The 1830 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 13, 1830. Incumbent National Republican Governor Jonathan G. Hunton was defeated for re-election by Democratic candidate Samuel E. Smith in a re-match of the previous year's election.
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 County results Smith: 50–60% 60–70% Hunton: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Samuel E. Smith | 30,215 | 51.13% | ||
| National Republican | Jonathan G. Hunton (incumbent) | 28,639 | 48.47% | ||
| Scattering | 238 | 0.40% | |||
| Majority | 1,576 | 2.66% | |||
| Turnout | 59,092 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic gain from National Republican | Swing | ||||
References
edit- ^ "ME Governor, 1830". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 23, 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. 1497. ISBN 978-1-56802-981-8. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
- ^ "Maine Senate Journal 1831". digitalmaine.com. Legislative Journals. 1831. p. 8.
- ^ Compiled by Samuel L. Harris (1841). The Maine Register, and National Calendar, for the Year 1841. Portland: A. Shirley, Printer. p. 105.
- ^ 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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