Governor elections in Maine
● In officeJanet MillsDemocratic
Elections won
R 61 · D 45 · Other 10116 gubernatorial elections since 1820
Last decided by
13.2 pts2022, Janet Mills over Paul LePage
Closest ever
0.07 pts1840, Edward Kent over John Fairfield
Longest streak
14 in a rowRepublican, 1866–1879
Next election
2026Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Maine's governor is Democrat Janet Mills; Mills won the most recent race by 13.2 points in 2022. Mills has held the office since 2018. The 2022 race put Mills ahead of Paul LePage, 13.2 points clear. Across 116 elections since 1820, Republicans have won 61 and Democrats 45, with 10 going to other parties. Of those, the closest was 1840, decided by 0.07 points; the widest 1822, by 43.6 points.
Janet Mills D 376,934 · Paul LePage R 287,304
Paul LePage R 218,065 · Eliot Cutler I 208,270
John Baldacci D 209,927 · Chandler Woodcock R 166,425
Angus S. King Jr. I 246,772 · James B. Longley Jr. R 79,716
Angus S. King Jr. I 180,829 · Joseph Brennan D 172,951
John McKernan R 170,312 · James Tierney D 128,744
Joseph Brennan D 281,066 · Charles Cragin R 172,949
Kenneth Curtis D 163,138 · James Erwin R 162,248
Kenneth Curtis D 172,036 · John H. Reed R 151,802
John H. Reed R 146,604 · Maynard Dolloff D 146,121
John H. Reed R 219,768 · Frank M. Coffin D 197,447
Clinton Clauson D 145,673 · Horace Hildreth R 134,572
Edmund Muskie D 180,254 · Willis A. Trafton Jr. R 124,395
Edmund Muskie D 135,673 · Burton M. Cross R 113,298
Frederick G. Payne R 145,823 · Earl S. Grant D 94,304
Frederick G. Payne R 145,956 · Louis B. Lausier D 76,544
Horace Hildreth R 110,327 · F. Davis Clark D 69,624
Horace Hildreth R 131,849 · Paul J. Jullien D 55,781
Sumner Sewall R 118,047 · George W. Lane Jr. D 58,558
Sumner Sewall R 162,719 · Fulton J. Redman D 92,053
Lewis O. Barrows R 157,206 · Louis J. Brann D 139,745
Lewis O. Barrows R 173,716 · F. Harold Dubord D 130,466
Louis J. Brann D 156,917 · Alfred K. Ames R 133,414
Louis J. Brann D 121,158 · Burleigh Martin R 118,800
William Tudor Gardiner R 82,310 · Edward C. Moran Jr. D 67,172
William Tudor Gardiner R 148,053 · Edward C. Moran Jr. D 65,572
Ralph Owen Brewster R 100,776 · Ernest L. McLean D 80,748
Ralph Owen Brewster R 145,281 · William Robinson Pattangall D 108,626
Percival P. Baxter R 103,713 · William Robinson Pattangall D 75,256
Frederic Hale Parkhurst R 135,393 · Bertrand G. McIntire D 70,047
Carl Milliken R 64,069 · Bertrand G. McIntire D 59,050
Carl Milliken R 81,760 · Oakley C. Curtis D 67,930
William T. Haines R 70,931 · Frederick W. Plaisted D 67,702
Frederick W. Plaisted D 73,304 · Bert M. Fernald R 64,644
Bert M. Fernald R 73,551 · Obadiah Gardner D 66,278
William T. Cobb R 69,427 · Cyrus W. Davis D 61,363
William T. Cobb R 76,962 · Cyrus W. Davis D 50,146
John Fremont Hill R 63,354 · Samuel Wadsworth Gould D 38,107
John Fremont Hill R 73,470 · Samuel L. Lord D 40,086
Llewellyn Powers R 53,900 · Samuel L. Lord D 29,485
Llewellyn Powers R 82,596 · Melvin P. Frank D 34,350
Henry B. Cleaves R 69,322 · Charles F. Johnson D 30,405
Henry B. Cleaves R 67,900 · Charles F. Johnson D 55,397
Edwin C Burleigh R 64,259 · William P. Thompson D 45,360
Edwin C Burleigh R 79,401 · William LeBaron Putnam D 61,348
Joseph R. Bodwell R 68,850 · Clark S. Edwards D 55,289
Frederick Robie R 78,695 · John B. Redman D 58,983
Frederick Robie R 72,481 · Harris M. Plaisted D 63,921
Harris M. Plaisted G 73,713 · Daniel F. Davis R 73,544
Seldon Connor R 75,867 · John C. Talbot D 60,423
Seldon Connor R 57,812 · Charles W. Roberts D 52,807
Nelson Dingley Jr. R 50,865 · Joseph Titcomb D 41,898
Nelson Dingley Jr. R 45,239 · Joseph Titcomb D 32,924
Sidney Perham R 71,883 · Charles P. Kimball D 55,343
Sidney Perham R 58,285 · Charles P. Kimball D 47,538
Sidney Perham R 54,019 · Charles W. Roberts D 45,732
Joshua Chamberlain R 51,314 · Franklin Smith D 39,033
Joshua Chamberlain R 75,523 · Eben F. Pillsbury D 56,207
Joshua Chamberlain R 57,713 · Eben F. Pillsbury D 45,990
Joshua Chamberlain R 69,636 · Eben F. Pillsbury D 41,942
Samuel Cony N 54,430 · Joseph Howard D 31,609
Samuel Cony N 65,583 · Joseph Howard D 46,403
Samuel Cony N 68,339 · Bion Bradbury D 50,687
Israel Washburn Jr. R 69,843 · Ephraim K. Smart D 51,878
Lot M. Morrill R 57,180 · Manassah H. Smith D 45,387
Lot M. Morrill R 60,736 · Manassah H. Smith D 52,750
Lot M. Morrill R 54,655 · Manassah H. Smith D 42,968
Albert Pillsbury D 36,386 · William G. Crosby W 27,061
Hugh J. Anderson D 32,034 · Edward Robinson W 20,975
John Fairfield D 47,354 · Edward Kent W 36,790
Edward Kent W 45,574 · John Fairfield D 45,507
John Fairfield D 41,038 · Edward Kent W 34,749
John Fairfield D 46,216 · Edward Kent W 42,897
Edward Kent W 34,358 · Gorham Parks D 33,879
Robert P. Dunlap D 31,837 · Edward Kent W 22,703
Robert P. Dunlap D 27,733 · William King W 16,860
Robert P. Dunlap D 37,481 · Peleg Sprague W 32,967
Samuel E Smith D 31,987 · Daniel Goodenow R 27,651
Samuel E Smith D 28,292 · Daniel Goodenow R 21,821
Samuel E Smith D 30,215 · Jonathan G. Hunton R 28,639
Jonathan G. Hunton R 23,315 · Samuel E Smith D 22,991
Albion Parris D 15,476 · Ezekiel Whitman F 5,795
William King D 21,083