1914 Maine gubernatorial election

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The 1914 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 14, 1914.

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1914 Maine gubernatorial election

← 1912
September 14, 1914
1916 â†’
 
Nominee Oakley C. Curtis William T. Haines Halbert P. Gardner
Party Democratic Republican Progressive
Popular vote 62,076 58,887 18,226
Percentage 43.82% 41.57% 12.87%

County results
Curtis:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%
Haines:      40–50%      50–60%

Governor before election

William T. Haines
Republican

Elected Governor

Oakley C. Curtis
Democratic

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Incumbent Republican Governor William T. Haines was defeated for re-election by Democratic candidate Oakley C. Curtis. Progressive candidate Halbert P. Gardner took nearly 13% of the vote.

Results

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1914 Maine gubernatorial election[1][2][3][4][5][a]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Oakley C. Curtis 62,076 43.82%
Republican William T. Haines (incumbent) 58,887 41.57%
Progressive Halbert P. Gardner 18,226 12.87%
Socialist Percy F. Morse 1,880 1.33%
Prohibition Frederick A. Shepherd 597 0.42%
Majority 3,189 2.25%
Turnout 141,666 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican Swing
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Notes

  1. The Maine House Journal and Maine Senate Journal record the result as Curtis 62,052, Haines 58,825, Gardner 18,226, Morse 1,880, Shepherd 597.[6][7]

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