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1946 Maine governor election

Horace A. Hildreth (Republican) beat F. Davis Clark (Democrat) in Maine in 1946, 61.3% to 38.7%, a margin of 22.6 points and 40,703 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1944, when Horace A. Hildreth also won.

Republicans led in 15 of the 16 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 1. The largest, Cumberland, cast 29,927 votes and went to the Republican by 23.8 points. The closest was Piscataquis, where 954 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
Horace A. Hildreth won Republican 110,327 61.3%
F. Davis Clark Democratic 69,624 38.7%
Total179,951

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Cumberland 11,405 38.1% 18,522 61.9% 29,927 R+23.8
York 10,800 45.8% 12,782 54.2% 23,582 R+8.4
Androscoggin 12,426 58.2% 8,913 41.8% 21,339 D+16.5
Kennebec 7,302 41.0% 10,519 59.0% 17,821 R+18.1
Penobscot 5,312 32.2% 11,193 67.8% 16,505 R+35.6
Aroostook 3,147 25.3% 9,298 74.7% 12,445 R+49.4
Oxford 3,349 35.4% 6,117 64.6% 9,466 R+29.2
Somerset 3,824 41.3% 5,446 58.7% 9,270 R+17.5
Washington 2,397 34.9% 4,475 65.1% 6,872 R+30.2
Knox 1,453 27.8% 3,777 72.2% 5,230 R+44.4
Sagadahoc 1,874 36.9% 3,204 63.1% 5,078 R+26.2
Hancock 1,021 20.7% 3,909 79.3% 4,930 R+58.6
Piscataquis 1,906 40.0% 2,860 60.0% 4,766 R+20.0
Waldo 1,234 26.1% 3,488 73.9% 4,722 R+47.7
Franklin 1,309 31.1% 2,904 68.9% 4,213 R+37.9
Lincoln 865 22.9% 2,920 77.1% 3,785 R+54.3

Counties as they stood in 1946; 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