The 1994 Maine gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1994.

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candidate Angus King defeated Democratic Party candidate

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, a former

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, Republican Party challenger

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, a regional coordinator of the

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, and

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Jonathan Carter. Ed Finks, as a

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, took in 1.29% of the vote. Incidentally, both King and Collins now serve together in the

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since 2013.

Democratic primary

Candidates

* Joseph E. Brennan, former Governor and former U.S. Representative from the 1st congressional district * Tom Allen, former Mayor of Portland *

Richard Barringer Richard 'Dick' Edward Barringer (born November 21, 1937) is an American politician and writer from Maine. Barringer served as Director of Public Lands in Maine from 1973 to 1975, when he was appointed Conservation Commissioner. In 1994, Barringer r ...

, former Director of Public Lands in Maine *

Robert Woodbury Robert Woodbury (1938 - September 12, 2009) was an American politician and university administrator. Woodbury was the Chancellor of the University of Maine system from 1986 to 1993. In 1994, Woodbury ran in the Democratic Party's primary for Gov ...

, university administrator *

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

, businesswoman and former Deputy Treasurer of Massachusetts. *

Sumner Lipman Sumner H. Lipman was an American politician and attorney from Maine. Lipman, a Republican from Augusta, Maine, served in the Maine House of Representatives from 1991 to 1994. Lipman sought the Republican Party's nomination for governor in 1994. ...

, attorney and state representative *Jasper Wyman, leader of Maine Christian Civic League and businessman *

Judith Foss Judith C. Foss was an American politician from Maine. Foss, a Republican from Yarmouth, Maine, served in the Maine House of Representatives from 1985 to 1994. Foss sought the Republican Party's nomination for governor in 1994 File:1994 Events ...

, state representative *Paul R. Young * Mary Adams, tax activist * Charlie Webster, state senator *

Pamela Cahill Pamela Cahill is a lobbyist and politician from Maine. Cahill, was elected to seven consecutive terms between the Maine House of Representatives (1981–1986) and Maine Senate (1987–1994). The Wiscasset Republican served in leadership positi ...

, state representative

Results

General election

Candidates

* Angus King (Independent), lawyer *

(Democratic), former U.S. Representative from the 1st congressional district *

(Republican), businesswoman * Jonathan Carter (Green), environmentalist and scientist

Results

References

External links

*https://web.archive.org/web/20130917225045/http://maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/1994g/gen94ga.htm

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Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and ...

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