Maine 1978 Governor Election

Name: Maine 1978 Governor Election Results
Creator: Akashic Edge

Joseph E. Brennan vs. Linwood E. Palmer

Joseph E. Brennan won the Maine 1978 governor election with 176,493 votes (47.7%), a margin of D+13.4.

Statewide Results

47.7%

34.3%

176,493

Joseph E. Brennan (47.7%)

126,862

Linwood E. Palmer (34.3%)

Total Votes: 370,258|Margin: D+13.4

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County	Margin	1980 Pres	1984 Pres	Total Votes	Swing
ANDROSCOGGIN	D+29.7	D+9.4	R+14.9	33,776	R+22.2%
AROOSTOOK	D+29.0	R+5.5	R+27.6	24,229	D+15.6%
KENNEBEC	D+20.4	R+1.2	R+19.9	37,641	R+1.2%
YORK	D+18.6	R+4.6	R+21.2	44,565	R+0.7%
WASHINGTON	D+18.0	R+7.6	R+29.2	10,264	D+14.1%
PENOBSCOT	D+16.0	R+3.7	R+24.5	43,333	R+7.8%
SOMERSET	D+14.1	R+6.0	R+25.8	14,377	D+4.2%
CUMBERLAND	D+13.2	D+1.4	R+13.7	76,426	R+11.2%
FRANKLIN	D+8.0	R+5.8	R+25.3	8,264	R+5.6%
OXFORD	D+7.4	R+4.8	R+29.1	16,445	R+13.8%
SAGADAHOC	D+5.7	R+2.2	R+27.6	8,821	R+19.9%
WALDO	R+0.8	R+12.4	R+24.9	8,419	R+4.6%
PISCATAQUIS	R+1.8	R+5.4	R+28.4	6,174	R+19.6%
HANCOCK	R+12.6	R+20.7	R+30.6	15,545	R+10.6%
KNOX	R+12.9	R+12.2	R+30.4	11,460	R+10.4%
LINCOLN	R+29.8	R+18.6	R+35.7	10,519	R+27.4%