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2022 Maine governor election

Janet Mills (Democrat) beat Paul LePage (Republican) in Maine in 2022, 55.6% to 42.5%, a margin of 13.1 points and 88,245 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 2018, when Janet Mills also won.

Democrats led in 9 of the 16 counties and Republicans in 7. The largest, Cumberland, cast 161,851 votes and went to the Democrat by 40.2 points. The closest was Franklin, where 227 votes separated the two parties.

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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
Janet Mills won Democratic 375,332 55.6%
Paul LePage Republican 287,087 42.5%
All other candidates 12,562 1.9%
Total674,981

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Cumberland 112,188 69.3% 47,201 29.2% 2,462 161,851 D+40.2
York 60,772 58.2% 41,662 39.9% 1,994 104,428 D+18.3
Penobscot 31,845 46.4% 35,499 51.7% 1,303 68,647 R+5.3
Kennebec 30,838 51.1% 28,368 47.0% 1,140 60,346 D+4.1
Androscoggin 22,915 48.7% 23,220 49.4% 884 47,019 R+0.6
Hancock 17,445 57.1% 12,524 41.0% 566 30,535 D+16.1
Aroostook 11,587 40.5% 16,530 57.7% 515 28,632 R+17.3
Oxford 12,875 46.4% 14,229 51.3% 631 27,735 R+4.9
Somerset 9,083 39.8% 13,233 58.0% 500 22,816 R+18.2
Knox 13,441 60.4% 8,430 37.9% 385 22,256 D+22.5
Waldo 11,508 54.8% 9,099 43.3% 400 21,007 D+11.5
Lincoln 11,853 56.6% 8,744 41.7% 349 20,946 D+14.8
Sagadahoc 12,414 59.6% 8,049 38.6% 379 20,842 D+20.9
Franklin 7,406 49.6% 7,179 48.1% 343 14,928 D+1.5
Washington 6,064 41.0% 8,160 55.2% 553 14,777 R+14.2
Piscataquis 3,098 37.7% 4,960 60.4% 158 8,216 R+22.7

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