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1865 Maine Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1865 Maine Gubernatorial Election?

Samuel Cony won the 1865 Maine Gubernatorial Election. Samuel Cony received 54,430 popular votes (63.3%). The main challenger was Joseph Howard (36.7%).

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

Cony +26.6 pts · won by 22,821 votes
Samuel ConyNational Union PartyWINNER63.3%
54,430 votes
Joseph HowardDemocratic36.7%
31,609 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.