The 1834 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 8, 1834. Incumbent Democratic Governor Robert P. Dunlap defeated Whig candidate Peleg Sprague.
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 County results Dunlap: 50–60% 60–70% Sprague: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Robert P. Dunlap (incumbent) | 37,481 | 52.35% | ||
| Whig | Peleg Sprague | 32,967 | 46.04% | ||
| Anti-Masonic | Thomas A. Hill | 1,076 | 1.50% | ||
| Scattering | 78 | 0.11% | |||
| Majority | 4,514 | 6.31% | |||
| Turnout | 71,602 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Maine House Journal 1835". digitalmaine.com. Legislative Journals. 1835. p. 16.
- ^ "Maine Senate Journal 1835". digitalmaine.com. Legislative Journals. 1835. p. 9.
- ^ Compiled by Samuel L. Harris (1841). The Maine Register, and National Calendar, for the Year 1841. Portland: A. Shirley, Printer. p. 107.
- ^ "1834-1841 General Election: Governor". digitalmaine.com. Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions.
- ^ "ME Governor, 1834". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 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 August 23, 2021.
- ^ Documents Printed by Order of the Legislature of the State of Maine. 1864 (PDF). Augusta: Stevens & Sayward, Printers to the State. 1864. p. 163.
- ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. pp. 89–90. ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0.
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