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1940 Maine Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1940 Maine Gubernatorial Election?

Sumner Sewall won the 1940 Maine Gubernatorial Election. Sumner Sewall received 162,719 popular votes (63.87%). The main challenger was Fulton J. Redman (36.13%).

See the full head-to-head between Sewall and Redman

Sewall +27.7 pts · won by 70,666 votes
Sumner SewallRepublicanWINNER63.87%
162,719 votes
Fulton J. RedmanDemocratic36.13%
92,053 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.