1946 Maine gubernatorial election

1946 Maine gubernatorial election

← 1944 September 9, 1946 1948 →

Nominee Horace Hildreth F. Davis Clark Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 110,327 69,624 Percentage 61.31% 38.69%

County results Hildreth:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Clark:      50–60%

Governor before election Horace Hildreth Republican Elected Governor Horace Hildreth Republican

The 1946 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 9, 1946. Incumbent Republican Governor Horace Hildreth, was seeking a second term, and faced off against Democrat F. Davis Clark. This election represented the first gubernatorial election in Maine following the end of the Second World War, and saw Hildreth easily win re-election