Maine gubernatorial election, 1982

November 2, 1982



Nominee	Joseph Brennan	Charles R. Cragin
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	281,066	172,949
Percentage	61.91%	38.09%

County Results

Governor before election

Joseph Brennan
Democratic

Elected Governor

Joseph Brennan
Democratic

The 1982 Maine gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1982. Incumbent Democratic Governor Joseph Brennan defeated Republican challenger Charles R. Cragin. Brennan defeated Cragin, winning his re-election by the largest number of votes in the state's history, and the highest percent margin in more than thirty years. The 281,066 votes received by Brennan represents the single highest vote total for Governor in Maine history.^[1]

Results

1982 Gubernatorial Election, Maine^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Joseph Brennan (Incumbent)	281,066	61.91%	-
	Republican	Charles R. Cragin	172,949	38.09%	-
Majority			108,117	23.81%

Notes

↑ Guide to US Elections, Fifth Edition, Volume II. CQ Press. 2005. pp. 1497–1499. ISBN 978-1-56802-981-8.
↑ Guide to US Elections, Fifth Edition, Volume II. CQ Press. 2005. pp. 1497–1499. ISBN 978-1-56802-981-8.

Elections and referendums in Maine

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