1940 Maine gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1940 Maine gubernatorial election Maine presidential no 1938 Maine gubernatorial election 1938 1942 Maine gubernatorial election 1942 September 9, 1940 File:SumnerSewall.jpg 150x150px Sumner Sewall Republican Party (United States) 162,719 63.87% File:Rep. Fulton J. Redman 1917.jpg Fulton J. Redman Democratic Party (United States) 92,053 36.13% 1940 Maine gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 280px County resultsSewall: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Governor Lewis O. Barrows Republican Party (United States) Sumner Sewall Republican Party (United States) The 1940 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 9, 1940. Incumbent Republican Governor Lewis O. Barrows was term limited and unable to seek re-election. Republican Maine Senate President Sumner Sewall faced off against Democrat Fulton J. Redman in the general election, beating him easily. This election was the last gubernatorial contest in Maine held prior to United States involvement in the second world war. Frederick G. Payne unsuccessfully ran for the Republican nomination. Results 1940 gubernatorial election, Maine Guide to US Elections, Fifth Edition, Volume II CQ Press 2005 1497–1499 https://archive.org/details/guidetouselectio00cqpr/page/1497 978-1-56802-981-8 2009-05-12 registrationMay 2023 Republican Party (United States) Sumner Sewall 162,719 63.87% - Democratic Party (United States) Fulton J. Redman 92,053 36.13% - 70,666 27.74% Notes expanded 1940 Gubernatorial Maine Category:September 1940 in the United States