1932 Maine gubernatorial election

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1932 Maine gubernatorial election
← 1930 September 12, 1932 1934 →
 
Nominee Louis J. Brann Burleigh Martin
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 121,158 118,800
Percentage 50.25% 49.28%
County results
Brann:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Martin:      50–60%
Governor before election

William Tudor Gardiner
Republican

Elected Governor

Louis J. Brann
Democratic

The 1932 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 12, 1932. Incumbent Republican Governor William Tudor Gardiner did not seek re-election. Democratic candidate Louis J. Brann defeated Republican candidate Burleigh Martin. Brann was the first Democrat elected Governor of Maine since Oakley C. Curtis in 1914.[1]

This election ended a streak of eight consecutive Republican gubernatorial victories in Maine.

Results

1932 Maine gubernatorial election[2][3][4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Louis J. Brann 121,158 50.25%
Republican Burleigh Martin 118,800 49.28%
Socialist Frank H. Maxfield 1,137 0.47%
Majority 2,358 0.98%
Turnout 241,095 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican Swing

References

  1. ^ "Brann, Louis J." April 24, 2011. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "ME Governor, 1932". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  3. ISBN 0-930466-17-9
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  4. ISBN 978-1-56802-981-8
    . Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  5. ISBN 978-0-7864-7034-1
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