1924 Maine gubernatorial election
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Nominee Ralph Owen Brewster William Robinson Pattangall
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 145,281 108,626
Percentage 57.22% 42.78%
County results
Brewster:      50–60%      60–70%
Pattangall:      50–60%
Governor before election

Percival P. Baxter
Republican

Elected Governor

Ralph Owen Brewster
Republican

The 1924 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 8, 1924.

Incumbent Governor Percival P. Baxter did not seek re-election. Republican candidate Ralph Owen Brewster defeated Democratic candidate William Robinson Pattangall. Frank G. Farrington unsuccessfully ran for the Republican nomination.

Results

1924 Maine gubernatorial election[1][2][3][4][a]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Ralph Owen Brewster 145,281 57.22%
Democratic William Robinson Pattangall 108,626 42.78%
Majority 36,655 14.44%
Turnout 253,907 100.00%
Republican hold Swing

Notes

  1. ^ Some sources give Brewster's vote as 145,251.[5][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. ^ Guide to US Elections, Fifth Edition, Volume II. CQ Press. 2005. p. 1499. ISBN 978-1-56802-981-8. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  3. ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2013). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1912-1931: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 11. ISBN 978-0-7864-7033-4.
  4. ^ Maine Register, State Year-Book and Legislative Manual. Vol. No. 55. Portland, Maine: Portland Directory Company. 1924. p. 273.
  5. ^ "ME Governor, 1924". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  6. ^ "Legislative Record – House". Legislative Record of the Eighty-Second Legislature of the State of Maine. 1925 (PDF). Augusta, Maine: Kennebec Journal Company. 1925. p. 37.
  7. ^ "Legislative Record – Senate". Legislative Record of the Eighty-Second Legislature of the State of Maine. 1925 (PDF). Augusta, Maine: Kennebec Journal Company. 1925. p. 35.


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