1920 Maine gubernatorial election

1920 Maine gubernatorial election
	County results; Parkhurst: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Governor before election; Carl Milliken; Republican	Elected Governor ; Frederic Hale Parkhurst; Republican

The 1920 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 13, 1920.

Incumbent Governor Carl Milliken was defeated in the Republican primary.^[1]

Republican candidate Frederic Hale Parkhurst defeated Democratic candidate Bertrand G. McIntire.

Results

1920 Maine gubernatorial election^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[a]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frederic Hale Parkhurst	135,393	65.90%
	Democratic	Bertrand G. McIntire	70,047	34.10%
Majority			65,346	31.80%
Turnout			205,440	100.00%
	Republican hold		Swing

Parkhurst died just 26 days in office following a months long illness, which started when he was Governor-elect.

^ The Maine House Journal and Maine Senate Journal record the result as Parkhurst 135,410, McIntire 70,055, Scattering 27.^[7]^[8]

^ "The Primary Election". Oxford Democrat. Paris, Maine. June 29, 1920. p. 2. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
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^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 126–127. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
^ Guide to US Elections, Fifth Edition, Volume II. CQ Press. 2005. p. 1499. ISBN 978-1-56802-981-8. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
^ Dubin, Michael J. (2013). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1912-1931: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-7864-7033-4.
^ Maine Register, State Year-Book and Legislative Manual. Vol. 55. Portland, Maine: Portland Directory Company. 1924. p. 273.
^ "Legislative Record – House". Legislative Record of the Eightieth Legislature of the State of Maine. 1921 (PDF). Augusta, Maine: Kennebec Journal Print. 1921. p. 20.
^ "Legislative Record – Senate". Legislative Record of the Eightieth Legislature of the State of Maine. 1921 (PDF). Augusta, Maine: Kennebec Journal Print. 1921. p. 17.

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