Elections / 1998 · Governor · ME
Maine — 1998 governor election
Recent presidential results
Akashic1998 · GovernorMaine · GovernorAngus KingR+7.2
Candidates
Maine 1998 governor — certified statewide results.
- Angus King✓Independent246,77260.8%
- James B. Longley Jr.Republican79,71619.6%
- Tom ConnollyDemocratic50,50612.4%
- Pat LaMarcheGreen28,7227.1%
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 1996D+20.9Governor 1998R+7.2vs. baselineR+28.1
Maine's 1998 governor race ran 28.1 points more Republican than its 1996 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1998ME
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1998 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.