1926 Maine gubernatorial election

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1926 Maine gubernatorial election

← 1924 September 13, 1926 1928 →
 
Nominee
Ralph Owen Brewster
Ernest L. McLean
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 100,776 80,748
Percentage 55.52% 44.48%

County results
Brewster:      50–60%      60–70%
McLean:      50–60%

Governor before election

Ralph Owen Brewster

Republican

Elected Governor

Ralph Owen Brewster

Republican

The 1926 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 13, 1926. Incumbent

Ralph Owen Brewster defeated Democratic
candidate Ernest L. McLean.

Results

1926 Maine gubernatorial election[1][2][3][4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican
Ralph Owen Brewster
(incumbent)
100,776 55.52%
Democratic Ernest L. McLean 80,748 44.48%
Majority 20,028 11.04%
Turnout 181,524 100.00%
Republican hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "ME Governor, 1926". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
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  5. ^ Legislative Record of the Eighty-Third Legislature of the State of Maine. 1927 (PDF). Augusta, Maine: Kennebec Journal Company. 1927. p. 22.