1998 Maine gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1998 Maine gubernatorial election Maine presidential no 1994 Maine gubernatorial election 1994 November 3, 1998 2002 Maine gubernatorial election 2002 150x150px Image:AngusKing.jpg Angus King Independent 246,772 58.61% 280px County results 280px Municipality results 300px King: #E6E6E6 30–40% #D9D9D9 40–50% #BDBDBD 50–60% #969696 60–70%Longley: #FFC8CD 30–40% #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #A80000 >90%Connolly: #7996e2 50–60%Clarke: #FFCCA9 30–40%Tie: #D2B1D9 40–50% #AE8BB1 50% Governor Angus King Independent Angus King Independent Image:Jimlongleyme.jpg James B. Longley Jr. Republican Party (United States) 79,716 18.93% 3x4.svg Tom Connolly Democratic Party (United States) 50,506 12.00% File:Me becky john katahdin street (cropped).jpg Pat LaMarche Green Party (United States) 28,722 6.82% The 1998 Maine gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1998 to elect the governor of Maine. Incumbent Angus King was re-elected to a second term in office in a landslide against James B. Longley Jr., Thomas J. Connolly, and Pat LaMarche. This election was the first since 1982 in which the winning candidate received greater than 50 percent of the popular vote and the last such election until 2018. As of 2026, this is the most recent election in which Maine elected an independent governor and in which any candidate won every county in the state. Democratic primary Candidates Thomas J. Connolly, attorney and activist Joseph Ricci, founder of the Élan School and owner of Scarborough Downs Results Democratic primary resultshttp://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/pri98gd.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20030912061117/http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/pri98gd.htm 2003-09-12 Maine Primary Election Results - June 9, 1998 Governor - Democratic Maine.gov Thomas J. Connolly Democratic Party (United States) 36,954 81.72 Joseph Ricci Democratic Party (United States) 8,264 18.28 45,218 100.00 Republican primary Candidates Henry L. Joy, state representative from Crystal James B. Longley Jr., former U.S. representative from Falmouth and son of former governor James B. Longley Leo G. Martin Results Republican primary resultshttp://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/pri98gr.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20041023103845/http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/pri98gr.htm 2004-10-23 Maine Primary Election Results - June 9, 1998 Governor - Republican Maine.gov James B. Longley, Jr. Republican Party (United States) 38,192 66.04 Henry L. Joy Republican Party (United States) 11,411 19.73 Leo G. Martin Republican Party (United States) 8,229 14.23 57,832 100.00 General election Candidates William P. Clarke Jr. (Constitution) Thomas J. Connolly, attorney and activist (Democratic) Angus King, incumbent governor of Maine since 1995 (Independent) Pat LaMarche, activist (Green) James B. Longley Jr., former U.S. representative from Falmouth and son of former governor James B. Longley (Republican) Campaign Connolly was inspired to run following King's handling of the January 1998 North American ice storm, which hit Maine particularly hard,2010-04-30 Lawyers, Guns, No Money https://www.bates.edu/magazine/back-issues/y1998/fall98/features/lawyers-guns-no-money/ 2025-04-21 Bates Magazine en while Longley criticized Maine's tax burden and echoed the Republican line that King was a "Democrat in disguise."Higgins A. Jay March 1, 1998 Longley plans gubernatorial bid https://books.google.com/books?id=ZQhbAAAAIBAJ&dq=Jim+Longley+governor&pg=PA75&article_id=4647,3824451 April 20, 2025 Bangor Daily News Endorsements Tom Connolly 50em Individuals Joseph E. Brennan, former governor of Maine (1979–87) and U.S. representative (1987–91)October 22, 1998 "Chewing On The Issues: Dogging the Candidates for Governor" https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1044&context=cbw_1998 April 20, 2025 Casco Bay Weekly George J. Mitchell, former U.S. senator from Maine (1980–95) and Senate majority leader (1989–95)1998-11-11 Tom Connolly - Democratic Candidate for Governor of Maine https://www.tomconnolly.com/ 2025-04-21 https://web.archive.org/web/19981111190148/https://www.tomconnolly.com/ November 11, 1998 Organizations Maine AFL-CIONice guy looks to finish first in Maine governor's race - October 28, 1998 https://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1998/10/28/maine.gov/ April 20, 2025 October 28, 1998 www.cnn.com Delaney Bill Publications Casco Bay Weekly Angus King 50em Individuals Kenneth M. Curtis, former governor of