| Election Name: | 1847 Maine gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Maine |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1846 Maine gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1846 |
| Next Election: | 1848 Maine gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1848 |
| Election Date: | 13 September 1847 |
| Nominee1: | John W. Dana |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 33,429 |
| Percentage1: | 51.19% |
| Nominee2: | David Bronson |
| Party2: | Whig Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 24,246 |
| Percentage2: | 37.13% |
| Nominee3: | Samuel Fessenden |
| Party3: | Liberty Party (United States, 1840) |
| Popular Vote3: | 7,352 |
| Percentage3: | 11.26% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | John W. Dana |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | John W. Dana |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1847 Maine gubernatorial election was held on 13 September 1847 in order to elect the Governor of Maine. Incumbent Democratic Governor John W. Dana won re-election against Whig nominee and former member of the Maine Senate David Bronson and Liberty Party candidate and former member of the Massachusetts State Senate Samuel Fessenden in a rematch of the previous election.[1]
On election day, 13 September 1847, incumbent Democratic governor John W. Dana won re-election by a margin of 9,183 votes against his foremost opponent Whig nominee David Bronson, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of governor. Dana was sworn in for his second term on 8 May 1848.[2]