Election Name: | 1869 Maine gubernatorial election |
After Election: | Joshua Chamberlain |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | No |
Previous Election: | 1868 Maine gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1868 |
Next Election: | 1870 Maine gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1870 |
Election Date: | September 13, 1869 |
Nominee1: | Joshua Chamberlain |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Image1: | File:Chamberlain_as_Governor_of_Maine.jpg |
Percentage1: | 53.97% |
Country: | Maine |
Popular Vote1: | 51,314 |
Nominee2: | Franklin Smith |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 39,033 |
Percentage2: | 41.05% |
Map Size: | 300px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Joshua Chamberlain |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1869 Maine gubernatorial election was held on September 13, 1869. Republican candidate and war hero Joshua Chamberlain defeated the Democratic candidate Franklin Smith and Prohibition candidate Nathan Griffith Hichborn.[1] [2]