1879 Maine gubernatorial election

1879 Maine gubernatorial election
September 8, 1879
 
Nominee Daniel F. Davis Joseph L. Smith Alonzo Garcelon
Party Republican Greenback Democratic
Electoral vote (Elected)
Popular vote 68,527 47,987 21,525
Percentage 49.52% 34.68% 15.56%
County results
Davis:     40-50%      50-60%      60-70%
Smith:      50-60%
Governor before election

Alonzo Garcelon
Democratic

 Elected Governor

Daniel F. Davis
Republican

The 1879 Maine gubernatorial election was held on September 8, 1879. Republican nominee Daniel F. Davis defeated Greenback nominee Joseph L. Smith and incumbent Governor Alonzo Garcelon. This election saw the continued rise of the newly popular Greenback party, it was an American political party with an anti-monopoly ideology which was active between 1874 and 1889.

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