| Election Name: | 1879 Maine gubernatorial election |
| Nominee1: | Daniel F. Davis |
| Image3: | File:AlonzoGarcelon.jpg |
| Popular Vote3: | 21,525 |
| Party3: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Nominee3: | Alonzo Garcelon |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | No |
| Previous Election: | 1878 Maine gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1878 |
| Next Election: | 1880 Maine gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1880 |
| Election Date: | September 8, 1879 |
| Image1: | Daniel F. Davis (Maine Governor).jpg |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Percentage1: | 49.52% |
| Country: | Maine |
| Popular Vote1: | 68,527 |
| Nominee2: | Joseph L. Smith |
| Party2: | Greenback Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 47,987 |
| Percentage2: | 34.68% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Alonzo Garcelon |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Daniel F. Davis |
| Percentage3: | 15.56% |
The 1879 Maine gubernatorial election was held on September 8, 1879. Republican nominee Daniel F. Davis defeated Greenback nominee Joseph L. Smith and incumbent Governor Alonzo Garcelon.[1] This election saw the continued rise of the newly popular Greenback party, it was an American political party with an anti-monopoly ideology which was active between 1874 and 1889.