1833 Maine gubernatorial election

The 1833 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 9, 1833. Incumbent Democratic Governor Samuel E. Smith was defeated for re-nomination by Robert P. Dunlap. Smith ran for re-election as an Independent Democrat.

Dunlap defeated National Republican candidate Daniel Goodenow and Smith with 52.14% of the vote.

Democratic nomination edit

The Democratic state convention was held on June 26, 1833, at Augusta, Maine.^[1]

Democratic gubernatorial nomination, 1st ballot^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert P. Dunlap	185	68.3
	Democratic	Samuel E. Smith	79	29.1
	Scattering		7	2.6
Total votes			271	100.00

Results edit

1833 Maine gubernatorial election^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert P. Dunlap	25,731	52.14%
	National Republican	Daniel Goodenow	18,112	36.70%
	Independent Democrat	Samuel E. Smith (incumbent)	3,024	6.13%
	Anti-Masonic	Thomas A. Hill	2,384	4.83%
	Scattering		101	0.20%
Majority			7,619	15.44%
Turnout			49,352	100.00%
	Democratic hold		Swing

References edit

^ Ginn, Roger (2016). New England Must Not Be Trampled On: The Tragic Death of Jonathan Cilley. Lanham, Maryland: Down East Books. p. 80. ISBN 9781608933877.
^ Hatch, Louis Clinton, ed. (1919). Maine: A History. Vol. I. New York: The American Historical Society. p. 214.
^ "Maine". The Georgia constitutionalist. Augusta, Ga. July 9, 1833. p. 2. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
^ DeWitt, Darin Dion (2013). "Party Formation in New England: Maine" (PDF). Party Formation in the United States (PhD). University of California, Los Angeles. p. 109. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
^ Webb, Lee D. (2017). "Andrew Jackson and the Birth of Political Parties". Party Development and Political Conflict in Maine 1820-1860 From Statehood to the Civil War (PhD). University of Maine. p. 115. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
^ "Maine". Phenix gazette. Alexandria, D.C. July 3, 1833. p. 2. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
^ "Maine". Delaware State journal, advertiser and star. Wilmington, Del. July 12, 1833. p. 3. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
^ "ME Governor, 1833". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 124–125. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
^ Guide to US Elections, Fifth Edition, Volume II. CQ Press. 2005. p. 1497. ISBN 978-1-56802-981-8. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
^ "Maine Senate Journal 1834". digitalmaine.com. Legislative Journals. 1834. p. 7.
^ Compiled by Samuel L. Harris (1841). The Maine Register, and National Calendar, for the Year 1841. Portland: A. Shirley, Printer. p. 106.
^ Documents Printed by Order of the Legislature of the State of Maine. 1864 (PDF). Augusta: Stevens & Sayward, Printers to the State. 1864. p. 163.

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[1] Ginn, Roger (2016). New England Must Not Be Trampled On: The Tragic Death of Jonathan Cilley. Lanham, Maryland: Down East Books. p. 80. ISBN 9781608933877.

[2] Hatch, Louis Clinton, ed. (1919). Maine: A History. Vol. I. New York: The American Historical Society. p. 214.

[3] "Maine". The Georgia constitutionalist. Augusta, Ga. July 9, 1833. p. 2. Retrieved April 30, 2021.

[4] DeWitt, Darin Dion (2013). "Party Formation in New England: Maine" (PDF). Party Formation in the United States (PhD). University of California, Los Angeles. p. 109. Retrieved May 2, 2021.

[5] Webb, Lee D. (2017). "Andrew Jackson and the Birth of Political Parties". Party Development and Political Conflict in Maine 1820-1860 From Statehood to the Civil War (PhD). University of Maine. p. 115. Retrieved April 30, 2021.

[6] "Maine". Phenix gazette. Alexandria, D.C. July 3, 1833. p. 2. Retrieved April 30, 2021.

[7] "Maine". Delaware State journal, advertiser and star. Wilmington, Del. July 12, 1833. p. 3. Retrieved April 30, 2021.

[8] "ME Governor, 1833". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 30, 2021.

[9] Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 124–125. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.

[10] Guide to US Elections, Fifth Edition, Volume II. CQ Press. 2005. p. 1497. ISBN 978-1-56802-981-8. Retrieved April 30, 2021.

[11] "Maine Senate Journal 1834". digitalmaine.com. Legislative Journals. 1834. p. 7.

[12] Compiled by Samuel L. Harris (1841). The Maine Register, and National Calendar, for the Year 1841. Portland: A. Shirley, Printer. p. 106.

[13] Documents Printed by Order of the Legislature of the State of Maine. 1864 (PDF). Augusta: Stevens & Sayward, Printers to the State. 1864. p. 163.

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