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1864 Maine Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1864 Maine Gubernatorial Election?

Samuel Cony won the 1864 Maine Gubernatorial Election. Samuel Cony received 65,583 popular votes (58.6%). The main challenger was Joseph Howard (41.4%).

See the full head-to-head between Cony and Howard

Cony +17.2 pts · won by 19,180 votes
Samuel ConyNational Union PartyWINNER58.6%
65,583 votes
Joseph HowardDemocratic41.4%
46,403 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.