1990 Maine gubernatorial election

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1990 Maine gubernatorial election
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  1986 November 6, 1990 1994  
  Governor John McKernan official portrait (cropped 2).jpg Rep Joseph E. Brennan (cropped).jpg No image.svg
Nominee John McKernan Joseph Brennan Andrew Adam
Party Republican Democratic Independent
Popular vote243,766230,03848,377
Percentage46.7%44.1%9.3%

1990 Maine gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
1990 Maine gubernatorial election results map by municipality.svg
McKernan:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Brennan:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Tie:     30–40%     40–50%

Governor before election

John McKernan
Republican

Elected Governor

John McKernan
Republican

The 1990 Maine gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1990 to elect the governor of Maine. Incumbent Republican governor John McKernan won re-election to a second term, defeating Democratic nominee, former governor and incumbent Congressman Joseph E. Brennan in a tight contest. Independent Andrew Adam took in 9.3% of the vote. Both Brennan and McKernan were unopposed in their respective primaries.

Contents

This was the last election until 2010 that Maine elected a Republican governor. This was also the last Maine gubernatorial election until 2022 in which the winner was of the same party as the incumbent president, as well as the most recent Maine gubernatorial election that an incumbent governor won re-election with a smaller margin of victory than in their first election.

General election

Candidates

Results

1990 Maine gubernatorial election results
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican John McKernan Jr. (incumbent) 243,766 46.68%
Democratic Joseph E. Brennan 230,03844.05%
Independent Andrew Adam48,3779.27%
Plurality13,7282.63%
Turnout 522,181
Republican hold Swing

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic