1962 Maine gubernatorial election
Template:Short description Template:Use American English Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The 1962 Maine gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1962. Incumbent Republican Governor John Reed, had been elected in 1960 in a special election to finish the final two years of Clinton Clauson's term following his death, and was seeking a full term of his own. He faced off against Democratic challenger Maynard C. Dolloff. Reed was re-elected by one of the narrowest margins in Maine history — a mere 483 votes. This is the last time a Republican won a majority of the vote in a Maine gubernatorial election.[1]
Republican primary
Governor Reed was unopposed in the GOP primary.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Maynard C. Dolloff, former State Grange Master, of Gray
- Richard Dubord, Democratic National Committee member, of Waterville
Results
Dolloff won the Democratic nomination by a narrow margin, defeating DNC member Richard Dubord by 227 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Maynard C. Dolloff | Script error: No such module "string". | 50.31 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Richard Dubord | Script error: No such module "string". | 49.69 | |
| Total votes | Script error: No such module "string". | 100.00 | ||
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Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | John H. Reed (Incumbent) | Template:Replace | 50.08% | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Maynard C. Dolloff | 146,121 | 49.92% | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 483 | 0.17% | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Notes
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