1821 Maine gubernatorial election

1821 Maine gubernatorial election
Parris 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80%	Whitman 30-40%
Governor before election; William D. Williamson (acting); Democratic	Elected Governor ; Albion Parris; Democratic

The 1821 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 10, 1821.

Incumbent acting Democratic-Republican Governor William D. Williamson became Governor in May 1821 when Governor William King resigned. Williamson did not stand for re-election but successfully stood for election to the U.S. House of Representatives.

Democratic-Republican candidate Albion Parris defeated Federalist candidate Ezekiel Whitman and Democratic-Republican Joshua Wingate, Jr.

Williamson would resign as Governor in December 1821 and be followed in office as acting Governor by Benjamin Ames and Daniel Rose before Parris took office in January 1822.

Results

1821 Maine gubernatorial election^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[a]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	Albion Parris	12,887	52.84%
	Federalist	Ezekiel Whitman	6,811	27.93%
	Democratic-Republican	Joshua Wingate, Jr.	3,879	15.91%
	Scattering		811	3.33%
Majority			6,076	24.91%
Turnout			24,388	100.00%
	Democratic-Republican hold		Swing

Notes

^ Some sources give the result as Parris 13,283, Whitman 7,054, Wingate 4,255, Scattering 582. These figures include the votes from seven towns which were rejected.^[7]^[8]

References

^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 124–125. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
^ Guide to US Elections, Fifth Edition, Volume II. CQ Press. 2005. p. 1497. ISBN 978-1-56802-981-8. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
^ Maine Senate Journal 1822. Legislative Journals. 1822. p. 10.
^ Compiled by Samuel L. Harris (1841). The Maine Register, and National Calendar, for the Year 1841. Portland: A. Shirley, Printer. p. 104.
^ Documents Printed by Order of the Legislature of the State of Maine. 1864 (PDF). Augusta: Stevens & Sayward, Printers to the State. 1864. p. 163.
^ Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 87. ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0.
^ "ME Governor, 1821". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
^ "Maine 1821 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved August 23, 2021.

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[9] Some sources give the result as Parris 13,283, Whitman 7,054, Wingate 4,255, Scattering 582. These figures include the votes from seven towns which were rejected.^[7]^[8]

[1] Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 124–125. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.

[2] Guide to US Elections, Fifth Edition, Volume II. CQ Press. 2005. p. 1497. ISBN 978-1-56802-981-8. Retrieved August 23, 2021.

[3] Maine Senate Journal 1822. Legislative Journals. 1822. p. 10.

[4] Compiled by Samuel L. Harris (1841). The Maine Register, and National Calendar, for the Year 1841. Portland: A. Shirley, Printer. p. 104.

[5] Documents Printed by Order of the Legislature of the State of Maine. 1864 (PDF). Augusta: Stevens & Sayward, Printers to the State. 1864. p. 163.

[6] Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 87. ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0.

[7] "ME Governor, 1821". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 23, 2021.

[8] "Maine 1821 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved August 23, 2021.

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