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1908 Maine Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1908 Maine Gubernatorial Election?

Bert M. Fernald won the 1908 Maine Gubernatorial Election. Bert M. Fernald received 73,551 popular votes (51.55%). The main challenger was Obadiah Gardner (46.46%).

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Fernald +5.1 pts · won by 7,273 votes
Bert M. FernaldRepublicanWINNER51.55%
73,551 votes
Obadiah GardnerDemocratic46.46%
66,278 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.0% 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.