1990 Maine gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 December 2025 1990 Maine gubernatorial election Maine presidential no 1986 Maine gubernatorial election 1986 1994 Maine gubernatorial election 1994 November 6, 1990 150x150px Image:Governor John McKernan official portrait (cropped 2).jpg John McKernan Republican Party (United States) 243,766 46.68% Image:Rep Joseph E. Brennan (cropped).jpg Joseph Brennan Democratic Party (United States) 230,038 44.05% 3x4.svg Andrew Adam Independent 48,377 9.27% 280px County results 280px Municipality results McKernan: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% #A80000 >90%Brennan: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d056c >90%Tie: #decde6ff 30–40% #D2B1D9 40–50% Governor John McKernan Republican Party (United States) John McKernan Republican Party (United States) The 1990 Maine gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1990 to elect the governor of Maine. Incumbent Republican governor John McKernan won re-election to a second term, defeating Democratic nominee, former governor and incumbent Congressman Joseph E. Brennan in a tight contest. Independent Andrew Adam took in 9.3% of the vote. Both Brennan and McKernan were unopposed in their respective primaries. This was the last election until 2010 that Maine elected a Republican governor. This was also the last Maine gubernatorial election until 2022 in which the winner was of the same party as the incumbent president, as well as the most recent Maine gubernatorial election that an incumbent governor won re-election with a smaller margin of victory than in their first election. General election Candidates Joseph E. Brennan (Democratic), former governor of Maine and incumbent U.S. Representative from the 1st congressional district John McKernan Jr. (Republican), incumbent governor of Maine Andrew Adam (independent) Results 1990 Maine gubernatorial election results Republican Party (United States) John McKernan Jr. (incumbent) 243,766 46.68% - Democratic Party (United States) Joseph E. Brennan 230,038 44.05% - Independent Andrew Adam 48,377 9.27% - 13,728 2.63% 522,181 Republican Party (United States) Sources1990 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Maine https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1990&fips=23&f=0&off=5&elect=0 Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Elections 2025-11-29How Maine voted: Governor’s races 1990 – 2018 https://www.pressherald.com/2022/10/05/how-maine-voted-governors-races-1990-2018/ The Portland Press Herald 2022-10-05 2025-12-02 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Cumberland (largest city: Portland) Kennebec (largest city: Augusta) Oxford (largest town: Rumford) Penobscot (largest city: Bangor) Somerset (largest town: Skowhegan) References Gubernatorial 1990 Maine Category:November 1990 in the United States