The 1869 Maine gubernatorial election was held on September 13, 1869. Republican candidate and war hero Joshua Chamberlain defeated the Democratic candidate Franklin Smith and Prohibition candidate Nathan Griffith Hichborn.
General election
Candidates
Republican
Joshua Chamberlain, incumbent Governor (since 1867)
Democratic
Franklin Smith
Prohibition/Temperance
Nathan Griffin Hichborn, former state treasurer (1865–1868)
Results
References