1830 Maine gubernatorial election

The 1830 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 13, 1830. Incumbent National Republican Governor Jonathan G. Hunton was defeated for re-election by Democratic candidate Samuel E. Smith in a re-match of the previous year's election.

Results edit

1830 Maine gubernatorial election^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Samuel E. Smith	30,215	51.13%
	National Republican	Jonathan G. Hunton (incumbent)	28,639	48.47%
	Scattering		238	0.40%
Majority			1,576	2.66%
Turnout			59,092	100.00%
	Democratic gain from National Republican		Swing

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