1932 Maine gubernatorial election

1932 Maine gubernatorial election

← 1930 September 12, 1932 1934 →

Nominee Louis J. Brann Burleigh Martin Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 121,158 118,800 Percentage 50.25% 49.28%

County results Brann:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Martin:      50–60%

Governor before election William Tudor Gardiner Republican Elected Governor Louis J. Brann Democratic

The 1932 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 12, 1932. Incumbent Republican Governor William Tudor Gardiner did not seek re-election. Democratic candidate Louis J. Brann defeated Republican candidate Burleigh Martin. Brann was the first Democrat elected Governor of Maine since Oakley C. Curtis in 1914.^[1]

This election ended a streak of eight consecutive Republican gubernatorial victories in Maine.