1832 Maine gubernatorial election

1832 Maine gubernatorial election
September 10, 1832
 
Nominee Samuel E. Smith Daniel Goodenow
Party Democratic National Republican
Popular vote 31,987 27,651
Percentage 52.79% 45.63%
County results
Smith:      50–60%      70–80%
Goodenow:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Governor before election

Samuel E. Smith
Democratic

 Elected Governor

Samuel E. Smith
Democratic

The 1832 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 10, 1832. Incumbent Democratic Governor Samuel E. Smith was re-elected to a third term, defeating National Republican candidate Daniel Goodenow in a re-match of the previous year's election.

Results

Candidates

1832 Maine gubernatorial election[4][5][6][7][8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Samuel E. Smith (incumbent) 31,987 52.79% Decrease3.55
National Republican Daniel Goodenow 27,651 45.63% Increase2.18
Anti-Masonic Moses Carleton 869 1.43% N/A
Write-in 90 0.15% Decrease0.06
Majority 4,336 7.16% Decrease5.73
Total votes 60,597 100.00% Increase20.67
Democratic hold

References

  1. ↑ "Moses Carleton House, c.1810 - Alna, Lincoln County | Maine Historic Preservation Commission". www.maine.gov. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Cleaves Law Library [SJCBios]". www.cleaves.org. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Samuel Emerson Smith". National Governors Association. January 5, 2011. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
  4. ↑ "ME Governor, 1832". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  5. ↑ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 124–125. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
  6. ↑ Guide to US Elections, Fifth Edition, Volume II. CQ Press. 2005. p. 1497. ISBN 978-1-56802-981-8. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Maine Senate Journal 1833". digitalmaine.com. Legislative Journals. 1833. p. 9.
  8. ↑ Compiled by Samuel L. Harris (1841). The Maine Register, and National Calendar, for the Year 1841. Portland: A. Shirley, Printer. p. 106.
  9. ↑ Documents Printed by Order of the Legislature of the State of Maine. 1864 (PDF). Augusta: Stevens & Sayward, Printers to the State. 1864. p. 163.


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