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1829 Maine Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1829 Maine Gubernatorial Election?

Jonathan G. Hunton won the 1829 Maine Gubernatorial Election. Jonathan G. Hunton received 23,315 popular votes (50.08%). The main challenger was Samuel E Smith (49.39%).

See the full head-to-head between Hunton and Smith

Hunton +0.7 pts · won by 324 votes
Jonathan G. HuntonRepublicanWINNER50.08%
23,315 votes
Samuel E SmithDemocratic49.39%
22,991 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.