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1870 Maine Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1870 Maine Gubernatorial Election?

Sidney Perham won the 1870 Maine Gubernatorial Election. Sidney Perham received 54,019 popular votes (54.13%). The main challenger was Charles W. Roberts (45.83%).

See the full head-to-head between Perham and Roberts

Perham +8.3 pts · won by 8,287 votes
Sidney PerhamRepublicanWINNER54.13%
54,019 votes
Charles W. RobertsDemocratic45.83%
45,732 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.