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1994 Maine governor election

Angus King (Independent) beat Joseph Brennan (Democrat) in Maine in 1994, 35.4% to 33.8%, a margin of 1.5 points and 7,878 votes.

Maine changed party: in 1990 it went Republican, for John McKernan Jr.

other candidates led in 14 of the 16 counties and Republicans in 2. The largest, Cumberland, cast 108,650 votes and went to the other candidates by 9.9 points. The closest was Piscataquis, where 137 votes separated the top two.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Angus King won Independent 180,829 35.4%
Joseph Brennan Democratic 172,951 33.8%
Susan Collins Republican 117,990 23.1%
All other candidates 39,538 7.7%
Total511,308

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Cumberland 39,229 36.1% 19,469 17.9% 49,952 108,650 Others
York 27,023 39.5% 14,109 20.6% 27,328 68,460 Others
Penobscot 17,403 29.4% 19,905 33.6% 21,869 59,177 Others
Kennebec 18,882 38.6% 8,441 17.3% 21,595 48,918 Others
Androscoggin 14,232 35.4% 5,426 13.5% 20,543 40,201 Others
Aroostook 10,020 34.4% 10,669 36.6% 8,466 29,155 R+2.2
Hancock 5,073 22.7% 8,246 36.9% 9,041 22,360 Others
Oxford 7,857 36.2% 4,137 19.1% 9,702 21,696 Others
Somerset 7,023 36.4% 4,085 21.2% 8,161 19,269 Others
Knox 4,027 25.1% 4,122 25.7% 7,884 16,033 Others
Lincoln 4,167 26.7% 3,428 22.0% 8,002 15,597 Others
Sagadahoc 4,208 29.3% 2,244 15.6% 7,902 14,354 Others
Waldo 3,557 24.8% 4,279 29.9% 6,491 14,327 Others
Washington 3,840 29.6% 4,742 36.5% 4,405 12,987 R+6.9
Franklin 4,204 33.7% 2,039 16.3% 6,240 12,483 Others
Piscataquis 2,206 28.9% 2,649 34.7% 2,786 7,641 Others

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Maine governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Janet Mills (D) D+13.1
2018 Janet Mills (D) D+7.7
2014 Paul LePage (R) R+4.8
2010 Paul LePage (R) R+19.1
2006 John Baldacci (D) D+7.9
2002 John Baldacci (D) D+5.7
1998 Angus King (other)
1994 Angus King (other)
1990 John McKernan Jr. (R) R+2.6
1986 John R. McKernan Jr. (R) R+9.7
1982 Joseph Brennan (D) D+23.8
1978 Joseph Brennan (D) D+13.4
1974 James B. Longley (other)
1970 Kenneth M. Curtis (D) D+0.3
1966 Kenneth M. Curtis (D) D+6.2
1962 John H. Reed (R) R+0.2
1960 John H. Reed (R) R+5.3
1958 Clinton A. Clauson (D) D+4.0
1956 Edmund Muskie (D) D+18.3
1954 Edmund S. Muskie (D) D+9.0
1952 Burton M. Cross (R) R+18.6
1950 Frederick G. Payne (R) R+21.4
1948 Frederick G. Payne (R) R+31.2
1946 Horace A. Hildreth (R) R+22.6
1944 Horace A. Hildreth (R) R+40.5
1942 Sumner Sewall (R) R+33.7
1940 Sumner Sewall (R) R+27.7
1938 Lewis O. Barrows (R) R+5.9
1936 Lewis O. Barrows (R) R+13.9
1934 Louis J. Brann (D) D+8.1
1932 Louis J. Brann (D) D+1.0
1930 William Tudor Gardiner (R) R+10.1
1928 William Tudor Gardiner (R) R+38.6
1926 Ralph O. Brewster (R) R+11.0
1924 Ralph O. Brewster (R) R+14.4
1922 Percival P. Baxter (R) R+15.9
1920 Frederick H. Parkhurst (R) R+31.8
1918 Carl Milliken (R) R+4.1
1916 Carl E. Milliken (R) R+9.1
1914 Oakley C. Curtis (D) D+2.3
1912 William T. Haines (R) R+2.3
1910 Frederick W. Plaisted (D) D+6.1
1908 Bert M. Fernald (R) R+5.1
1906 William T. Cobb (R) R+6.0
1904 William T. Cobb (R) R+20.4
1902 John F. Hill (R) R+24.8
1900 John F. Hill (R) R+28.3
1898 Llewellyn Powers (R) R+28.2
1896 Llewellyn Powers (R) R+39.1
1894 Henry B. Cleaves (R) R+36.1
1892 Henry B. Cleaves (R) R+9.6
1890 Edwin C. Burleigh (R) R+16.6
1888 Edwin C. Burleigh (R) R+12.4
1886 Joseph R. Bodwell (R) R+10.6
1884 Frederick Robie (R) R+13.9
1882 Frederick Robie (R) R+6.2
1880 Harris M. Plaisted (D) D+0.1
1879 Daniel F. Davis (R) R+34.0
1878 Alonzo Garcelon (D) R+22.5
1877 Selden Connor (R) R+11.1
1876 Selden Connor (R) R+11.3
1875 Selden Connor (R) R+4.5
1874 Nelson Dingley Jr. (R) R+9.7
1873 Nelson Dingley Jr. (R) R+15.8
1872 Sidney Perham (R) R+13.0
1871 Sidney Perham (R) R+10.2
1870 Sidney Perham (R) R+8.3
1869 Joshua L. Chamberlain (R) R+12.9
1868 Joshua L. Chamberlain (R) R+14.7
1867 Joshua L. Chamberlain (R) R+11.3
1866 Joshua L. Chamberlain (R) R+24.8
1865 Samuel Cony (R) R+26.6