Maine — 1982 governor election
Recent presidential results
Akashic1982 · GovernorMaine · GovernorJoseph BrennanD+23.5
Candidates
Maine 1982 governor — certified statewide results.
- Joseph Brennan✓Democratic281,06661.1%
- Charles CraginRepublican172,94937.6%
- Other candidatesOther6,2801.4%
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. Non-major vote restored from this cycle's certified county returns (per_governor_county), which carry the full per-county other; the statewide compilation had stored Democratic + Republican only.
presidential baselinePresident 1980R+3.4Governor 1982D+23.5vs. baselineD+26.8
Maine's 1982 governor race ran 26.8 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.