1888 Maine gubernatorial election

1888 Maine gubernatorial election

← 1886 10 September 1888 1890 →
 
Nominee Edwin C. Burleigh William LeBaron Putnam
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 79,401 61,348
Percentage 54.61% 42.19%

County results
Burleigh:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election

Sebastian Streeter Marble (Acting)
Republican

Elected Governor

Edwin C. Burleigh
Republican

The 1888 Maine gubernatorial election was held on 10 September 1888 in order to elect the Governor of Maine. Republican nominee and former Treasurer of Maine Edwin C. Burleigh defeated Democratic nominee and former Mayor of Portland William LeBaron Putnam, Prohibition nominee Volney B. Cushing and Labor nominee William H. Simmons.[1]

  1. ^ "Gov. Edwin Chick Burleigh". nga.org. Retrieved 21 April 2024.