Maine gubernatorial election, 1998

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November 3, 1998

2002 →


Nominee	Angus King	James Longley, Jr.
Party	Independent	Republican
Popular vote	246,772	79,716
Percentage	58.61%	18.93%


Nominee	Tom Connolly	Pat LaMarche
Party	Democratic	Green
Popular vote	50,506	28,722
Percentage	12.00%	6.82%

Results by county

King

40-49%

50-59%

60-69%

Governor before election

Angus King
Independent

Elected Governor

Angus King
Independent

King

Angus King
Independent

The 1998 Maine gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1998. Independent Governor Angus King sought a second and final term as governor. King faced off against former United States Congressman James B. Longley, Jr., the Republican nominee; attorney Thomas J. Connolly, the Democratic nominee; and several other independent candidates.

1998 was the first and, to date, the last Maine gubernatorial election since 1982 in which the winning candidate received greater than 50% of the vote.

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