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1863 Maine gubernatorial election

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1863 Maine gubernatorial election
← 1862 September 14, 1863 1864 →
 
Nominee Samuel Cony Bion Bradbury
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 68,339 50,687
Percentage 57.42% 42.58%

County results
Cony:      50-60%      60-70%
Bradbury:      50-60%

Governor before election

Abner Coburn
Republican

Elected Governor

Samuel Cony
Republican

The 1863 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 14, 1863 in order to elect the governor of Maine.[1] Republican candidate Samuel Cony won his first one-year term as governor[2] against Democratic candidate Bion Bradbury.[3]

Candidates

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During his campaign, Bradbury claimed that president Abraham Lincoln had violated the Constitution by suspending habeas corpus, and was a vocal opponent of emancipation.[5] While a controversy occurred where General Samuel J. Anderson[6] claimed in an interview that Bradbury would withdraw Maine's troops from the American Civil War, Bradbury denied this and accused Anderson of libel.[7]

Election

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Statewide

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1863 Maine gubernatorial election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Samuel Cony 68,339 57.42
Democratic Bion Bradbury 50,687 42.58
Total votes 119,026 100.00
Republican hold

References

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  1. ^ a b Dubin, Michael J. (2014). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861–1911 | The Official Results by State and County. McFarland. ISBN 9780786456468.
  2. ^ a b "Samuel Cony". National Governors Association. 5 January 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  3. ^ "An Oily Man". The Daily Sentinel and Times. Brunswick, Maine. 27 August 1863. p. 1. Retrieved 2 April 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bion Bradbury in '62 and '63". Lewiston Daily Evening Journal. 29 August 1863. Retrieved 2 April 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bion Bradbury, Then and Now". The Daily Press. Portland, Maine. 28 August 1863. p. 2. Retrieved 2 April 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ The Union and Journal. Biddeford, Maine. 21 August 1863. p. 2 https://newspapers.com/image/895095872. Retrieved 2 April 2024 – via Newspapers.com. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ^ "Slightly Mixed Up – Who is Cheated?". The Daily Press. Portland, Maine. 26 August 1863. p. 2. Retrieved 2 April 2024 – via Newspapers.com.