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1962 Maine Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1962 Maine Gubernatorial Election?

John H. Reed won the 1962 Maine Gubernatorial Election. John H. Reed received 146,604 popular votes (50.1%). The main challenger was Maynard Dolloff (49.9%).

See the full head-to-head between Reed and Dolloff

Reed +0.2 pts · won by 483 votes
John H. ReedRepublicanWINNER50.1%
146,604 votes
Maynard DolloffDemocratic49.9%
146,121 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.