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Maine gubernatorial election, 1848

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1848

29,738
  
11,484

36.94
  
12.87

38,720
  
29,738

48.10
  
36.94

Start date
  
1848

Winner
  
John W Dana

The Maine gubernatorial election, 1848, was an election held in 1848 in the state of Maine to decide Maine's next governor.

John W. Dana was the incumbent Democrat, and won the election. The challenger was Elijah Hamlin, of the Whig party who was the brother of future Vice President of the United States under Abraham Lincoln, Hannibal Hamlin.

Candidates

  • John W. Dana, Democrat, incumbent, winner
  • Elijah Hamlin, Whig, brother of future Vice President of the United States Hannibal Hamlin
  • Samuel Fessenden, abolitionist and former Massachusetts legislator

    • References

    Maine gubernatorial election, 1848 Wikipedia
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