Maine gubernatorial election, 1848

Maine gubernatorial election, 1848

1847 ← 1848 → 1849

Nominee John W. Dana Elijah Hamlin Party Democratic Whig Popular vote unknown unknown Percentage unknown unknown

Governor before election John W. Dana Democratic Elected Governor John W. Dana Democratic

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.

Results

1848 Gubernatorial Election, Maine[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John W. Dana	38,720	48.10%	-
	Whig Party (US)	Elijah Hamlin	29,738	36.94%	-
	Liberty Party (US)	Samuel Fessenden	11,484	14.27%	-

Candidates

• John W. Dana, Democrat, incumbent, winner
• Elijah Hamlin, Whig, brother of Vice President Hannibal Hamlin^[2]

Notes

1. ^ "Our Campaignes - Me Governor Race - Sep 11, 1848". http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=222350. 
2. ^ Elijah Hamlin Political Graveyard bio