1829 Maine gubernatorial election

The 1829 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 14, 1829. Incumbent Democratic-Republican Governor Enoch Lincoln did not run for re-election. National Republican candidate Jonathan G. Hunton defeated Democratic candidate Samuel E. Smith in an extremely close election. Hunton defeated Smith by just 324 votes, one of the narrowest margins in Maine gubernatorial history.

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1829 Maine gubernatorial election

← 1828 September 14, 1829 1830 â†’

Nominee Jonathan G. Hunton Samuel E. Smith Party National Republican Democratic Popular vote 23,315 22,991 Percentage 50.08% 49.39%

County results Hunton:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Smith:      50–60%      70–80%

Governor before election Enoch Lincoln Democratic-Republican Elected Governor Jonathan G. Hunton National Republican

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Lincoln died in Augusta, Maine, on October 8, 1829, after the election of his successor Hunton, but before Lincoln's term expired. Two Presidents of the Maine Senate, Nathan Cutler and Joshua Hall, had to serve as lame-duck successors between the two men.