1994 Maine gubernatorial election

Maine gubernatorial election, 1994

November 8, 1994

Nominee Angus King Joseph Brennan Party Independent Democratic Popular vote 180,829 172,951 Percentage 35.37% 33.83%   Nominee Susan Collins Jonathan Carter Party Republican Green Popular vote 117,990 32,695 Percentage 23.08% 6.39%

County results   Counties won by King   Counties won by Brennan   Counties won by Collins

Governor before election John R. McKernan, Jr. Republican Elected Governor Angus King Independent

The 1994 Maine gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1994. Independent candidate Angus King defeated Democratic Party candidate Joseph Brennan, a former Governor of Maine, Republican Party challenger Susan Collins, a regional coordinator of the Small Business Administration, and environmentalist Jonathan Carter. Ed Finks, as a write-in candidate, took in 1.29% of the vote.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph Brennan	56,359	56.2
	Democratic	Tom Allen	23,881	23.8
	Democratic	Dick Barringer	9,136	9.1
	Democratic	Robert Woodbury	8,150	8.1
	Democratic	Donnell Carroll	2,618	2.6
Total votes			100,144	100

Republican primary

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Susan Collins	19,133	21.3
	Republican	Sumner Lipman	15,214	17.0
	Republican	Jasper Wyman	14,335	16.0
	Republican	Judith Foss	11,734	13.1
	Republican	Paul R. Young	10,088	11.3
	Republican	Mary Adams	7,678	8.6
	Republican	Charles Webster	6,220	6.9
	Republican	Pamela Cahill	5,154	5.8
Total votes			89,623	100

Results

1994 Gubernatorial Election, Maine

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Angus King	180,829	35.37%
	Democratic	Joseph Brennan	172,951	33.83%
	Republican	Susan Collins	117,990	23.08%
	Green	Jonathan Carter	32,695	6.39%
	Write-In	Ed Finks	6,576	1.29%
		Write-ins	267	0.05%
Majority			7,878	1.54%
Turnout			511,308	~55%
	Independent gain from Republican		Swing

External links

• http://maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/1994g/gen94ga.htm