1844 Maine gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1844 Maine gubernatorial election Maine Presidential no 1843 Maine gubernatorial election 1843 1845 Maine gubernatorial election 1845 September 9, 1844 125px Hugh J. Anderson Democratic Party (United States) 48,942 52.15% 125px Edward Robinson Whig Party (United States) 38,501 41.02% 125px James Appleton Liberty Party (United States, 1840) 6,245 6.65% 1844 Maine gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 200px County results Anderson: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70%Robinson: #FEE391 40–50% #FED463 50–60% Governor Hugh J. Anderson Democratic Party (United States) Hugh J. Anderson Democratic Party (United States) The 1844 Maine gubernatorial election was held on September 9, 1844, in order to elect the governor of Maine. Incumbent Democratic governor Hugh J. Anderson won re-election in a repeat of the previous election against Whig nominee and former U.S. Representative Edward Robinson and Liberty Party candidate and former member of the Maine House of Representatives James Appleton.https://www.nga.org/governor/hugh-johnston-anderson/ Gov. Hugh Johnston Anderson nga.org 2024-04-16 Candidates Hugh Johnson Anderson, incumbent governor, former U.S. representative from Maine's 6th district, former clerk of Waldo County Courts (Democrat)2011-01-05 Hugh Johnson Anderson https://www.nga.org/governor/hugh-johnson-anderson/ 2026-07-21 National Governors Association James Appleton, nominee for governor in 1842 and 1843, former vice president of the American Anti-Slavery Society, former member of the Maine and Massachusetts state legislatures (Liberty)Johnson Reinhard O. February 11, 2021 The Liberty Party in Maine, 1840-1848: The Politics of Antislavery Reform https://maine.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/nde/fulldisplay?collectionId=81521275480008681&vid=01MAINE_INST:DigCol&lang=en&query=liberty%20party&docid=alma991048540197908681&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&context=L&isFrbr=false&isHighlightedRecord=false&state= July 20, 2026 University of Maine Digital Collections Edward Robinson, nominee for governor in 1842 and 1843, former U.S. representative from Maine's 3rd congressional district, former Maine state senator (Whig)Robinson, Edward https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/R000334 2026-07-20 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress General election On election day, September 9, 1844, incumbent Democratic governor Hugh J. Anderson won re-election by a margin of 10,441 votes against his foremost opponent Whig nominee Edward Robinson, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of governor. Anderson was sworn in for his second term on January 5, 1845.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=222345 ME Governor ourcampaigns.com July 9, 2019 2024-04-16 Results Maine gubernatorial election, 1844 Democratic Party (United States) Hugh J. Anderson (incumbent) 48,942 52.15 1.90 Whig Party (United States) Edward Robinson 38,501 41.02 8.12 Liberty Party (United States, 1840) James Appleton 6,245 6.65 3.93 Scattering 165 0.18 1.04 93,853 100.00 47.23 Democratic Party (United States) References Category:1844 Maine elections Category:Maine gubernatorial elections Category:1844 United States gubernatorial elections Category:September 1844