1879 Maine gubernatorial election

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1879 Maine gubernatorial election

← 1878 September 8, 1879 1880 →

Nominee Daniel F. Davis Joseph L. Smith Alonzo Garcelon Party Republican Greenback Democratic Popular vote 68,527 47,987 21,525 Percentage 49.52% 34.68% 15.56%

County results Davis:     40-50%      50-60%      60-70% Smith:      50-60%

Governor before election Alonzo Garcelon Democratic Elected Governor Daniel F. Davis Republican

The 1879 Maine gubernatorial election was held on September 8, 1879. Republican nominee Daniel F. Davis defeated Greenback nominee Joseph L. Smith and incumbent Governor Alonzo Garcelon.^[1] This election saw the continued rise of the newly popular Greenback party, it was an American political party with an anti-monopoly ideology which was active between 1874 and 1889.