The 1994 Maine gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1994.
Independent
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candidate
Angus King
Angus Stanley King Jr. (born March 31, 1944) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Maine since 2013. A political independent since 1993, he previously served as the 72nd governor of Maine from 1995 ...
defeated
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candidate
Joseph Brennan Joseph Brennan may refer to:
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, a former
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,
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challenger
Susan Collins
Susan Margaret Collins (born December 7, 1952) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Maine. A member of the Republican Party, she has held her seat since 1997 and is Maine's longest-serving member of Co ...
, a regional coordinator of the
Small Business Administration
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, and
environmentalist
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Jonathan Carter. Ed Finks, as a
write-in candidate
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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
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Joseph E. Brennan, former Governor and former U.S. Representative from the
1st congressional district
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Tom Allen, former
Mayor of Portland
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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
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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
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Results
Republican primary
Candidates
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Susan Collins
Susan Margaret Collins (born December 7, 1952) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Maine. A member of the Republican Party, she has held her seat since 1997 and is Maine's longest-serving member of Co ...
, businesswoman and former Deputy Treasurer of Massachusetts.
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Sumner Lipman
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, attorney and state representative
*Jasper Wyman, leader of
Maine Christian Civic League and businessman
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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
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, state representative
*Paul R. Young
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Mary Adams, tax activist
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Charlie Webster, state senator
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Pamela Cahill
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, state representative
Results
General election
Candidates
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Angus King
Angus Stanley King Jr. (born March 31, 1944) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Maine since 2013. A political independent since 1993, he previously served as the 72nd governor of Maine from 1995 ...
(Independent), lawyer
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Joseph Brennan Joseph Brennan may refer to:
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* Joseph Brennan (senator) (died 1950), Irish senator
*Joseph Brennan (Clann na Poblachta politician) (1889–1968), Irish TD 1948–1951
*Joseph Brennan (Fianna Fáil politician) (1912–1980), Irish gove ...
(Democratic), former U.S. Representative from the
1st congressional district
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Susan Collins
Susan Margaret Collins (born December 7, 1952) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Maine. A member of the Republican Party, she has held her seat since 1997 and is Maine's longest-serving member of Co ...
(Republican), businesswoman
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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
Gubernatorial
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1994
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Maine
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