Samuel Fessenden
Gubernatorial candidate
- Home state
- Maine
- Party
- Independent
- On the ballot
- 1843–1852
0-8
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Fessenden43,756
Opponents290,497
8
Elections run
Between 1843 and 1852, Samuel Fessenden ran in 8 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and Governor), losing all 8. Fessenden's biggest single-election total was 11,484 votes, in the 1848 governor election in Maine.
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How many votes has Samuel Fessenden received?
Samuel Fessenden has received 43,756 popular votes across 8 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–8.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1852 | U.S. HouseMaine | Lost | 1,3588.51% | Peter M McDonald David Appleton |
| 1850 | U.S. HouseMaine | Lost | 5,90349.78% | John Appleton |
| 1848 | U.S. HouseMaine | Lost | 1,43813.01% | Nathaniel Littlefield Isaac Lincoln James M Stone |
| 1848 | GovernorMaine | Lost | 11,48414.27% | John W. Dana (head-to-head) Elijah Hamlin |
| 1847 | GovernorMaine | Lost | 7,35211.26% | John W. Dana (head-to-head) David Bronson (head-to-head) |
| 1846 | GovernorMaine | Lost | 9,39812.42% | John W. Dana (head-to-head) David Bronson (head-to-head) |
| 1845 | GovernorMaine | Lost | 5,8678.7% | Hugh J. Anderson Freeman H. Morse |
| 1843 | U.S. HouseMaine | Lost | 95610.92% | Robert Dunlap Henry Little |
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