1978, maine, gubernatorial, election, took, place, november, 1978, incumbent, independent, governor, james, longley, promised, seek, second, term, when, elected, 1974, held, true, pledge, former, state, senator, joseph, brennan, democratic, party, defeated, bo. The 1978 Maine gubernatorial election took place on November 7 1978 Incumbent Independent Governor James B Longley had promised to not seek a second term when he was elected in 1974 and held true to his pledge Former State Senator Joseph E Brennan of the Democratic Party defeated both challenger Republican Linwood E Palmer Jr and Independent candidate Herman Frankland Richard Carey unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic nomination while Charles Cragin unsuccessfully ran for the Republican nomination 1978 Maine gubernatorial election 1974 November 7 1978 1982 Nominee Joseph Brennan Linwood E Palmer Jr Herman C FranklandParty Democratic Republican IndependentPopular vote 176 493 126 862 65 889Percentage 47 80 34 36 17 84 County results Brennan 40 50 50 60 Palmer 30 40 40 50 50 60 Governor before electionJames B LongleyIndependent Elected Governor Joseph BrennanDemocraticResults edit1978 Gubernatorial Election Maine 1 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 Democratic gain from Independent SwingNotes edit Guide to US Elections Vol II Fifth ed CQ Press 2005 pp 1497 1499 ISBN 978 1 56802 981 8 Retrieved May 6 2009 nbsp nbsp This Maine elections related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1978 Maine gubernatorial election amp oldid 1198874228, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
