1836 Maine gubernatorial election

The 1836 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 12, 1836. Incumbent Democratic Governor Robert P. Dunlap won re-election to a fourth term.

1836 Maine gubernatorial election
September 12, 1836
 
Nominee Robert P. Dunlap Edward Kent
Party Democratic Whig
Popular vote 31,837 22,703
Percentage 58.22% 41.51%
Governor before election

Robert P. Dunlap
Democratic

 Elected Governor

Robert P. Dunlap
Democratic

Results
1836 Maine gubernatorial election[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Robert P. Dunlap (incumbent) 31,837 58.22%
Whig Edward Kent 22,703 41.51%
Scattering 148 0.27%
Majority 9,134 16.70%
Turnout 54,688 100.00%
Democratic hold Swing

References
  1. "ME Governor, 1836". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  2. Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 124–125. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
  3. Guide to US Elections, Fifth Edition, Volume II. CQ Press. 2005. p. 1498. ISBN 978-1-56802-981-8. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  4. Maine Senate Journal 1837. 1837. p. 19. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  5. Compiled by Samuel L. Harris (1841). The Maine Register, and National Calendar, for the Year 1841. Portland: A. Shirley, Printer. p. 107.
  6. Documents Printed by Order of the Legislature of the State of Maine. 1864 (PDF). Augusta: Stevens & Sayward, Printers to the State. 1864. p. 164.


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