1912 Maine gubernatorial election
September 9, 1912
 
Nominee William T. Haines Frederick W. Plaisted
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 70,931 67,702
Percentage 49.97% 47.70%
Governor before election

Frederick W. Plaisted
Democratic

 Elected Governor

William T. Haines
Republican

The 1912 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 9, 1912.

Incumbent Democratic Governor Frederick W. Plaisted was defeated for re-election by Republican candidate William T. Haines.

Results

1912 Maine gubernatorial election[1][2][3][4][5][lower-alpha 1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican William T. Haines 70,931 49.97%
Democratic Frederick W. Plaisted (incumbent) 67,702 47.70%
Socialist George Allan England 2,081 1.47%
Prohibition William I. Sterling 1,217 0.86%
Scattering 9 0.01%
Majority 3,229 2.27%
Turnout 141,940 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic Swing

Notes

  1. ↑ The Maine Senate Journal records Plaisted's vote as 67,602.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "ME Governor, 1912". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 23, 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 23, 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. 1. 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 – Senate". Legislative Record of the Seventy-Sixth Legislature of the State of Maine. 1913 (PDF). p. 16.


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