281,066 172,949 Start date November 2, 1982 | 61.91% 38.09% | |
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Winner Joseph E Brennan | ||
The 1982 Maine gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1982. Incumbent Democratic Governor Joseph Brennan defeated Republican challenger Charles R. Cragin. Brennan defeated Cragin, winning his re-election by the largest number of votes in the state's history, and the highest percent margin in more than thirty years. The 281,066 votes received by Brennan represented the single highest vote total for Governor in Maine history, until the re-election of Governor Paul LePage in 2014.
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