Maine gubernatorial election, 1998

November 3, 1998



Nominee	Angus King	James Longley, Jr.
Party	Independent	Republican
Popular vote	246,772	79,716
Percentage	58.61%	18.93%


Nominee	Tom Connolly	Pat LaMarche
Party	Democratic	Green
Popular vote	50,506	28,722
Percentage	12.00%	6.82%

County Results

Governor before election

Angus King
Independent

Elected Governor

Angus King
Independent

The 1998 Maine gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1998. Independent Governor Angus King sought a second and final term as governor. King faced off against former United States Congressman James B. Longley, Jr., the Republican nominee; attorney Thomas J. Connolly, the Democratic nominee; and several other independent candidates.

1998 was the first and, to date, the last Maine gubernatorial election since 1982 in which the winning candidate received greater than 50% of the vote.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Thomas J. Connolly, attorney
Joseph Ricci, racetrack owner

Results

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas J. Connolly	36,954	81.72
	Democratic	Joseph Ricci	8,264	18.28
Total votes			45,218	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

James B. Longley, Jr., former United States Congressman from Maine's 1st congressional district and son of the late former Gov. James B. Longley, Sr.
Henry L. Joy, Maine State Representative
Leo G. Martin

Results

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James B. Longley, Jr.	38,192	66.04
	Republican	Henry L. Joy	11,411	19.73
	Republican	Leo G. Martin	8,229	14.23
Total votes			57,832	100.00

General election

Results

Maine gubernatorial election, 1998^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Angus King (Incumbent)	246,772	58.61%	+23.25%
	Republican	James B. Longley, Jr.	79,716	18.93%	-4.14%
	Democratic	Thomas J. Connolly	50,506	12.00%	-21.83%
	Green	Pat LaMarche	28,722	6.82%	+0.43%
	Constitution	William P. Clarke, Jr.	15,293	3.63%
Majority			167,056	39.68%	+38.14%
Turnout			421,009
	Independent hold		Swing

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