1994 Maine gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1994 Maine gubernatorial election Maine presidential no 1990 Maine gubernatorial election 1990 November 8, 1994 1998 Maine gubernatorial election 1998 150x150px Image:AngusKing.jpg Angus King Independent 180,829 35.37% 280px County results 280px Municipality results King: #EDEDED 20–30% #e6e6e6 30–40% #d3d3d3 40–50% #BDBDBD 50–60% #969696 60–70%Brennan: #DFEEFF 20–30% #bdd3ff 30–40% #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Collins: #FFE0EA 20–30% #FFC8CD 30–40% #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #A80000 >90%Tie: #EFE7F5 20–30% #DECDE6 30–40% Governor John R. McKernan, Jr. Republican Party (United States) Angus King Independent Image:JosephBrennan.jpg Joseph Brennan Democratic Party (United States) 172,951 33.83% File:Susan Collins official photo.jpg Susan Collins Republican Party (United States) 117,990 23.08% 3x4.svg Jonathan Carter Green Party (United States) 32,695 6.39% 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 candidate Angus King won the election. King defeated Democratic nominee Joseph Brennan, a former governor and congressman, Republican nominee Susan Collins, a regional coordinator of the Small Business Administration and the former Deputy Treasurer of Massachusetts, and Green nominee Jonathan Carter, an environmentalist activist. This was the first election since 1974 in which Maine elected an independent governor. Both King and Collins have represented the state's delegation in the United States Senate since 2013. Carter's 6.4% of the vote allowed the Maine Green Independent Party to be recognized as a political party by the state.General Election Tabulations - November 8, 1994 - Governor - by County, A-H (Secretary of State, State of Maine, U.S.A.) http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/1994g/gen94ga.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081127133708/http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/1994g/gen94ga.htm 2008-11-27 2009-03-08Green Party ballot qualification history http://www.feinstein.org/greenparty/ballotqualifiedme.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081002080649/http://www.feinstein.org/greenparty/ballotqualifiedME.html 2008-10-02 2009-06-29 Republican primary Candidates Nominated Susan Collins, businesswoman and former Deputy Treasurer of Massachusetts Eliminated in primary Mary Adams, tax activist Pamela Cahill, state representative 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, professor and state representative Results Republican primary resultshttps://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/1994p/pri94gr.htm Maine Governor Primary Results Maine SOS June 14, 1994 April 30, 2013 October 17, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121017231253/http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/1994p/pri94gr.htm dead Susan Collins Republican Party (United States) 19,133 21.3 Sumner Lipman Republican Party (United States) 15,214 17.0 Jasper Wyman Republican Party (United States) 14,335 16.0 Judith Foss Republican Party (United States) 11,734 13.1 Paul R. Young Republican Party (United States) 10,088 11.3 Mary Adams Republican Party (United States) 7,678 8.6 Charles Webster Republican Party (United States) 6,220 6.9 Pamela Cahill Republican Party (United States) 5,154 5.8 89,623 100.0 Democratic primary Candidates Nominated Joseph E. Brennan, former Governor and former U.S. Representative from the 1st congressional district Eliminated in primary Tom Allen, former Mayor of Portland Richard Barringer, former Director of Public Lands in Maine Donnell Carroll, state representative Robert Woodbury, former president of the University of Southern Maine Withdrawn James Howaniec, former Mayor of Lewiston (ran for U.S. House)Sullivan Jennifer March 9, 1994 Mills, Howaniec are running https://books.google.com/books?id=wGIgAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA1&dq=howaniec&article_id=2189,1581479&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjhipGR_f2UAxWhg4kEHY5rMokQ6AF6BAgNEAM#v=onepage&q=howaniec&f=false June 10, 2026 Lewiston Sun-Journal Results Democratic primary resultshttps://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/1994p/pri94gd.htm Maine Governor Primary Results Maine SOS June 14, 1994 April 30, 2013 October 17, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121017230846/http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/1994p/pri94gd.htm