The 1833 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 9, 1833. Incumbent Democratic Governor Samuel E. Smith was defeated for re-nomination by Robert P. Dunlap. Smith ran for re-election as an Independent Democrat.
Dunlap defeated National Republican candidate Daniel Goodenow and Smith with 52.14% of the vote.
Democratic nomination The Democratic state convention was held on June 26, 1833, at Augusta, Maine.
Nominee
Robert P. Dunlap, state senator, former President of the Maine Senate, former member of the Executive Council
Lost at convention
Samuel E. Smith, incumbent governor (Democratic)
Results
Candidates
Daniel Goodenow, former Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives, National Republican candidate for governor in 1831 and 1832 (National Republican) Thomas A. Hill, lawyer, banker, and speculator (Anti-Masonic)
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