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1900 Maine governor election

John F. Hill (Republican) beat Samuel L. Lord (Democrat) in Maine in 1900, 62.3% to 34.0%, a margin of 28.3 points and 33,384 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1898, when Llewellyn Powers won.

Republicans led in 16 of the 16 counties as they stood then. The largest, Cumberland, cast 17,536 votes and went to the Republican by 24.6 points. The closest was Knox, where 101 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
John F. Hill won Republican 73,470 62.3%
Samuel L. Lord Democratic 40,086 34.0%
All other candidates 4,303 3.7%
Total117,859

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Cumberland 5,878 33.5% 10,188 58.1% 1,470 17,536 R+24.6
Penobscot 4,366 35.1% 7,834 63.0% 238 12,438 R+27.9
York 4,071 33.8% 7,750 64.4% 210 12,031 R+30.6
Kennebec 3,683 33.6% 6,984 63.7% 291 10,958 R+30.1
Androscoggin 3,314 38.1% 5,140 59.1% 241 8,695 R+21.0
Knox 3,220 48.0% 3,321 49.5% 166 6,707 R+1.5
Aroostook 1,188 18.3% 5,008 77.2% 295 6,491 R+58.9
Somerset 2,265 35.0% 3,855 59.5% 360 6,480 R+24.5
Washington 2,125 33.0% 4,120 63.9% 202 6,447 R+30.9
Hancock 2,176 36.7% 3,666 61.8% 88 5,930 R+25.1
Oxford 1,624 29.8% 3,667 67.3% 157 5,448 R+37.5
Waldo 1,973 39.6% 2,917 58.6% 88 4,978 R+19.0
Lincoln 1,371 34.6% 2,534 64.0% 52 3,957 R+29.4
Franklin 1,135 32.8% 2,264 65.5% 59 3,458 R+32.6
Sagadahoc 844 25.8% 2,196 67.0% 236 3,276 R+41.3
Piscataquis 853 28.2% 2,026 66.9% 150 3,029 R+38.7

Counties as they stood in 1900; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Maine governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Janet Mills (D) D+13.1
2018 Janet Mills (D) D+7.7
2014 Paul LePage (R) R+4.8
2010 Paul LePage (R) R+19.1
2006 John Baldacci (D) D+7.9
2002 John Baldacci (D) D+5.7
1998 Angus King (other)
1994 Angus King (other)
1990 John McKernan Jr. (R) R+2.6
1986 John R. McKernan Jr. (R) R+9.7
1982 Joseph Brennan (D) D+23.8
1978 Joseph Brennan (D) D+13.4
1974 James B. Longley (other)
1970 Kenneth M. Curtis (D) D+0.3
1966 Kenneth M. Curtis (D) D+6.2
1962 John H. Reed (R) R+0.2
1960 John H. Reed (R) R+5.3
1958 Clinton A. Clauson (D) D+4.0
1956 Edmund Muskie (D) D+18.3
1954 Edmund S. Muskie (D) D+9.0
1952 Burton M. Cross (R) R+18.6
1950 Frederick G. Payne (R) R+21.4
1948 Frederick G. Payne (R) R+31.2
1946 Horace A. Hildreth (R) R+22.6
1944 Horace A. Hildreth (R) R+40.5
1942 Sumner Sewall (R) R+33.7
1940 Sumner Sewall (R) R+27.7
1938 Lewis O. Barrows (R) R+5.9
1936 Lewis O. Barrows (R) R+13.9
1934 Louis J. Brann (D) D+8.1
1932 Louis J. Brann (D) D+1.0
1930 William Tudor Gardiner (R) R+10.1
1928 William Tudor Gardiner (R) R+38.6
1926 Ralph O. Brewster (R) R+11.0
1924 Ralph O. Brewster (R) R+14.4
1922 Percival P. Baxter (R) R+15.9
1920 Frederick H. Parkhurst (R) R+31.8
1918 Carl Milliken (R) R+4.1
1916 Carl E. Milliken (R) R+9.1
1914 Oakley C. Curtis (D) D+2.3
1912 William T. Haines (R) R+2.3
1910 Frederick W. Plaisted (D) D+6.1
1908 Bert M. Fernald (R) R+5.1
1906 William T. Cobb (R) R+6.0
1904 William T. Cobb (R) R+20.4
1902 John F. Hill (R) R+24.8
1900 John F. Hill (R) R+28.3
1898 Llewellyn Powers (R) R+28.2
1896 Llewellyn Powers (R) R+39.1
1894 Henry B. Cleaves (R) R+36.1
1892 Henry B. Cleaves (R) R+9.6
1890 Edwin C. Burleigh (R) R+16.6
1888 Edwin C. Burleigh (R) R+12.4
1886 Joseph R. Bodwell (R) R+10.6
1884 Frederick Robie (R) R+13.9
1882 Frederick Robie (R) R+6.2
1880 Harris M. Plaisted (D) D+0.1
1879 Daniel F. Davis (R) R+34.0
1878 Alonzo Garcelon (D) R+22.5
1877 Selden Connor (R) R+11.1
1876 Selden Connor (R) R+11.3
1875 Selden Connor (R) R+4.5
1874 Nelson Dingley Jr. (R) R+9.7
1873 Nelson Dingley Jr. (R) R+15.8
1872 Sidney Perham (R) R+13.0
1871 Sidney Perham (R) R+10.2
1870 Sidney Perham (R) R+8.3
1869 Joshua L. Chamberlain (R) R+12.9
1868 Joshua L. Chamberlain (R) R+14.7
1867 Joshua L. Chamberlain (R) R+11.3
1866 Joshua L. Chamberlain (R) R+24.8
1865 Samuel Cony (R) R+26.6