Maine — 1998 governor election
Recent presidential results
Akashic1998 · GovernorMaine · GovernorAngus KingR+6.9
Candidates
Maine 1998 governor — certified statewide results.
- Angus King✓Independent246,77258.6%
- James B. Longley Jr.Republican79,71618.9%
- Tom ConnollyDemocratic50,50612.0%
- Pat LaMarcheGreen28,7226.8%
- Other candidatesOther15,2933.6%
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 1996D+20.9Governor 1998R+6.9vs. baselineR+27.8
Maine's 1998 governor race ran 27.8 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.