1836 Maine gubernatorial election

1836 Maine gubernatorial election
← 1835 September 12, 1836 1837 →
	County results; Dunlap: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% ; Kent: 50–60%
Governor before election; Robert P. Dunlap; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Robert P. Dunlap; Democratic

The 1836 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 12, 1836. Incumbent Democratic Governor Robert P. Dunlap won re-election to a fourth term.

Results

Candidates

Robert P. Dunlap, incumbent governor (Democratic)^[1]
Edward Kent, mayor of Bangor, former state representative (Whig)^[2]^[3]

1836 Maine gubernatorial election^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Robert P. Dunlap (incumbent)	31,837	58.22%	3.13
	Whig	Edward Kent	22,703	41.51%	4.22
	Write-in		148	0.27%	1.09
Majority			9,134	16.70%	7.36
Total votes			54,688	100.00%	20.97
	Democratic hold

References

↑ "Robert Pinckney Dunlap". National Governors Association. January 5, 2011. Retrieved July 10, 2026.
↑ "Inmagic® Presto - Legislator Profile". history.mainelegislature.org. Retrieved July 14, 2026.
↑ "Edward Kent". National Governors Association. January 5, 2011. Retrieved July 14, 2026.
↑ "ME Governor, 1836". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
↑ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 124–125. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
↑ Guide to US Elections, Fifth Edition, Volume II. CQ Press. 2005. p. 1498. ISBN 978-1-56802-981-8. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
↑ "Maine Senate Journal 1837". digitalmaine.com. Legislative Journals. 1837. p. 19.
↑ Compiled by Samuel L. Harris (1841). The Maine Register, and National Calendar, for the Year 1841. Portland: A. Shirley, Printer. p. 107.
↑ Documents Printed by Order of the Legislature of the State of Maine. 1864 (PDF). Augusta: Stevens & Sayward, Printers to the State. 1864. p. 164.

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[1] "Robert Pinckney Dunlap". National Governors Association. January 5, 2011. Retrieved July 10, 2026.

[2] "Inmagic® Presto - Legislator Profile". history.mainelegislature.org. Retrieved July 14, 2026.

[3] "Edward Kent". National Governors Association. January 5, 2011. Retrieved July 14, 2026.

[4] "ME Governor, 1836". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 1, 2021.

[5] Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 124–125. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.

[6] Guide to US Elections, Fifth Edition, Volume II. CQ Press. 2005. p. 1498. ISBN 978-1-56802-981-8. Retrieved May 1, 2021.

[7] "Maine Senate Journal 1837". digitalmaine.com. Legislative Journals. 1837. p. 19.

[8] Compiled by Samuel L. Harris (1841). The Maine Register, and National Calendar, for the Year 1841. Portland: A. Shirley, Printer. p. 107.

[9] Documents Printed by Order of the Legislature of the State of Maine. 1864 (PDF). Augusta: Stevens & Sayward, Printers to the State. 1864. p. 164.

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