1906 Maine gubernatorial election

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1906 Maine gubernatorial election

← 1904 September 10, 1906 1908 →
 
Nominee William T. Cobb Cyrus W. Davis
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 69,427 61,363
Percentage 52.01% 45.96%

County results
Cobb:      50–60%      60–70%
Davis:      40–50%      50–60%

Governor before election

William T. Cobb
Republican

Elected Governor

William T. Cobb
Republican

The 1906 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 10, 1906.

In a rematch of the 1904 gubernatorial election, incumbent Republican Governor William T. Cobb was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Democratic candidate Cyrus W. Davis.

Results

1906 Maine gubernatorial election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican William T. Cobb (incumbent) 69,427 52.01%
Democratic Cyrus W. Davis 61,363 45.96%
Socialist Charles L. Fox 1,551 1.16%
Prohibition Henry Woodward 1,113 0.85%
Scattering 26 0.02%
Majority 8,064 6.05%
Turnout 133,500 100.00%
Republican hold Swing

Notes

  1. ^ The Maine Senate Journal records the result as Cobb 69,427, Davis 61,463, Fox 1,553, Woodward 1,132, scattering 27.

References

  1. ^ "ME Governor, 1906". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 3, 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 September 3, 2021.
  4. ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 28. 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-Third Legislature of the State of Maine. 1907 (PDF). p. 15.