maine. 1864 (PDF). Augusta: Stevens & Sayward, Printers to the State. 1864. p. 163.
  8. ↑ "1834-1841 General Election: Governor". digitalmaine.com. Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions.
  9. ↑ "ME Governor, 1831". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
  10. ↑ 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.


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