The 1837 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 11, 1837. Incumbent Democratic Governor Robert P. Dunlap did not run for re-election. Whig candidate Edward Kent defeated Democratic candidate Gorham Parks.
Democratic convention
Nominee
Gorham Parks, lawyer, U.S. representative
Eliminated at convention
Rufus McIntire, land surveyor, former U.S. representative, veteran of the War of 1812
Results
Candidates
Edward Kent, mayor of Bangor, former state representative, candidate for governor in 1836 (Whig)
References