1831 Maine gubernatorial election

1831 Maine gubernatorial election
	County results; Smith: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Goodenow: 50–60%
Governor before election; Samuel E. Smith; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Samuel E. Smith; Democratic

The 1831 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 12, 1831. Incumbent Democratic Governor Samuel E. Smith defeated National Republican candidate Daniel Goodenow.

Results

1831 Maine gubernatorial election^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[a]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Samuel E. Smith (incumbent)	28,292	56.34%
	National Republican	Daniel Goodenow	21,821	43.45%
	Scattering		106	0.21%
Majority			6,471	12.89%
Turnout			50,219	100.00%
	Democratic hold		Swing

^ Some sources give the result as Smith 28,368, Goodenow 21,976, Scattering 106. These figures include the votes from Wiscasset, which were rejected.^[7]^[8]

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