The 1830 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 13, 1830. Incumbent

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Jonathan G. Hunton Jonathan Glidden Hunton (March 14, 1781 – October 12, 1851) was an American politician who served as the ninth Governor of Maine from February 1830 to January 1831. Early years Hunton was born in Unity, New Hampshire on March 14, 1781. He w ...

was defeated for re-election by Democratic candidate Samuel E. Smith in a re-match of the previous year's election.

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Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and north ...

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