Maine gubernatorial election, 1994

Maine gubernatorial election, 1994

1990 ← November 8, 1994 → 1998

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

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 challenger 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.

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