1918 Maine gubernatorial election

The 1918 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 9, 1918.

1918 Maine gubernatorial election
September 9, 1918
 
Nominee Carl Milliken Bertrand G. McIntire
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 64,069 59,050
Percentage 52.04% 47.96%
Governor before election

Carl Milliken
Republican

 Elected Governor

Carl Milliken
Republican

Incumbent Republican Governor Carl Milliken was elected to a second term in office, defeating Democratic candidate Bertrand G. McIntire.

Results
1918 Maine gubernatorial election[1][2][3][4][5][lower-alpha 1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Carl Milliken (incumbent) 64,069 52.04%
Democratic Bertrand G. McIntire 59,050 47.96%
Majority 5,019 4.08%
Turnout 123,119 100.00%
Republican hold Swing

Notes
  1. The Maine House Journal and Maine Senate Journal record the result as Milliken 64,027, McIntire 58,994.[6][7]

References
  1. "ME Governor, 1918". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  2. Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 126–127. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
  3. Guide to US Elections, Fifth Edition, Volume II. CQ Press. 2005. p. 1499. ISBN 978-1-56802-981-8. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  4. Dubin, Michael J. (2013). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1912-1931: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 6. ISBN 978-0-7864-7033-4.
  5. Maine Register, State Year-Book and Legislative Manual. Vol. No. 55. Portland, Maine: Portland Directory Company. 1924. p. 273.
  6. "Legislative Record – House". Legislative Record of the Seventy-Ninth Legislature of the State of Maine. 1919 (PDF). Augusta, Maine: Kennebec Journal Print. 1919. p. 20.
  7. "Legislative Record – Senate". Legislative Record of the Seventy-Ninth Legislature of the State of Maine. 1919 (PDF). Augusta, Maine: Kennebec Journal Print. 1919. p. 17.


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