1841 Maine Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1841 Maine Gubernatorial Election?

John Fairfield won the 1841 Maine Gubernatorial Election. John Fairfield received 47,354 popular votes (54.97%). The main challenger was Edward Kent (42.7%).

See the full head-to-head between Fairfield and Kent

Fairfield +12.3 pts · won by 10,564 votes
47,354 votes
Edward KentWhig Party42.7%
36,790 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.3% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
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.