1860 Maine gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1860 Maine gubernatorial election Maine Presidential no 1859 Maine gubernatorial election 1859 1861 Maine gubernatorial election 1861 September 10, 1860 125px Israel Washburn Jr. Republican Party (United States) 69,843 56.56% 125px Ephraim K. Smart Democratic Party (United States) 51,878 42.02% 1860 Maine gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsWashburn: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Smart: #7996e2 50–60% Governor Lot M. Morrill Republican Party (United States) Israel Washburn Jr. Republican Party (United States) The 1860 Maine gubernatorial election was held on September 10, 1860, in order to elect the Governor of Maine. Republican nominee and incumbent member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine's 5th district Israel Washburn Jr. defeated Democratic nominee and former member of the Maine House of Representatives Ephraim K. Smart and Constitutional Union nominee and former member of the Maine House of Representatives Phinehas Barnes.https://www.nga.org/governor/israel-washburn/ Gov. Israel Washburn Jr nga.org 2024-04-19 General election On election day, September 10, 1860, Republican nominee Israel Washburn Jr. won the election by a margin of 17,965 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Ephraim K. Smart, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of governor. Washburn was sworn in as the 29th Governor of Maine on January 2, 1861.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=222364 ME Governor ourcampaigns.com April 21, 2005 2024-04-19 Results Maine gubernatorial election, 1860 Republican Party (United States) Israel Washburn Jr. 69,843 56.56 Democratic Party (United States) Ephraim K. Smart 51,878 42.02 Constitutional Union Party (United States) Phinehas Barnes 1,726 1.40 Scattering 29 0.02 123,476 100.00 Republican Party (United States) References Category:1860 Maine elections Category:Maine gubernatorial elections Category:1860 United States gubernatorial elections Category:September 1860 in the United States