1847 Maine gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1847 Maine gubernatorial election Maine Presidential no 1846 Maine gubernatorial election 1846 1848 Maine gubernatorial election 1848 September 13, 1847 125px John W. Dana Democratic Party (United States) 33,429 51.19% 125px David Bronson Whig Party (United States) 24,246 37.13% 125px Samuel Fessenden Liberty Party (United States, 1840) 7,352 11.26% 1847 Maine gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 200px County results Dana: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70%Bronson: #FEE391 40–50% #FED463 50–60% Governor John W. Dana Democratic Party (United States) John W. Dana Democratic Party (United States) The 1847 Maine gubernatorial election was held on September 13, 1847, in order to elect the governor of Maine. Incumbent Democratic governor John W. Dana won re-election against Whig nominee and former member of the Maine Senate David Bronson and Liberty Party candidate and former member of the Massachusetts State Senate Samuel Fessenden in a rematch of the previous election.https://www.nga.org/governor/john-winchester-dana/ Gov. John Winchester Dana nga.org 2024-04-16 Candidates David Bronson, former state senator, former U.S. Representative from Maine's 4th district, former state representative, nominee for governor in 1846 (Whig)Bronson, David https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/B000868 2026-07-22 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress John Winchester Dana, incumbent governor (Democrat)2011-01-05 John Winchester Dana https://www.nga.org/governor/john-winchester-dana/ 2026-07-22 National Governors Association Samuel Fessenden, lawyer, abolitionist, and former member of the Massachusetts and Maine state legislatures, nominee for governor in 1845 and 1846 (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 General election On election day, September 13, 1847, incumbent Democratic governor John W. Dana won re-election by a margin of 9,183 votes against his foremost opponent Whig nominee David Bronson, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of governor. Dana was sworn in for his second term on May 8, 1848.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=222349 ME Governor ourcampaigns.com April 21, 2005 2024-04-16 Results Maine gubernatorial election, 1847 Democratic Party (United States) John W. Dana (incumbent) 33,429 51.19 3.57 Whig Party (United States) David Bronson 24,246 37.13 1.93 Liberty Party (United States, 1840) Samuel Fessenden 7,352 11.26 1.16 Scattering 275 0.42 0.48 65,302 100.00 13.69 Democratic Party (United States) References Category:Maine gubernatorial elections Category:1847 United States gubernatorial elections Category:September 1847 Category:1847 in Maine