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2010 Maine governor election

Paul LePage (Republican) beat Eliot Cutler (independent) in Maine in 2010, 38.2% to 36.5%, a margin of 1.7 points and 9,795 votes.

Maine changed party: in 2006 it went Democratic, for John Baldacci.

other candidates led in 9 of the 16 counties and Republicans in 7. The largest, Cumberland, cast 128,421 votes and went to the other candidates by 18.2 points. The closest was Lincoln, where 59 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
Paul LePage won Republican 218,065 38.2%
Eliot Cutler Independent 208,270 36.5%
Libby Mitchell Democratic 109,387 19.2%
All other candidates 34,420 6.0%
Total570,142

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Cumberland 27,097 21.1% 38,984 30.4% 62,340 128,421 Others
York 19,456 23.6% 28,103 34.1% 34,811 82,370 Others
Penobscot 8,253 13.6% 25,721 42.5% 26,533 60,507 Others
Kennebec 11,406 21.0% 23,567 43.5% 19,248 54,221 R+22.4
Androscoggin 6,838 16.3% 18,007 43.0% 17,031 41,876 R+26.7
Aroostook 5,307 19.8% 11,353 42.4% 10,092 26,752 R+22.6
Oxford 4,659 17.9% 10,281 39.5% 11,060 26,000 Others
Hancock 4,445 17.3% 9,056 35.2% 12,222 25,723 Others
Somerset 2,703 13.2% 9,994 48.8% 7,771 20,468 R+35.6
Knox 3,970 21.2% 6,830 36.5% 7,901 18,701 Others
Lincoln 3,304 18.6% 7,196 40.5% 7,255 17,755 Others
Waldo 3,053 17.4% 7,088 40.3% 7,448 17,589 Others
Sagadahoc 3,330 19.1% 6,495 37.2% 7,623 17,448 Others
Franklin 2,571 18.8% 5,877 42.9% 5,256 13,704 R+24.1
Washington 1,858 14.4% 5,586 43.1% 5,502 12,946 R+28.8
Piscataquis 837 10.9% 3,724 48.5% 3,125 7,686 R+37.6

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