1837 Maine gubernatorial election

The 1837 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 11, 1837. Incumbent Democratic Governor Robert P. Dunlap did not run for re-election.^[1]

1837 Maine gubernatorial election

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Nominee Edward Kent Gorham Parks Party Whig Democratic Popular vote 34,358 33,879 Percentage 50.14% 49.44%

Governor before election Robert P. Dunlap Democratic Elected Governor Edward Kent Whig

Whig candidate Edward Kent defeated Democratic candidate Gorham Parks.

Results

1837 Maine gubernatorial election^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Whig	Edward Kent	34,358	50.14%
	Democratic	Gorham Parks	33,879	49.44%
	Write-in	Rufus McIntire	125	0.18%
	Write-in	Scattering	161	0.24%
Majority			479	0.70%
Turnout			68,523	100.00%
	Whig gain from Democratic		Swing

References

1. Greene, H. W. (1839). Letters addressed to Francis O.J. Smith, Representative in Congress from Cumberland District, (Me.). p. 17.
2. "ME Governor, 1837". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
3. Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 124–125. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
4. Guide to US Elections, Fifth Edition, Volume II. CQ Press. 2005. p. 1498. ISBN 978-1-56802-981-8. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
5. "Maine House Journal 1838". digitalmaine.com. Legislative Journals. 1838. p. 12.
6. Compiled by Samuel L. Harris (1841). The Maine Register, and National Calendar, for the Year 1841. Portland: A. Shirley, Printer. p. 107.
7. "Documents Printed by Order of the Legislature of the State of Maine. 1864" (PDF). Augusta: Stevens & Sayward, Printers to the State. 1864. p. 164.
8. "1834-1841 General Election: Governor". digitalmaine.com. Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions.