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1843 Maine Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1843 Maine Gubernatorial Election?

Hugh J. Anderson won the 1843 Maine Gubernatorial Election. Hugh J. Anderson received 32,034 popular votes (50.25%). The main challenger was Edward Robinson (32.9%).

See the full head-to-head between Anderson and Robinson

Anderson +17.4 pts · won by 11,059 votes
Hugh J. AndersonDemocraticWINNER50.25%
32,034 votes
Edward RobinsonWhig Party32.9%
20,975 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 16.8% 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.