1848 Maine gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1848 Maine gubernatorial election Maine presidential no 1847 Maine gubernatorial election 1847 1849 Maine gubernatorial election 1849 September 11, 1848 x150px File:John Winchester Dana (Maine Governor).jpg John W. Dana Democratic Party (United States) (Elected) 38,720 48.10% 3x4.svg Elijah Hamlin Whig Party (United States) 29,738 36.94% Samuel_Fessenden_(1784–1869).png Samuel Fessenden Liberty Party (United States, 1840) 11,484 14.27% 1848 Maine gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 200px County results Dana: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80%Hamlin: #FEE391 40–50% #FED463 50–60% Governor John W. Dana Democratic Party (United States) John W. Dana Democratic Party (United States) The 1848 Maine gubernatorial election, was held on September 11, 1848, in the state of Maine to elect the state's next governor. The incumbent Democrat John W. Dana was re-elected to a third term, defeating Whig candidate Elijah Hamlin and Liberty Party candidate Samuel Fessenden. Maine law at the time required that in order to win the election a candidate must receive a majority of the votes. Since none of the candidates did so, the legislature held a contingent election in which they selected Dana as the winner. Candidates John W. Dana, incumbent governor (Democrat)2011-01-05 John Winchester Dana https://www.nga.org/governor/john-winchester-dana/ 2026-07-21 National Governors Association Elijah Hamlin, lawyer, state representative, brother of future Vice President of the United States Hannibal Hamlin (Whig)Elijah Hamlin Political Graveyard bioElijah L. Hamlin - Legislator Profile https://history.mainelegislature.org/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=ODgyNDUwY2YtMzg1Ny00OWNhLWJhOTItYzE5YTYxNzIwZjdh&rID=NTE5Mg==&qrs=RmFsc2U=&q=KExlZ2lzbGF0b3JzLkFsbFRleHQ6KGhhbWxpbikp&ph=VHJ1ZQ==&bckToL=VHJ1ZQ==&rrtc=VHJ1ZQ== 2026-07-21 history.mainelegislature.org Samuel Fessenden, lawyer, abolitionist, and former member of the Massachusetts and Maine state legislatures, nominee for governor in 1845, 1846, and 1847 (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 Results 1848 Gubernatorial Election, Maine Our Campaigns – Me Governor Race – Sep 11, 1848 http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=222350 Democratic Party (United States) John W. Dana (incumbent) 38,720 48.10 3.09 Whig Party (United States) Elijah Hamlin 29,738 36.94 0.19 Liberty Party (United States, 1840) Samuel Fessenden 11,484 14.27 3.01 79,942 100.00 22.42 Democratic Party (United States) Notes expanded Gubernatorial 1848 Maine