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 County results Municipality resultsBrennan: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Palmer: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Frankland: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Tie: 30-40% 40–50% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The1978 Maine gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1978. IncumbentIndependentGovernorJames B. Longley chose not to run for re-election, holding himself to the one-term pledge he made when he waselected in 1974.Attorney GeneralJoseph E. Brennan of theDemocratic Party defeated both challengerRepublicanLinwood E. Palmer Jr. and right-wingindependent candidate Herman Frankland.Richard Carey unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic nomination, whileCharles Cragin unsuccessfully ran for the Republican nomination.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joseph E. Brennan | 38,631 | 52.19 | |
| Democratic | Philip L. Merrill | 26,803 | 36.21 | |
| Democratic | Richard Carey | 8,588 | 11.60 | |
| Total votes | 74,022 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Linwood E. Palmer Jr. | 35,976 | 48.73 | |
| Republican | Charles Cragin | 28,244 | 38.26 | |
| Republican | Jerrold Speers | 9,603 | 13.01 | |
| Total votes | 73,826 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joseph Brennan | 176,493 | 47.80% | − | |
| Republican | Linwood E. Palmer Jr. | 126,862 | 34.36% | − | |
| Independent | Herman C. Frankland | 65,889 | 17.84% | − | |
| Majority | 49,631 | 13.44% | |||
| Democraticgain fromIndependent | Swing | ||||
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