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1873 Maine Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1873 Maine Gubernatorial Election?

Nelson Dingley Jr. won the 1873 Maine Gubernatorial Election. Nelson Dingley Jr. received 45,239 popular votes (55.88%). The main challenger was Joseph Titcomb (40.67%).

See the full head-to-head between Jr. and Titcomb

Jr. +15.2 pts · won by 12,315 votes
Nelson Dingley Jr.RepublicanWINNER55.88%
45,239 votes
Joseph TitcombDemocratic40.67%
32,924 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.4% 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.