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1896 Maine Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1896 Maine Gubernatorial Election?

Llewellyn Powers won the 1896 Maine Gubernatorial Election. Llewellyn Powers received 82,596 popular votes (66.84%). The main challenger was Melvin P. Frank (27.8%).

See the full head-to-head between Powers and Frank

Powers +39.0 pts · won by 48,246 votes
Llewellyn PowersRepublicanWINNER66.84%
82,596 votes
Melvin P. FrankDemocratic27.8%
34,350 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 5.4% 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.