1856 Maine gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1856 Maine gubernatorial election Maine Presidential no 1855 Maine gubernatorial election 1855 1857 Maine gubernatorial election 1857 September 8, 1856 150px Hannibal Hamlin Republican Party (United States) 69,574 58.07% 120px Samuel Wells Democratic Party (United States) 43,628 36.41% 125px George F. Patten Whig Party (United States) 6,554 5.47% 1856 Maine gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsHamlin: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Wells: #7996e2 50–60% Governor Samuel Wells Democratic Party (United States) Hannibal Hamlin Republican Party (United States) The 1856 Maine gubernatorial election was held on September 8, 1856, in order to elect the governor of Maine. Incumbent Democratic governor Samuel Wells lost re-election against Republican nominee and incumbent United States senator from Maine Hannibal Hamlin.https://www.nga.org/governor/hannibal-hamlin/ Gov. Hannibal Hamlin nga.org 2023-12-13 Whig candidate George F. Patten received just over 5% of the vote amidst Hamlin's landslide. General election On election day, September 8, 1856, incumbent Democratic governor Samuel Wells lost re-election by a margin of 25,946 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Hannibal Hamlin, thereby losing Democratic control over the office of governor to the Republicans. Hamlin was sworn in as the 26th governor of Maine on January 8, 1857.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=222358 ME Governor ourcampaigns.com April 21, 2005 2023-12-13 Results Maine gubernatorial election, 1856 Republican Party (United States) Hannibal Hamlin 69,574 58.07 Democratic Party (United States) Samuel Wells (incumbent) 43,628 36.41 Whig Party (United States) George F. Patten 6,554 5.47 Scattering 58 0.05 119,814 100.00 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References Gubernatorial Category:Maine gubernatorial elections Maine Category:September 1856 Category:Hannibal Hamlin