Ultimately, John Baldacci prevailed to win what would be his first of two terms as governor. This was the first election since1982 that Maine elected a Democratic governor.[1]
Baldacci carried much of western and northern Maine, which he had represented in Congress, while Cianchette used his southern Maine roots to win traditionally DemocraticCumberland County and its surroundings. This election is the most recent time Cumberland County voted for a Republican in a gubernatorial election, as well as the most recent timePiscataquis County voted for a Democrat in any gubernatorial, senate, or presidential election.
Of the five counties Cianchette carried, four voted for DemocratAl Gore in thepresidential election held two years earlier, while Baldacci carried four counties that voted for RepublicanGeorge W. Bush in that election. Baldacci would also win both counties (Piscataquis andWashington) that Bush would carry two years later in the2004 presidential election, while all of the counties Cianchette won would vote for DemocratJohn Kerry.
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