1845 Maine gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1845 Maine gubernatorial election Maine Presidential no 1844 Maine gubernatorial election 1844 1846 Maine gubernatorial election 1846 1845 09 08 125px Hugh J. Anderson Democratic Party (United States) 34,711 51.50% 125px Freeman H. Morse Whig Party (United States) 26,341 39.08% 125px Samuel Fessenden Liberty Party (United States, 1840) 5,867 8.70% 1845 Maine gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 200px County results Anderson: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70%Morse: #FEE391 40–50% #FED463 50–60% Governor Hugh J. Anderson Democratic Party (United States) Hugh J. Anderson Democratic Party (United States) The 1845 Maine gubernatorial election was held on September 8, 1845, in order to elect the governor of Maine. Incumbent Democratic governor Hugh J. Anderson won re-election to a third term against Whig nominee and former U.S. Representative Freeman H. Morse and Liberty Party candidate Samuel Fessenden.https://www.nga.org/governor/hugh-johnston-anderson/ Gov. Hugh Johnston Anderson nga.org 2024-04-16 Candidates Hugh Johnson Anderson, incumbent governor (Democrat)2011-01-05 Hugh Johnson Anderson https://www.nga.org/governor/hugh-johnson-anderson/ 2026-07-21 National Governors Association Samuel Fessenden, lawyer, abolitionist, and former member of the Massachusetts and Maine state legislatures, (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 Freeman Harlow Morse, former U.S. Representative from Maine's 4th congressional districtMorse, Freeman Harlow https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/M001010 2026-07-21 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress General election On election day, September 8, 1845, incumbent Democratic governor Hugh J. Anderson won re-election by a margin of 8,370 votes against his foremost opponent Whig nominee Freeman H. Morse, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of governor. Anderson was sworn in for his third term on January 5, 1846.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=222346 ME Governor ourcampaigns.com April 21, 2005 2024-04-16 Results Maine gubernatorial election, 1845 Democratic Party (United States) Hugh J. Anderson (incumbent) 34,711 51.50 0.65 Whig Party (United States) Freeman H. Morse 26,341 39.08 1.94 Liberty Party (United States, 1840) Samuel Fessenden 5,867 8.70 2.05 Scattering 486 0.72 0.54 67,405 100.00 28.26 Democratic Party (United States) References Category:Maine gubernatorial elections Category:1845 United States gubernatorial elections Category:1845 in Maine Category:September 1845 Category:1840s Maine elections