Maine gubernatorial election, 1990

November 6, 1990



Nominee	John R. McKernan, Jr.	Joseph E. Brennan	Andrew Adam
Party	Republican	Democratic	Independent
Popular vote	243,766	230,038	48,377
Percentage	46.7%	44.1%	9.3%

County Results

Governor before election

John R. McKernan, Jr.
Republican

Elected Governor

John R. McKernan, Jr.
Republican

The 1990 Maine gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1990. Incumbent Republican Governor John McKernan defeated Democratic Party challenger (and former Governor) Joseph E. Brennan in a tight contest. Independent Andrew Adam took in 9.3% of the vote.

Results

1990 Gubernatorial Election, Maine
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John R. McKernan (Incumbent)	243,766	46.7%	-
	Democratic	Joseph E. Brennan	230,038	44.1%	-
	Independent	Andrew Adam	48,377	9.3%	-
Majority			13,728	2.6%

Elections and referendums in Maine

Gubernatorial elections	1820 1821 1822 1823 1824 1825 1826 1827 1828 1829 1830 1831 1832 1833 1834 1835 1836 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1882 1884 1886 1888 1890 1892 1894 1896 1898 1900 1902 1904 1906 1908 1910 1912 1914 1916 1918 1920 1922 1924 1926 1928 1930 1932 1934 1936 1938 1940 1942 1944 1946 1948 1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018

Referendums	2009 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016: Background checks Minimum wage RCV Education funding

(1988 ←) 1990 United States elections (→ 1992)

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Notable third party performances in United States elections

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