Maine (1967–75) (Democratic) Organizations Maine Education Association Sportsman's Alliance of Maine Jim Longley 50em Individuals Jock McKernan, former governor of Maine (1987–95) and former U.S. representative (1983–87) Olympia Snowe, U.S. senator from Maine since 1995 and former U.S. representative (1979–95) Pat LaMarche 50em Individuals Jonathan Carter, scientist and 1994 Green nominee for governor Organizations Maine National Organization for Women Polling Poll source Date(s)administered SamplesizeKey:A – all adultsRV – registered votersLV – likely votersV – unclear Marginof error AngusKing (I) JamesLongley Jr. (R) ThomasConnolly (D) Other / undecidedCalculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined. The dataset reports only two candidates, so support for all other candidates is included in this column. pollingSurveyUSAFiveThirtyEight's Pollster Ratings Raw Polls File https://raw.githubusercontent.com/fivethirtyeight/data/refs/heads/master/pollster-ratings/2023/raw-polls.csv October 15, 2026 GitHub FiveThirtyEightOctober 31, 1998500—59%18%—23%Strategic Marketing ServicesCNN AllPolitics Election '98 - Maine 1998 Polls https://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/1998/states/ME/polls/ME98G.html CNN 26 June 2025 https://archive.today/20250626175810/https://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/1998/states/ME/polls/ME98G.html 26 June 2025 liveOctober 6–11, 1998400 (LV)± 4.9%60%13%6%21% Results thumb|250px|County Flips: Independent #696969 Flip from Democratic/Republican #CCCCCC HoldKing won in a landslide, carrying all sixteen counties and nearly every municipality. Longley did carry 22 municipalities in rural northern and eastern Maine and tied King in two other municipalities. Connolly won only the Passamaquoddy Indian Township Reservation, though he did tie King in the small town of Beddington (at four votes apiece). Clarke carried the town of Talmadge, eight votes to seven for King. Despite getting nearly twice the votes of Clarke, LaMarche failed to carry any municipalities, though she tied King in Allagash and finished second in Jackson.Maine gubernatorial election, 1998http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/gen98s.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20040918081644/http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/gen98s.htm 2004-09-18 General Election Tabulations - November 3, 1998 Governor, U.S. Congress, State Legislature Maine.gov Independent Angus King (incumbent) 246,772 58.61% +23.25% Republican Party (United States) James B. Longley Jr. 79,716 18.93% -4.14% Democratic Party (United States) Thomas J. Connolly 50,506 12.00% -21.83% Green Party (United States) Pat LaMarche 28,722 6.82% +0.43% Constitution Party (United States) William P. Clarke Jr. 15,293 3.63% N/A 167,056 39.68% +38.14% 421,009 Independent By county CountyAngus KingIndependentJames B. Longley Jr.RepublicanThomas ConnollyDemocraticPatricia LaMarcheGreenWilliam P. Clarke Jr.ConstitutionMarginTotal votes#%#%#%#%#%#%Androscoggin20,03662.4%5,24816.3%3,93912.3%1,3994.4%1,5124.7%14,78846.1%32,134Aroostook11,60951.3%5,27423.3%3,09013.7%1,5436.8%1,1004.9%6,33528.0%22,616Cumberland59,66461.6%16,58317.1%13,22213.7%5,5555.7%1,7981.9%43,08144.5%96,822Franklin6,21161.4%1,68616.7%1,31613.0%5895.8%3063.0%4,52544.7%10,108Hancock9,66653.5%3,64620.2%1,5328.5%2,40813.3%8234.6%6,02023.3%18,075Kennebec22,22159.1%6,34916.9%46,9012.5%2,8027.5%1,5294.1%15,87242.2%37,591Knox8,30160.7%2,54818.6%1,1748.6%1,1638.5%4873.6%5,75342.1%13,673Lincoln8,62762.1%2,67219.2%1,2058.7%9947.2%3882.8%5,95542.9%13,886Oxford10,81862.9%2,84316.5%2,04711.9%8154.7%6763.9%7,97546.4%17,199Penobscot23,10750.1%10,86323.5%5,48611.9%4,1739.0%2,5165.5%12,24426.6%46,145Piscataquis3,31350.2%1,75226.6%70810.7%4466.8%3785.7%1,56123.6%6,597Sagadahoc7,80764.4%1,97916.3%1,1489.5%8216.8%3673.0%5,82848.1%12,122Somerset8,59654.0%3,53422.2%1,84511.6%1,2087.6%7294.6%5,06231.8%15,912Waldo5,95451.2%2,46821.2%1,0909.4%1,44412.4%6775.8%3,48630.0%11,633Washington4,92644.9%2,90926.5%1,41612.9%9999.1%7146.5%2,01718.4%10,964York35,91664.7%9,36216.9%6,59811.9%2,3634.3%1,2932.3%26,55447.8%55,532 Totals246,77258.6%79,71618.9%50,50612.0%28,7226.8%15,2933.6%167,05639.7%421,009 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Independent Kennebec (largest city: Augusta) Somerset (largest town: Skowhegan) York (largest town: Biddeford) Counties that flipped from Republican to Independent Aroostook (largest city: Presque Isle) Hancock (largest town: Ellsworth) Penobscot (largest city: Bangor) Piscataquis (largest municipality: Dover-Foxcroft) Washington (largest city: Calais) Notes References Gubernatorial 1998 Maine