Elections / 1982 · Governor · ME
Maine — 1982 governor election
Recent presidential results
Akashic1982 · GovernorMaine · GovernorJoseph BrennanD+23.8
Candidates
Maine 1982 governor — certified statewide results.
- Joseph Brennan✓Democratic281,06661.9%
- Charles CraginRepublican172,94938.1%
Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.
presidential baselinePresident 1980R+3.4Governor 1982D+23.8vs. baselineD+27.2
Maine's 1982 governor race ran 27.2 points more Democratic than its 1980 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1982ME
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1982 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.