1868 Maine gubernatorial election

1868 Maine gubernatorial election
September 14, 1868
	County results; Chamberlain: 50–60% 60–70% ; Pillsbury: 50–60%
Governor before election; Joshua Chamberlain; Republican	Elected Governor ; Joshua Chamberlain; Republican

The 1868 Maine gubernatorial election was held on September 14, 1868. Incumbent Republican governor and war hero Joshua Chamberlain defeated the Democratic candidate Eben F. Pillsbury in a rematch of the preceding two gubernatorial elections.^[1]^[2]

General election

Candidates

Republican

Joshua Chamberlain

Democratic

Eben F. Pillsbury

Results

Chamberlain won reelection to a third term, and won a majority of 19,316 votes.

1868 Maine gubernatorial election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Joshua Chamberlain (incumbent)	75,523	57.33	1.91
	Democratic	Eben F. Pillsbury	56,207	42.67	1.49
Total votes			131,730	100.00	27.03
	Republican hold

References

↑ Dubin, Michael J. (June 11, 2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861_ÑÐ1911: The Official Results by State and County. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-5646-8.
↑ "Our Campaigns - ME Governor Race - Sep 14, 1868". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved September 1, 2021.

[1] Dubin, Michael J. (June 11, 2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861_ÑÐ1911: The Official Results by State and County. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-5646-8.

[2] "Our Campaigns - ME Governor Race - Sep 14, 1868". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved September 1, 2021.

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