1908 Maine gubernatorial election

1908 Maine gubernatorial election

September 14, 1908

Nominee Bert M. Fernald Obadiah Gardner Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 73,551 66,278 Percentage 51.55% 46.46%

County results Fernald:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Gardner:      50–60%

Governor before election William T. Cobb Republican Elected Governor Bert M. Fernald Democratic

The 1908 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 14, 1908.

Incumbent Governor William T. Cobb did not seek re-election. Republican candidate Bert M. Fernald defeated Democratic candidate Obadiah Gardner.

Results

1908 Maine gubernatorial election^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[a]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Bert M. Fernald	73,551	51.55%
	Democratic	Obadiah Gardner	66,278	46.46%
	Prohibition	James H. Ames	1,421	1.00%
	Socialist	Curtis A. Perry	1,416	0.99%
Majority			7,273	5.09%
Turnout			142,666	100.00%
	Republican hold		Swing

Notes

1. The Maine Senate Journal records the result as Fernald 73,239, Gardner 66,237, Perry 1,678, Ames 1,117.^[6]

References

1. "ME Governor, 1908". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
2. Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 126–127. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
3. Guide to US Elections, Fifth Edition, Volume II. CQ Press. 2005. p. 1499. ISBN 978-1-56802-981-8. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
4. Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-7864-4722-0.
5. Maine Register, State Year-Book and Legislative Manual. Vol. 55. Portland, Maine: Portland Directory Company. 1924. p. 273.
6. "Legislative Record – Senate". Legislative Record of the Seventy-Fourth Legislature of the State of Maine. 1909 (PDF). p. 12.