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 County results Chamberlain: 50–60% 60–70% Pillsbury: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1868 Maine gubernatorial election was held on September 14, 1868. IncumbentRepublican governor and war heroJoshua Chamberlain defeated theDemocratic candidate Eben F. Pillsbury in a rematch of the preceding two gubernatorial elections.[1][2]
Chamberlain won reelection to a third term, and won a majority of 19,316 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Joshua Chamberlain (incumbent) | 75,523 | 57.33% | ||
| Democratic | Eben F. Pillsbury | 56,207 | 42.67% | ||
