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1982 Maine U.S. House District 1 Election

Maine · 3 candidates · See every 1982 U.S. House race

Who won the 1982 Maine U.S. House District 1 Election?

John McKernan won the 1982 Maine U.S. House District 1 Election. John McKernan received 124,850 popular votes (50.35%). The main challenger was John M. Kerry (47.94%).

See the full head-to-head between McKernan and Kerry

McKernan +2.4 pts · won by 5,966 votes
John McKernanRepublicanWINNER50.35%
124,850 votes
John M. KerryDemocratic47.94%
118,884 votes
Gregory J. FlemmingLibertarian1.7%
4,221 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.