1894 Maine gubernatorial election

1894 Maine gubernatorial election

10 September 1894

Nominee Henry B. Cleaves Charles F. Johnson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 69,322 30,405 Percentage 64.31% 28.21%

Governor before election Henry B. Cleaves Republican Elected Governor Henry B. Cleaves Republican

The 1894 Maine gubernatorial election was held on 10 September 1894 in order to elect the Governor of Maine. Incumbent Republican Governor Henry B. Cleaves won re-election against Democratic nominee Charles F. Johnson, Populist nominee Luther C. Bateman and Prohibition nominee Ira G. Hersey in a rematch of the previous election.

General election

On election day, 10 September 1894, incumbent Republican Governor Henry B. Cleaves won re-election by a margin of 38,917 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Charles F. Johnson, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of governor. Cleaves was sworn in for his second term on 6 January 1895.

Results

Maine gubernatorial election, 1894

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Henry B. Cleaves (incumbent)	69,322	64.31
	Democratic	Charles F. Johnson	30,405	28.21
	Populist	Luther C. Bateman	5,328	4.94
	Prohibition	Ira G. Hersey	2,721	2.52
		Scattering	13	0.02
Total votes			107,789	100.00
	Republican hold