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1859 Maine Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1859 Maine Gubernatorial Election?

Lot M. Morrill won the 1859 Maine Gubernatorial Election. Lot M. Morrill received 57,180 popular votes (55.73%). The main challenger was Manassah H. Smith (44.24%).

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

Morrill +11.5 pts · won by 11,793 votes
Lot M. MorrillRepublicanWINNER55.73%
57,180 votes
Manassah H. SmithDemocratic44.24%
45,387 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.