1879 Maine gubernatorial election

none July 2021 January 2025 September 2023 1879 Maine gubernatorial election Daniel F. Davis File:AlonzoGarcelon.jpg 21,525 Democratic Party (United States) Alonzo Garcelon Republican Party (United States) presidential No 1878 Maine gubernatorial election 1878 1880 Maine gubernatorial election 1880 September 8, 1879 x150px Daniel F. Davis (Maine Governor).jpg Republican Party (United States) (Elected) 49.52% Maine 68,527 x150px Joseph L. Smith Greenback Party 47,987 34.68% 1879 Maine gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County results Davis:#FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70%Smith: #47cc9d 50–60% Governor Alonzo Garcelon Democratic Party (United States) Daniel F. Davis 15.56% The 1879 Maine gubernatorial election was held on September 8, 1879. Republican nominee Daniel F. Davis defeated Greenback nominee Joseph L. Smith and the Democratic nominee, incumbent Governor Alonzo Garcelon.Our Campaigns - ME Governor Race - Sep 08, 1879 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=266620 2021-07-21 www.ourcampaigns.com With Maine switching to two-year gubernatorial terms in 1880, Davis would be the final Maine governor to serve a single-year term, and the final governor chosen by the Maine Legislature after no candidate received a majority of the popular vote. General election Candidates Daniel F. Davis, State Senator from Corinth (Republican) Alonzo Garcelon, incumbent Governor (Democratic) Joseph L. Smith (Greenback) Results 1879 Maine gubernatorial election Republican Party (United States) Daniel F. Davis 68,527 49.52% +4.70% Greenback Party Joseph L. Smith 47,987 34.68% +1.89% Democratic Party (United States) Alonzo Garcelon (incumbent) 21,525 15.56% -6.80% Aftermath For the second consecutive election, no candidate received a necessary majority of the popular vote — though Davis had attained a significant plurality — and thus the election was sent to the state legislature to determine the next governor.Chase Henry https://archive.org/details/representativeme00chas/page/n305 Representative Men of Maine 1893 Lakeside Press Portland, ME xlix Democrats and Greenbackers were the majority, but could not agree between themselves. Republican legislators eventually barred their opponents from the Maine State House, reconstituted the legislature, and elected Davis to the governorship. The dispute was then submitted to the Maine Supreme Court. Composed of seven Republicans and one Democrat, the court sustained the Republicans in the legislature, and Davis was inaugurated. This dispute led to a referendum on amending the Constitution of Maine to allow the governor to be elected by plurality voting, which was passed in 1880, making the 1879 election the final time the state legislature chose the governor.Meader Everett L. https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?params=/context/etd/article/4348/&path_info=Univ_1950_M461_Meader_Everett_L.pdf The Greenback Party in Maine, 1876–1884 1950 n.p. Orono, Maine 114Maine Constitutional Amendments Legislative History https://www.maine.gov/legis/lawlib/lldl/constitutionalamendments/ 2026-07-15 www.maine.gov References Further reading Graham John 1981 Month of Madness: Maine's Brush with Civil War M.A., History Durham, N.H. University of New Hampshire Maine Legislature, Joint Select Committee on Election Returns Report of the Joint Select Committee to Inquire Into the Condition of the Election Returns of September 8th, 1879, and the Expenditure of Public Moneys Under the Direction of Gov. Garcelon and Council, Together with the Evidence Taken Before the Committee, Made to the 59th Legislature of Maine https://www.google.com/books/edition/Report_of_the_Joint_Select_Committee_to/OFoNAAAAYAAJ?hl=en Augusta, Maine Sprague & Son 1880 Google Books 85031291 Meader Everett L. The Greenback Party in Maine, 1876-1884 1950 https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/etd/3274 Orono, Maine University of Maine M.A., Government and History Siege at the State House: The 1879 Coup that Nearly Plunged Maine Into Civil War Mac Smith 2022 Lanham, Maryland 9781684750351 Down East Books 2021052369 Maine Category:Maine gubernatorial elections Gubernatorial Category:September 1879 in the United States