Maine gubernatorial election, 1986

November 4, 1986



Nominee	John R. McKernan, Jr.	James Tierney
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	170,312	128,744
Percentage	39.90%	30.16%


Nominee	Sherry Huber	John Menario
Party	Independent	Independent
Popular vote	64,317	62,102
Percentage	15.07%	14.87%

County results

Counties won by Tierney

Counties won by McKernan

Governor before election

Joseph Brennan
Democratic

Elected Governor

John R. McKernan, Jr.
Republican

The 1986 Maine gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1986. Incumbent Democratic Governor Joseph Brennan was term limited and unable to seek re-election. First district Congressman John McKernan defeated Democratic Party challenger James Tierney as well as former Republican turned Independent Sherry Huber and former Portland, Maine city manager John Menario, making McKernan the first Republican to win The Blaine House in since 1968.

The three main issues during the campaign were: the future of the Maine Yankee Nuclear Power Plant in Wiscasset, economic development and McKernan's congressional record.^[1]

Maine Yankee

The future of the Power Plant had been placed up for statewide referendum in 1980 and again in 1982. McKernan and Menario opposed the closure of Maine Yankee, while Tierney and Huber supported the efforts to close the Plant in 1988.^[1]

Results

1986 Gubernatorial Election, Maine^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	John R. McKernan, Jr.	170,312	39.90%	-
	Democratic	James Tierney	128,744	30.16%	-
	Independent	Sherry Huber	64,317	15.07%	-
	Independent	John Menario	62,102	14.87%	-
Majority			41,568	9.74%

References

1 2 Mothes, J. Barry (October 31, 1986). "Three issues have hung in there all the way". Sun Journal. p. A8. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
↑ Guide to US Elections, Fifth Edition, Volume II. CQ Press. 2005. pp. 1497–1499. ISBN 978-1-56802-981-8.

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