The 2022 Maine gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the
governor of Maine. Incumbent
Democratic
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governor
Janet Mills won re-election to a second term. Mills faced no
primary
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opposition. The only
Republican to file to run for the GOP nomination was former governor
Paul LePage. An independent candidate, Sam Hunkler, received 2% of the vote, the lowest total for a third party or independent candidate since 1982. This was also the first gubernatorial election in Maine since
1990
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in which the winner was from the same party as the incumbent president. With over 376,000 votes, Mills won more votes than any other gubernatorial candidate in Maine history, breaking her own record set
four years earlier. Mills's 13 point margin of victory was the largest for a statewide Democratic candidate since
George J. Mitchell won over 80% of the vote in the
1988 United States Senate election
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Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
*
Janet Mills,
Governor of Maine (2019–present)
Failed to qualify for ballot access
*John Glowa, wildlife activist from
China, Maine
Declined
*
Troy Jackson
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,
President of the Maine Senate
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(2018–present) ''(endorsed Mills)''
Endorsements
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
*
Paul LePage, former
Governor of Maine (2011–2019)
Failed to qualify for ballot access
* Michael Heath, activist
Filed paperwork
* Martin Vachon
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]
Endorsements
Results
Independents
Candidates
Declared
*Sam Hunkler, physician
Declined
*Thomas Saviello
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, former state senator
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(2010–2018)
General election
Predictions
Endorsements
Polling
;Aggregate polls
;Graphical summary
Debates
Results
See also
* 2022 United States gubernatorial elections
United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 8, 2022, in 36 states and three territories. As most governors serve four-year terms, the last regular gubernatorial elections for all but two of the seats took place in 2018 U.S. guber ...
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References
External links
;Official campaign websites
Sam Hunkler (I) for Governor
Paul LePage (R) for Governor
Janet Mills (D) for Governor
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