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1900 Maine Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1900 Maine Gubernatorial Election?

John Fremont Hill won the 1900 Maine Gubernatorial Election. John Fremont Hill received 73,470 popular votes (62.33%). The main challenger was Samuel L. Lord (34.01%).

See the full head-to-head between Hill and Lord

Hill +28.3 pts · won by 33,384 votes
John Fremont HillRepublicanWINNER62.33%
73,470 votes
Samuel L. LordDemocratic34.01%
40,086 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.7% 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.