1936 Maine gubernatorial election

1936 Maine gubernatorial election

September 14, 1936

Nominee Lewis O. Barrows F. Harold Dubord Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 173,716 130,466 Percentage 56.03% 42.07%

County results Barrows:      50–60%      60–70% Dubord:      40–50%      50–60%

Governor before election Louis J. Brann Democratic Elected Governor Lewis O. Barrows Republican

The 1936 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 14, 1936. Incumbent Democratic Governor Louis J. Brann did not seek re-election. Republican Lewis O. Barrows defeated Democratic Party candidate F. Harold Dubord and Republican state legislator and Baptist minister Benjamin Bubar Sr., whose son Ben Bubar was later elected to the state legislature at 21 and later twice served as the Prohibition Party's presidential candidate.

Barrows' victory was the start of a streak of nine consecutive Republican gubernatorial election victories.

Results

1936 Gubernatorial Election, Maine

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Lewis O. Barrows	173,716	56.03%
	Democratic	F. Harold Dubord	130,466	42.07%
	Independent	Benjamin Bubar Sr.	5,862	1.89%
Majority			42,350	13.96%