1994 Maine gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:1994 Maine gubernatorial election
Country:Maine
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1990 Maine gubernatorial election
Previous Year:1990
Election Date:November 8, 1994
Next Election:1998 Maine gubernatorial election
Next Year:1998
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Nominee1:Angus King
Party1:Independent (United States)
Popular Vote1:180,829
Percentage1:35.4%
Governor
Before Election:John R. McKernan, Jr.
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Angus King
After Party:Independent (United States)
Nominee2:Joseph Brennan
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:172,951
Percentage2:33.8%
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Nominee4:Susan Collins
Party4:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote4:117,990
Percentage4:23.1%
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Nominee5:Jonathan Carter
Party5:Green Party (United States)
Popular Vote5:32,695
Percentage5:6.4%

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 defeated Democratic nominee, former governor 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 now serve together in the United States Senate since 2013.

Democratic primary

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Republican primary

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General election

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