dead Joseph E. Brennan Democratic Party (United States) 56,359 56.2 Tom Allen Democratic Party (United States) 23,881 23.8 Dick Barringer Democratic Party (United States) 9,136 9.1 Robert Woodbury Democratic Party (United States) 8,150 8.1 Donnell Carroll Democratic Party (United States) 2,618 2.6 100,144 100.0 General election Despite a crowded Democratic primary field, Brennan easily dispatched his challengers in the Democratic primary, winning over 56% of the primary vote. Collins triumphed in an even more crowded GOP field, taking 21% of the vote against seven other candidates. As a moderate, Collins was subjected to attacks from the right wing of the Republican Party, who claimed she was too liberal.Potham Christian P. 1994 Expectations and the 1994 Maine elections https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1434&context=mpr Maine Policy Review 3 3 50–53 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. Her closest opponent had been Sumner Lipman, the preferred candidate of incumbent governor John R. McKernan Jr. 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. 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. Candidates Angus King (Independent), lawyer and public television host Joseph Brennan (Democratic), former governor and U.S. Representative from the 1st congressional district Susan Collins (Republican), businesswoman Jonathan Carter (Green), environmentalist and scientist Results thumb|250px|County Flips: Independent #696969 Flip Republican #f48882 Hold Democratic #92c5de Hold #0671b0 Flip 1994 Maine gubernatorial election Independent Angus King 180,829 35.37% Democratic Party (United States) Joseph Brennan 172,951 33.83% Republican Party (United States) Susan Collins 117,990 23.08% Green Party (United States) Jonathan Carter 32,695 6.39% Write-in Write-ins 6,843 1.34% 511,308 100.00% Independent Republican Party (United States) By county CountyAngus KingIndependentJoseph BrennanDemocraticSusan CollinsRepublicanJonathan CarterGreenWrite-insMarginTotal votes#%#%#%#%#%#%Androscoggin18,26545.4%14,23235.4%5,42613.5%1,7394.3%5391.3%4,03310.0%40,201Aroostook7,15524.5%10,02034.4%10,66936.6%8613.0%4501.5%-649"margin" Compares margin between Collins and Brennan.-2.2%29,155Cumberland41,13937.9%39,22936.1%19,46917.9%7,6067.0%1,2071.1%1,9101.8%108,650Franklin5,16341.4%4,20433.7%2,03916.3%9797.8%980.8%9597.7%12,483Hancock6,51429.1%5,07322.7%8,24636.9%2,32810.4%1990.9%-1,732"margin2" Compares margin between Collins and King.-7.8%22,360Kennebec18,08737.0%18,88238.6%8,44117.3%2,9556.0%5531.1%-795-1.6%48,918Knox6,15238.4%4,02725.1%4,12225.7%1,4609.1%2721.7%2,030"margin3" Compares margin between King and Collins.12.7%16,033Lincoln6,47741.5%4,16726.7%3,42822.0%1,2828.2%2431.6%2,31014.8%15,597Oxford8,13837.5%7,85736.2%4,13719.1%1,3276.1%2371.1%2811.3%21,696Penobscot16,95528.7%17,40329.4%19,90533.6%3,6186.1%1,2962.2%-2,502"margin"-4.2%59,177Piscataquis2,13127.9%2,20628.9%2,64934.7%5146.7%1411.8%-443"margin"-5.8%7,641Sagadahoc6,71046.7%4,20829.3%2,24415.6%1,0027.0%1901.3%2,50217.4%14,354Somerset6,48733.7%7,02336.4%4,08521.2%1,4117.3%2631.4%-536-2.7%19,269Waldo5,72032.9%3,55724.8%4,27929.9%1,57611.0%1951.4%441"margin3"4.0%14,327Washington3,42726.4%3,84029.6%4,74236.5%7215.6%2572.0%-602"margin"-6.9%12,987York23,30934.0%27,02339.5%14,10920.6%3,3164.8%7031.0%-3,714-5.5%68,460 Totals180,82935.4%172,95133.8%117,99023.1%32,6956.4%6,8431.3%7,8781.6%511,308 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 York (largest town: Biddeford) Analysis King would narrowly win over Brennan, with Collins and Carter lagging behind. King would carry much of southern and western Maine — including traditionally Democratic Cumberland and Androscoggin counties — while Brennan would take York County in the extreme south of the state, Kennebec County in Mid-Maine, and Somerset County in western Maine. Collins would win much of northern and eastern Maine. King and Brennan would tie in the municipalities of Chester, Lyman, and Northfield, while King and Collins would tie in Castle Hill, Hersey, Talmadge, and Topsfield, and Brennan and Collins would tie in Merrill. Aftermath Collins and Brennan would face off again for William 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. References Notes External links https://web.archive.org/web/20130917225045/http://maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/1994g/gen94ga.htm Gubernatorial 1994 Maine