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1862 Maine Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1862 Maine Gubernatorial Election?

Abner Coburn won the 1862 Maine Gubernatorial Election. Abner Coburn received 46,780 popular votes (53.01%). The main challenger was Bion Bradbury (38.46%).

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Coburn +14.5 pts · won by 12,838 votes
Abner CoburnRepublicanWINNER53.01%
46,780 votes
Bion BradburyDemocratic38.46%
33,942 votes
Charles Davis JamesonDemocratic8.41%
7,423 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.