1865 Maine gubernatorial election

1865 Maine gubernatorial election

September 11, 1865
 
Nominee Samuel Cony Joseph Howard
Party National Union Democratic
Popular vote 54,430 31,609
Percentage 63.3% 36.7%

County results
Cony:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Governor before election

Samuel Cony
National Union

Elected Governor

Samuel Cony
National Union

The 1865 Maine gubernatorial election was held on September 11, 1865 in order to elect the governor of Maine. Incumbent National Union governor Samuel Cony won re-election against Democratic nominee and former Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court Joseph Howard in a rematch of the previous election.[1]

General election

Maine gubernatorial election, 1865[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
National Union Samuel Cony (incumbent) 54,234 63.31
Democratic Joseph Howard 31,435 36.69
Total votes 85,669 100.00
National Union hold

Notes

  1. ^ a b Dubin 2014, p. 3.

Bibliography

  • Dubin, Michael J. (2014). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861–1911: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-5646-8.