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2002 Maine gubernatorial election

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Field	Value
election_name	2002 Maine gubernatorial election
country	Maine
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	1998 Maine gubernatorial election
previous_year	1998
next_election	2006 Maine gubernatorial election
next_year	2006
election_date	November 5, 2002
image_size	x150px
image1	File:Baldacci.jpg
nominee1	John Baldacci
party1	Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote1	238,179
percentage1	47.15%
image2	Image:PeterCianchette.jpg
nominee2	Peter Cianchette
party2	Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote2	209,496
percentage2	41.47%
image3	File:3x4.svg
nominee3	Jonathan Carter
party3	Green Party of the United States
popular_vote3	46,903
percentage3	9.28%
map_image	{{switcher
map_caption	Baldacci:
Cianchette:
Carter:
Tie:
title	Governor
before_election	Angus King
before_party	Independent politician
after_election	John Baldacci
after_party	Democratic Party (United States)

|[[File:2002 Maine gubernatorial election results map by county.svg|280px]]|County results |[[File:2002 Maine gubernatorial election results map by municipality.svg|280px]]|Municipality results}} Cianchette:
Carter: Tie:
The 2002 Maine gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 2002, to elect the governor of Maine. Incumbent Independent governor Angus King was term-limited and could not seek re-election to a third consecutive term. U.S. Congressman John Baldacci won the Democratic primary uncontested, while former State Representative Peter Cianchette emerged from the Republican primary victorious. Baldacci and Cianchette squared off in the general election, along with Green Party nominee Jonathan Carter and independent State Representative John Michael.

Ultimately, John Baldacci prevailed to win what would be his first of two terms as governor. This was the first election since 1982 that Maine elected a Democratic governor. This is also the last time that Piscataquis, Somerset, and Washington counties voted Democratic in a gubernatorial election; Franklin County would not vote Democratic again until 2018.

Democratic primary

Candidates

John Baldacci, U.S. Representative from Maine's 2nd congressional district

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Peter Cianchette, former State Representative
James Libby, former State Senator

Results

Green Party primary

Candidates

Jonathan Carter, nominee for governor in 1994

Withdrawn

Steven Farsaci, minister (dropped out of the race after failing to collect the mandatory 2,000 Green Independent signatures)

Results

General election

Candidates

John Baldacci (D), U.S. Representative
Peter Cianchette (R), former state representative
Jonathan Carter (G), nominee for governor in 1994
John Michael (I), state representative

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report		October 31, 2002
Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 4, 2002

Results

Baldacci carried much of western and northern Maine, which he had represented in Congress, while Cianchette used his southern Maine roots to win traditionally Democratic Cumberland 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 time Piscataquis County voted for a Democrat in any gubernatorial, senate, or presidential election.

Of the five counties Cianchette carried, four voted for Democrat Al Gore in the presidential election held two years earlier, while Baldacci carried four counties that voted for Republican George W. Bush in that election. Baldacci would also win both counties (Piscataquis and Washington) that Bush would carry two years later in the 2004 presidential election, while all of the counties Cianchette won would vote for Democrat John Kerry.

Baldacci and Cianchette finished with exact ties in a handful of municipalities: Chesterville, Kingsbury Plantation, Lincoln Plantation, Mercer, Waite, and West Forks, as well as a handful of precincts for voters in unincorporated portions of Washington County. Carter would carry one municipality, Perkins Township in Franklin County.

Counties that flipped from Independent to Democratic

Androscoggin (largest city: Lewiston)
Aroostook (largest city: Presque Isle)
Franklin (largest town: Farmington)
Hancock (largest municipality: Ellsworth)
Kennebec (largest city: Augusta)
Oxford (largest town: Rumford)
Penobscot (largest city: Bangor)
Piscataquis (largest municipality: Dover-Foxcroft)
Somerset (largest town: Skowhegan)
Washington (largest city: Calais)
Waldo (largest city: Belfast)

Counties that flipped from Independent to Republican

Cumberland (largest city: Portland)
Knox (largest municipality: Rockland)
Lincoln (largest city: Waldoboro)
Sagadahoc (largest town: Bath)
York (largest town: Biddeford)

References

(2011-04-25). "Baldacci, John E. {{!}} Maine: An Encyclopedia".
"General Election, November 5, 2002 - Tabulations - Governor (Secretary of State, State of Maine, U.S.A.)".
"Primary Election, June 11, 2002 - Tabulations - Governor - Republican (Secretary of State, State of Maine, U.S.A.)".
Higgins, A.J.. (March 15, 2002). "Farsaci drops out of race after petition drive fails". [[Bangor Daily News]].
"Primary Election, June 11, 2002 - Tabulations - Governor - Green Independent (Secretary of State, State of Maine, U.S.A.)".
(October 31, 2002). "Governor Updated October 31, 2002 {{!}} The Cook Political Report".
(November 4, 2002). "Governors Races".

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