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1990 Maine Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1990 Maine Gubernatorial Election?

John McKernan won the 1990 Maine Gubernatorial Election. John McKernan received 243,766 popular votes (46.7%). The main challenger was Joseph Brennan (44.1%).

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

McKernan +2.6 pts · won by 13,728 votes
John McKernanRepublicanWINNER46.7%
243,766 votes
Joseph BrennanDemocratic44.1%
230,038 votes
Andrew AdamIndependent9.3%
48,377 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.