1900 Maine gubernatorial election
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The 1900 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 10, 1900.
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September 10, 1900
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 County results Hill: 40â50% 50â60% 60â70% 70â80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Governor Llewellyn Powers did not seek re-election. Republican candidate John Fremont Hill defeated Democratic candidate Samuel L. Lord.
General election
Candidates
Major party candidates
- Samuel L. Lord, Democratic, Democratic candidate for Governor in 1898
- John Fremont Hill, Republican, former member of the Executive Council of Maine
Other candidates
- Grant Rogers, Prohibition
- Norman Wallace Lermond, Socialist, Populist candidate for Maine's 2nd congressional district in 1892
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | John Fremont Hill | 73,470 | 62.33% | ||
| Democratic | Samuel L. Lord | 40,086 | 34.01% | ||
| Prohibition | Grant Rogers | 3,648 | 3.09% | ||
| Socialist | Norman Wallace Lermond | 643 | 0.55% | ||
| Scattering | 21 | 0.02% | |||
| Majority | 33,384 | 28.32% | |||
| Turnout | 117,878 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
