The 1982 Maine gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1982. Incumbent
Democratic Governor Joseph Brennan, who defeated
Georgette Berube for his party's nomination, defeated
Republican challenger
Charles R. Cragin, who defeated
Sherry Huber for the Republican nomination. Brennan defeated Cragin, winning his re-election by the most 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 election of Governor
Janet Mills in
2018
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Results
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Gubernatorial
1982
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