1982Final results
1982 election for Maine Governor
Governor · Maine
Joseph Brennan (D) won with 61.9% of the vote, defeating Charles L. Cragin (R) by 23.8 points.
Joseph BrennanDemocrat · winner
61.9%281,066
Charles L. CraginRepublican
38.1%172,949
454,015 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1982
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET