1994 Maine gubernatorial election
E832887
The 1994 Maine gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which independent candidate Angus King won the governorship of Maine.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
election in Maine
ⓘ
gubernatorial election ⓘ |
| ballotAccess | multiple parties and independent candidates ⓘ |
| candidateParty |
Angus King;independent
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jonathan Carter;Maine Green Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph E. Brennan;Democratic Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ Susan Collins;Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| electionDate | 1994-11-08 ⓘ |
| electionType | plurality voting ⓘ |
| governorAfterElection | Angus King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governorBeforeElection | John R. McKernan Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIndependentWinner | yes ⓘ |
| incumbentBeforeElection | John R. McKernan Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentPartyBeforeElection | Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | 1994 United States gubernatorial elections ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialMaterials | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorCandidate |
Angus King
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jonathan Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph E. Brennan NERFINISHED ⓘ Susan Collins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextElection | 1998 Maine gubernatorial election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableOutcome | independent candidate elected governor ⓘ |
| officeCategory | state executive office ⓘ |
| officeTermEndForWinner | 1999-01-07 ⓘ |
| officeTermStartForWinner | 1995-01-05 ⓘ |
| partyOfGovernorAfterElection | independent politician ⓘ |
| partyOfGovernorBeforeElection | Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularVote |
Angus King;207,969
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jonathan Carter;33,535 NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph E. Brennan;171,053 NERFINISHED ⓘ Susan Collins;161,843 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionContested | Governor of Maine ⓘ |
| previousElection | 1990 Maine gubernatorial election ⓘ |
| resultedInPartyChange | yes ⓘ |
| state | Maine ⓘ |
| votePercentage |
Angus King;35.4%
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jonathan Carter;5.7% NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph E. Brennan;29.1% NERFINISHED ⓘ Susan Collins;27.5% NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| wasIncumbentReelected | no ⓘ |
| winner | Angus King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningPartyStatus | independent ⓘ |
| year | 1994 ⓘ |
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