Maine gubernatorial election, 1982

Maine gubernatorial election, 1982

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Nominee Joseph Brennan Charles R. Cragin Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 281,066 172,949 Percentage 61.91% 38.09%

County results   Counties won by Brennan

Governor before election Joseph Brennan Democratic Elected Governor Joseph Brennan Democratic

Joseph Brennan
Democratic

Joseph Brennan
Democratic

The 1982 Maine gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1982. Incumbent Democratic Governor Joseph Brennan defeated Republican challenger Charles R. Cragin. Brennan defeated Cragin, winning his re-election by the largest number of votes in the state's history, and the highest percent margin in more than thirty years. The 281,066 votes received by Brennan represented the single highest vote total for Governor in Maine history, until the re-election of Governor Paul LePage in 2014.