1857 Maine gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1857 Maine gubernatorial election Maine Presidential no 1856 Maine gubernatorial election 1856 1858 Maine gubernatorial election 1858 September 14, 1857 125px Lot M. Morrill Republican Party (United States) 54,655 55.84% 125px Manassah H. Smith Democratic Party (United States) 42,968 43.90% 1857 Maine gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsMorrill: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Smith: #7996e2 50–60% Governor Joseph H. Williams (Acting) Republican Party (United States) Lot M. Morrill Republican Party (United States) The 1857 Maine gubernatorial election was held on September 14, 1857, in order to elect the Governor of Maine. Republican nominee Lot M. Morrill defeated Democratic nominee Manassah H. Smith.https://www.nga.org/governor/lot-myrick-morrill/ Gov. Lot Myrick Morrill nga.org 2024-04-17 General election On election day, September 14, 1857, Republican nominee Lot M. Morrill won the election by a margin of 11,687 votes against his opponent Democratic nominee Manassah H. Smith, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of governor. Morrill was sworn in as the 28th Governor of Maine on January 6, 1858.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=222360 ME Governor ourcampaigns.com April 21, 2005 2024-04-17 Results Maine gubernatorial election, 1857 Republican Party (United States) Lot M. Morrill 54,655 55.84 Democratic Party (United States) Manassah H. Smith 42,968 43.90 Scattering 255 0.26 97,878 100.00 Republican Party (United States) References Category:1857 Maine elections Category:Maine gubernatorial elections Category:1857 United States gubernatorial elections Category:September 1857