1922 Maine gubernatorial election

The 1922 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 11, 1922.

1922 Maine gubernatorial election
September 11, 1922
 
Nominee Percival P. Baxter William Robinson Pattangall
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 103,713 75,256
Percentage 57.95% 42.05%
County results
Baxter:      50–60%      60–70%
Governor before election

Percival P. Baxter
Republican

 Elected Governor

Percival P. Baxter
Republican

Incumbent Republican Governor Percival P. Baxter succeeded to the Governorship in 1921 when his predecessor Frederic Hale Parkhurst died just 26 days into his term. Baxter was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Democratic candidate William Robinson Pattangall.

Results
1922 Maine gubernatorial election[1][2][3][4][5][lower-alpha 1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Percival P. Baxter (incumbent) 103,713 57.95%
Democratic William Robinson Pattangall 75,256 42.05%
Majority 28,457 15.90%
Turnout 178,969 100.00%
Republican hold Swing

Notes
  1. Some sources give Pattangall's vote as 75,226.[6][7]

References
  1. Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 126–127. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
  2. Dubin, Michael J. (2013). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1912-1931: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-7864-7033-4.
  3. Maine Register, State Year-Book and Legislative Manual. Vol. No. 55. Portland, Maine: Portland Directory Company. 1924. p. 273.
  4. "Legislative Record – House". Legislative Record of the Eighty-First Legislature of the State of Maine. 1923 (PDF). Augusta, Maine: Kennebec Journal Company. 1923. p. 18.
  5. "Legislative Record – Senate". Legislative Record of the Eighty-First Legislature of the State of Maine. 1923 (PDF). Augusta, Maine: Kennebec Journal Company. 1923. p. 15.
  6. "ME Governor, 1918". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  7. Guide to US Elections, Fifth Edition, Volume II. CQ Press. 2005. p. 1499. ISBN 978-1-56802-981-8. Retrieved August 22, 2021.


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