The 1936 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 14, 1936. Incumbent Democratic

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Louis J. Brann Louis Jefferson Brann (July 6, 1876 – February 3, 1948) was an American lawyer and political figure. He was the List of Governors of Maine, 56th Governor of Maine. Early life Brann was born in Madison, Maine to Charles M. Brann and Nancy L ...

did not seek re-election.

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Lewis O. Barrows Lewis Orin Barrows (June 7, 1893 – January 30, 1967) was an American politician and the List of Governors of Maine, 57th Governor of Maine. Early life Barrows was born in Newport, Maine on June 7, 1893. He studied in the local schools of New ...

defeated

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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.

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1936 Events January–February * January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King E ...

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 ...

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