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1828 Maine gubernatorial election

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1828 Maine gubernatorial election

 1827
September 8, 1828
1829 
 
Nominee Enoch Lincoln
Party Democratic-Republican
Popular vote 25,745
Percentage 91.59%

County results
Lincoln:      70–80%      90–100%

Governor before election

Enoch Lincoln
Democratic-Republican

Elected Governor

Enoch Lincoln
Democratic-Republican

The 1828 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 8, 1828. Incumbent Democratic-Republican Governor Enoch Lincoln won re-election to a third term. He faced no opposition.

Results

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1828 Maine gubernatorial election[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic-Republican Enoch Lincoln (incumbent) 25,745 91.59%
Write-in 2,364 8.41%
Majority 23,381 83.18%
Total votes 28,109 100.00%
Democratic-Republican hold

References

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  1. "ME Governor, 1828". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  2. Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 124–125. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
  3. Guide to US Elections, Fifth Edition, Volume II. CQ Press. 2005. p. 1497. ISBN 978-1-56802-981-8. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  4. "Maine Senate Journal 1829". digitalmaine.com. Legislative Journals: 9. 1829.
  5. Compiled by Samuel L. Harris (1841). The Maine Register, and National Calendar, for the Year 1841. Portland: A. Shirley, Printer. p. 105.
  6. Documents Printed by Order of the Legislature of the State of Maine. 1864 (PDF). Augusta: Stevens & Sayward, Printers to the State. 1864. p. 163.