1936 Maine gubernatorial election
The 1936 Maine gubernatorial election took place in September, 1936. Incumbent Democratic Governor Louis J. Brann did not seek re-election. Republican Lewis O. Barrows defeated Democratic Party candidate F. Harold Dubord and Republican state legislator and Baptist minister Benjamin Bubar Sr., whose son Ben Bubar was later elected to the state legislature at 21 and later twice served as the Prohibition Party's presidential candidate.[1]
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County results Counties won by Dubord Counties won by Barrows | |||||||||||||||||
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Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Lewis O. Barrows | 173,716 | 56.03% | ||
Democratic | F. Harold Dubord | 130,466 | 42.07% | ||
Independent | Benjamin Bubar Sr. | 5,862 | 1.89% | ||
Majority | 42,350 | 13.96% |
References
- Maine Register State Year-Book and Legislative Manual. Portland, ME: Tower Publishing Company. 1980. p. 82.
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