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1970 Maine Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1970 Maine Gubernatorial Election?

Kenneth Curtis won the 1970 Maine Gubernatorial Election. Kenneth Curtis received 163,138 popular votes (50.14%). The main challenger was James Erwin (49.86%).

See the full head-to-head between Curtis and Erwin

Curtis +0.3 pts · won by 890 votes
Kenneth CurtisDemocraticWINNER50.14%
163,138 votes
James ErwinRepublican49.86%
162,248 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.