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1890 Maine Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1890 Maine Gubernatorial Election?

Edwin C Burleigh won the 1890 Maine Gubernatorial Election. Edwin C Burleigh received 64,259 popular votes (56.42%). The main challenger was William P. Thompson (39.82%).

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Burleigh +16.6 pts · won by 18,899 votes
Edwin C BurleighRepublicanWINNER56.42%
64,259 votes
William P. ThompsonDemocratic39.82%
45,360 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.8% 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.