Election Name: | 1932 Maine gubernatorial election |
Country: | Maine |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1930 Maine gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1930 |
Next Election: | 1934 Maine gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1934 |
Election Date: | September 12, 1932 |
Nominee1: | Louis J. Brann |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 121,158 |
Percentage1: | 50.25% |
Nominee2: | Burleigh Martin |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 118,800 |
Percentage2: | 49.28% |
Map Size: | 300px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | William Tudor Gardiner |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Louis J. Brann |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1932 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 12, 1932. Incumbent Republican Governor William Tudor Gardiner did not seek re-election. Democratic candidate Louis J. Brann defeated Republican candidate Burleigh Martin. Brann was the first Democrat elected Governor of Maine since Oakley C. Curtis in 1914.[1]
This election ended a streak of eight consecutive Republican gubernatorial victories in Maine.