1846 Maine gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1846 Maine gubernatorial election Maine Presidential no 1845 Maine gubernatorial election 1845 1847 Maine gubernatorial election 1847 September 14, 1846 125px John W. Dana Democratic Party (United States) (Elected) 36,031 47.62% 125px David Bronson Whig Party (United States) 29,557 39.06% 125px Samuel Fessenden Liberty Party (United States, 1840) 9,398 12.42% 1846 Maine gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 200px County results Dana: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70%Bronson: #FEE391 40–50% #FED463 50–60% Governor Hugh J. Anderson Democratic Party (United States) John W. Dana Democratic Party (United States) The 1846 Maine gubernatorial election was held on September 14, 1846, in order to elect the Governor of Maine. Former acting governor and Democratic nominee John W. Dana defeated the Whig nominee, State Senator David Bronson, and Liberty Party candidate Samuel Fessenden. However, as no candidate received a majority of the total votes cast as was required by Maine law, the election was forwarded to the Maine legislature, who chose Dana as governor.2011-01-05 John Winchester Dana https://www.nga.org/governor/john-winchester-dana/ 2026-07-22 National Governors Association Candidates David Bronson, state senator, former U.S. Representative from Maine's 4th district, former member of the Maine House of Representatives (Whig)Bronson, David https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/B000868 2026-07-22 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress John Winchester Dana, former president of the Maine Senate and acting governor for a day in 1844 (Democrat) Samuel Fessenden, lawyer, abolitionist, and former member of the Massachusetts and Maine state legislatures, nominee for governor in 1845 (Liberty)Samuel Fessenden - Legislator Profile https://history.mainelegislature.org/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=ODgyNDUwY2YtMzg1Ny00OWNhLWJhOTItYzE5YTYxNzIwZjdh&rID=NDAzOQ==&qrs=RmFsc2U=&q=KExlZ2lzbGF0b3JzLkFsbFRleHQ6KGZlc3NlbmRlbikp&ph=VHJ1ZQ==&bckToL=VHJ1ZQ==&rrtc=VHJ1ZQ== 2026-07-21 history.mainelegislature.orgJohnson Rossiter http://archive.org/details/biographicaldict04johnuoft Biographical dictionary of America .. 1906 Boston, American Biographical Society Robarts - University of Toronto 89 General election On election day, September 14, 1846, former Democratic acting governor John W. Dana won the election by a margin of 6,474 votes against his foremost opponent Whig nominee David Bronson, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of governor. Dana was sworn in as the 21st governor of Maine on May 12, 1847.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=222347 ME Governor ourcampaigns.com April 21, 2005 2024-04-16 Results Maine gubernatorial election, 1846 Democratic Party (United States) John W. Dana 36,031 47.62 3.88 Whig Party (United States) David Bronson 29,557 39.06 0.02 Liberty Party (United States, 1840) Samuel Fessenden 9,398 12.42 3.72 Scattering 678 0.90 0.18 75,664 100.00 12.25 Democratic Party (United States) References Category:1846 Maine elections Category:Maine gubernatorial elections Category:1846 United States gubernatorial elections Category:September 1846