1936 Maine gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1936 Maine gubernatorial election Maine presidential no 1934 Maine gubernatorial election 1934 1938 Maine gubernatorial election 1938 September 14, 1936 Image:Lewis O. Barrows (Maine Governor).jpg 150x150px Lewis O. Barrows Republican Party (United States) 173,716 56.03% 3x4.svg F. Harold Dubord Democratic Party (United States) 130,466 42.07% 1936 Maine gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 280px County resultsBarrows: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Dubord: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% Governor Louis J. Brann Democratic Party (United States) Lewis O. Barrows Republican Party (United States) The 1936 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 14, 1936. Incumbent Democratic Governor Louis J. Brann did not seek re-election, and instead ran for the United States Senate. Republican Lewis O. Barrows defeated Democratic Party candidate F. Harold Dubord and Republican state legislator and Baptist minister Benjamin Bubar Sr., who ran as an independent. Bubar's son Ben Bubar was later elected to the state legislature at 21 and later twice served as the Prohibition Party's presidential candidate.Maine Register State Year-Book and Legislative Manual 1980 Tower Publishing Company Portland, ME 82 Barrows' victory was the start of a streak of nine consecutive Republican gubernatorial election victories. Results 1936 Gubernatorial Election, Maine Republican Party (United States) Lewis O. Barrows 173,716 56.03% Democratic Party (United States) F. Harold Dubord 130,466 42.07% Independent (politician) Benjamin Bubar Sr. 5,862 1.89% 42,350 13.96% References Gubernatorial 1936 Maine Category:September 1936 in the United States