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1986 Maine Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1986 Maine Gubernatorial Election?

John McKernan won the 1986 Maine Gubernatorial Election. John McKernan received 170,312 popular votes (39.9%). The main challenger was James Tierney (30.2%).

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

McKernan +9.7 pts · won by 41,568 votes
John McKernanRepublicanWINNER39.9%
170,312 votes
James TierneyDemocratic30.2%
128,744 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.