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1880 Maine Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1880 Maine Gubernatorial Election?

Harris M. Plaisted won the 1880 Maine Gubernatorial Election. Harris M. Plaisted received 73,713 popular votes (49.91%). The main challenger was Daniel F. Davis (49.8%).

See the full head-to-head between Plaisted and Davis

Plaisted +0.1 pts · won by 169 votes
Harris M. PlaistedGreenWINNER49.91%
73,713 votes
Daniel F. DavisRepublican49.8%
73,544 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.