Maine gubernatorial election, 1978

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Maine gubernatorial election, 1978
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  1974 November 7, 1978 1982  

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Nominee Joseph Brennan Linwood E. Palmer, Jr. Herman C. Frankland
Party Democratic Republican Independent
Popular vote176,493126,86265,889
Percentage47.80%34.36%17.84%

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County results
  Counties won by Brennan
  Counties won by Palmer

Governor before election

James B. Longley
Independent

Elected Governor

Joseph Brennan
Democratic

The 1978 Maine gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1978. Incumbent Independent Governor James B. Longley had promised to not seek a second term when he was elected in 1974, and held true to his pledge. Former State Senator Joseph Brennan of the Democratic Party defeated both challenger Republican Linwood E. Palmer, Jr. and Independent candidate Herman Frankland.

An independent or nonpartisan politician is an individual politician not affiliated with any political party. There are numerous reasons why someone may stand for office as an independent.

James B. Longley American politician

James Bernard Longley Sr. was an American politician. He served as the 69th Governor of Maine from 1975 to 1979, and was the first Independent to hold the office. In 1949, he married the former Helen Angela Walsh, who died on September 13, 2005. They had five children, including former Republican U.S. Representative James B. Longley Jr.. Longley Sr., a graduate of Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, resided in Lewiston and Auburn, Maine.

Results

1978 Gubernatorial Election, Maine [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Democratic Joseph Brennan 176,49347.80%-
Republican Linwood E. Palmer, Jr. 126,86234.36%-
Independent Herman C. Frankland65,88917.84%-
Majority49,63113.44%

Notes

  1. Guide to US Elections. II (Fifth ed.). CQ Press. 2005. pp. 1497–1499. ISBN   978-1-56802-981-8.

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