1879 Maine gubernatorial election

The 1879 Maine gubernatorial election was held on September 8, 1879. Republican nominee Daniel F. Davis defeated Greenback nominee Joseph L. Smith and incumbent Governor Alonzo Garcelon. This election saw the continued rise of the newly popular Greenback party, it was an American political party with an anti-monopoly ideology which was active between 1874 and 1889.

Candidates

 * Daniel F. Davis, State Senator from Corinth (Republican)
 * Alonzo Garcelon, incumbent Governor (Democratic)
 * Joseph L. Smith (Greenback)