1849 Maine gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1849 Maine gubernatorial election Maine Presidential no 1848 Maine gubernatorial election 1848 1850 Maine gubernatorial election 1850 September 10, 1849 125px John Hubbard Democratic Party (United States) 37,636 51.01% 125px Elijah Hamlin Whig Party (United States) 28,056 38.03% 125px George F. Talbot Free Soil Party (United States) 7,987 10.83% 1849 Maine gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 200px County results Hubbard: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70%Hamlin: #FEE391 40–50% Governor John W. Dana Democratic Party (United States) John Hubbard Democratic Party (United States) The 1849 Maine gubernatorial election was held on September 10, 1849, in order to elect the Governor of Maine. Democratic nominee and former member of the Maine Senate John Hubbard defeated Whig nominee and former member of the Maine House of Representatives Elijah Hamlin and Free Soil Party nominee George F. Talbot.https://www.nga.org/governor/john-hubbard/ Gov. John Hubbard nga.org 2024-04-16 General election Candidates Elijah Hamlin, lawyer, former state representative, nominee for governor in 1848 (Whig)Elijah Hamlin Political Graveyard bioElijah L. Hamlin - Legislator Profile https://history.mainelegislature.org/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=ODgyNDUwY2YtMzg1Ny00OWNhLWJhOTItYzE5YTYxNzIwZjdh&rID=NTE5Mg==&qrs=RmFsc2U=&q=KExlZ2lzbGF0b3JzLkFsbFRleHQ6KGhhbWxpbikp&ph=VHJ1ZQ==&bckToL=VHJ1ZQ==&rrtc=VHJ1ZQ== 2026-07-21 history.mainelegislature.org John Hubbard, doctor, former state senator (Democrat) George Foster Talbot, attorney for Washington County (Free Soil) On election day, September 10, 1849, Democratic nominee John Hubbard won the election by a margin of 9,580 votes against his foremost opponent Whig nominee Elijah Hamlin, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of governor. Hubbard was sworn in as the 22nd governor of Maine on May 8, 1850.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=222351 ME Governor ourcampaigns.com April 21, 2005 2024-04-16 Results Maine gubernatorial election, 1849 Democratic Party (United States) John Hubbard 37,636 51.01 Whig Party (United States) Elijah Hamlin 28,056 38.03 Free Soil Party (United States) George F. Talbot 7,987 10.83 Scattering 102 0.13 73,781 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) References Category:Maine gubernatorial elections Category:1849 United States gubernatorial elections Category:September 1849 Category:1849 in Maine Category:1840s Maine elections