1869 Maine Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1869 Maine Gubernatorial Election?

Joshua Chamberlain won the 1869 Maine Gubernatorial Election. Joshua Chamberlain received 51,314 popular votes (53.97%). The main challenger was Franklin Smith (41.05%).

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

Chamberlain +12.9 pts · won by 12,281 votes
51,314 votes
39,033 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 5.0% 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.