1865 Maine gubernatorial election
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The 1865 Maine gubernatorial election was held on September 11, 1865, in order to elect the governor of Maine. Incumbent National Union governor Samuel Cony won re-election against Democratic nominee and former Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court Joseph Howard in a rematch of the previous election.[1]
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September 11, 1865
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 County results Cony: 50â60% 60â70% 70â80% | |||||||||||||||||
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General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| National Union | Samuel Cony (incumbent) | 54,234 | 63.31 | |
| Democratic | Joseph Howard | 31,435 | 36.69 | |
| Total votes | 85,669 | 100.00 | ||
| National Union hold | ||||