1896 Maine gubernatorial election
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The 1896 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 14, 1896.
Incumbent Governor Henry B. Cleaves did not seek re-election. Republican candidate Llewellyn Powers defeated Democratic candidate Melvin B. Frank.
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Llewellyn Powers | 82,596 | 66.84% | ||
| Democratic | Melvin P. Frank | 34,350 | 27.80% | ||
| Populist | Luther C. Bateman | 3,292 | 2.66% | ||
| Prohibition | Ammi S. Ladd | 2,669 | 2.16% | ||
| National Democratic | William H. Clifford | 609 | 0.49% | ||
| Scattering | 48 | 0.04% | |||
| Majority | 48,246 | 39.05% | |||
| Turnout | 123,564 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "ME Governor, 1896". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
- ^ Guide to US Elections, Fifth Edition, Volume II. CQ Press. 2005. p. 1499. ISBN 978-1-56802-981-8. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
- ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 126–127. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
- ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 20. ISBN 978-0-7864-4722-0.
- ^ Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 244. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.
- ^ Maine Register, State Year-Book and Legislative Manual. Vol. 55. Portland, Maine: Portland Directory Company. 1924. p. 273.
- ^ "Senate". Legislative Record of the Sixty-Eighth Legislature of the State of Maine. 1897 (PDF). p. 8.
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