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1882 Maine gubernatorial election
	County results; Robie: 50–60% 60–70% ; Plaisted: 50–60%
Governor before election; Harris M. Plaisted; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Frederick Robie; Republican

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The 1882 Maine gubernatorial election was held on 11 September 1882 in order to elect the governor of Maine. Republican nominee and former member of the Maine Senate Frederick Robie defeated incumbent Democratic governor Harris M. Plaisted, Greenback nominee and former member of the Maine House of Representatives Solon Chase, Prohibition nominee William T. Eustis and Independent Republican candidate and former president of the Maine Senate Warren H. Vinton.^[1]

General election

On election day, 11 September 1882, Republican nominee Frederick Robie won the election by a margin of 8,560 votes against his foremost opponent incumbent Democratic governor Harris M. Plaisted, thereby gaining Republican control over the office of governor. Robie was sworn in as the 39th governor of Maine on 3 January 1883.^[2]

Results

Maine gubernatorial election, 1882
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frederick Robie	72,481	52.36
	Democratic	Harris M. Plaisted (incumbent)	63,921	46.18
	Greenback	Solon Chase	1,324	0.96
	Prohibition	William T. Eustis	381	0.28
	Independent Republican	Warren H. Vinton	269	0.19
		Scattering	56	0.03
Total votes			138,432	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic

References

^ "Gov. Frederick Robie". nga.org. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
^ "ME Governor". ourcampaigns.com. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.

[QDR-1] "Gov. Frederick Robie". nga.org. Retrieved 21 April 2024.

[GBN-2] "ME Governor". ourcampaigns.com. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.

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-The '''1882 Maine gubernatorial election''' was held on 11 September 1882 in order to elect the [[List of governors of Maine|Governor of Maine]]. [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] nominee and former member of the [[Maine Senate]] [[Frederick Robie]] defeated [[incumbent]] [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] Governor [[Harris M. Plaisted]], [[Greenback Party|Greenback]] nominee and former member of the [[Maine House of Representatives]] [[Solon Chase]], [[Prohibition Party|Prohibition]] nominee William T. Eustis and [[Independent Republican (United States)|Independent Republican]] candidate and former [[List of presidents of the Maine Senate|President of the Maine Senate]] [[Warren H. Vinton]].<ref name=QDR>{{cite web |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/frederick-robie/ |title=Gov. Frederick Robie |publisher=nga.org |date= |access-date=21 April 2024}}</ref>
+The '''1882 Maine gubernatorial election''' was held on 11 September 1882 in order to elect the [[List of governors of Maine|governor of Maine]]. [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] nominee and former member of the [[Maine Senate]] [[Frederick Robie]] defeated [[incumbent]] [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] governor [[Harris M. Plaisted]], [[Greenback Party|Greenback]] nominee and former member of the [[Maine House of Representatives]] [[Solon Chase]], [[Prohibition Party|Prohibition]] nominee William T. Eustis and [[Independent Republican (United States)|Independent Republican]] candidate and former [[List of presidents of the Maine Senate|president of the Maine Senate]] [[Warren H. Vinton]].<ref name=QDR>{{cite web |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/frederick-robie/ |title=Gov. Frederick Robie |publisher=nga.org |date= |access-date=21 April 2024}}</ref>
 == General election ==
-On election day, 11 September 1882, [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] nominee [[Frederick Robie]] won the election by a margin of 8,560 votes against his foremost opponent incumbent [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] Governor [[Harris M. Plaisted]], thereby gaining Republican control over the office of governor. Robie was sworn in as the 39th [[Governor of Maine]] on 3 January 1883.<ref name=GBN>{{cite web |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=266622 |title=ME Governor |publisher=ourcampaigns.com |date=5 February 2024 |access-date=21 April 2024}}</ref>
+On election day, 11 September 1882, [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] nominee [[Frederick Robie]] won the election by a margin of 8,560 votes against his foremost opponent incumbent [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] governor [[Harris M. Plaisted]], thereby gaining Republican control over the office of governor. Robie was sworn in as the 39th [[governor of Maine]] on 3 January 1883.<ref name=GBN>{{cite web |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=266622 |title=ME Governor |publisher=ourcampaigns.com |date=5 February 2024 |access-date=21 April 2024}}</ref>
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