1994 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". Template:ElectionsME The 1994 Maine gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1994 to elect the governor of Maine. Incumbent Republican governor John McKernan was term-limited and could not seek re-election to a third consecutive term. Independent Angus King won the election.
King defeated Democratic nominee, former governor and congressman Joseph Brennan, Republican nominee Susan Collins, a regional coordinator of the Small Business Administration, and Green nominee Jonathan Carter, an environmentalist activist. Ed Finks, as a write-in candidate, received in 1.29% of the vote. This was the first election since 1974 that Maine elected an independent governor. Both King and Collins have represented the state's delegation in the United States Senate since 2013.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Tom Allen, former Mayor of Portland
- Richard Barringer, former Director of Public Lands in Maine
- Joseph E. Brennan, former Governor and former U.S. Representative from the 1st congressional district
- Donnell Carroll
- Robert Woodbury, former president of the University of Southern Maine
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Joseph E. Brennan | Script error: No such module "string". | 56.2 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Tom Allen | Script error: No such module "string". | 23.8 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Dick Barringer | Script error: No such module "string". | 9.1 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Robert Woodbury | Script error: No such module "string". | 8.1 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Donnell Carroll | Script error: No such module "string". | 2.6 | |
| Total votes | Script error: No such module "string". | 100.0 | ||
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Republican primary
Candidates
- Mary Adams, tax activist
- Pamela Cahill, state representative
- Susan Collins, businesswoman and former Deputy Treasurer of Massachusetts
- Judith Foss, state representative
- Sumner Lipman, attorney and state representative
- Charlie Webster, state senator
- Jasper Wyman, leader of Maine Christian Civic League and businessman
- Paul R. Young
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Susan Collins | Script error: No such module "string". | 21.3 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Sumner Lipman | Script error: No such module "string". | 17.0 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Jasper Wyman | Script error: No such module "string". | 16.0 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Judith Foss | Script error: No such module "string". | 13.1 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Paul R. Young | Script error: No such module "string". | 11.3 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Mary Adams | Script error: No such module "string". | 8.6 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Charles Webster | Script error: No such module "string". | 6.9 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Pamela Cahill | Script error: No such module "string". | 5.8 | |
| Total votes | Script error: No such module "string". | 100.0 | ||
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General election
Brennan easily dispatched his challengers in the Democratic primary, while Collins triumphed in a crowded GOP field. As a moderate, Collins was subjected to attacks from the right wing of the Republican Party, who claimed she was too liberal.[3] She was also criticized for her residency; despite being a Maine native, she had lived and worked in Massachusetts and only returned to Maine shortly before launching her gubernatorial campaign with the support of Senator William Cohen.[3] Her closest opponent had been Sumner Lipman, the preferred candidate of incumbent governor John R. McKernan Jr..[3]
King made heavy use of campaign ads, including running them during the primary season despite not being subjected to a primary as an independent candidate.[3] The state's two largest newspapers split their endorsements, with Brennan receiving the endorsement of the Portland Press Herald and Collins the Bangor Daily News, while the Sportsman's Alliance of Maine, a gun group, endorsed King.[3]
King would narrowly win over Brennan, with Collins and Carter lagging behind. Collins and Brennan would face off again for Cohen's Senate seat in 1996, with Collins winning. King would be re-elected in a landslide in 1998. After a decade outside of political office, King would be elected to the U.S. Senate in 2012. King and Collins continue to hold Maine's two Senate seats to the present day.
Candidates
- Angus King (Independent), lawyer
- Joseph Brennan (Democratic), former U.S. Representative from the 1st congressional district
- Susan Collins (Republican), businesswoman
- Jonathan Carter (Green), environmentalist and scientist
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Angus King | Script error: No such module "string". | 35.37% | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Joseph Brennan | Script error: No such module "string". | 33.83% | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Susan Collins | Script error: No such module "string". | 23.08% | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Jonathan Carter | Script error: No such module "string". | 6.39% | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Ed Finks | Script error: No such module "string". | 1.29% | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color; width: 2px;" | | Write-in | 267 | 0.05% | ||
| Total votes | Script error: No such module "string". | 100.00% | |||
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Counties that flipped from Democratic to Independent
- Androscoggin (largest city: Lewiston)
- Cumberland (largest city: Portland)
- Oxford (largest town: Rumford)
Counties that flipped from Republican to Independent
- Franklin (largest town: Farmington)
- Lincoln (largest city: Waldoboro)
- Knox (largest municipality: Rockland)
- Sagadahoc (largest town: Bath)
- Waldo (largest city: Belfast)
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
References
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External links
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