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1974-11-04 Gubernatorial Election Results for Maine


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County Turnout James Longley
(I)		 George Mitchell
(D)		 James Erwin
(R)		 Stanley Leen
(I)		 Other Margin TOTAL
Androscoggin56%21,71561.7%10,55830.0%2,7147.7%1030.3%780.2%11,157 35,168
Aroostook39%5,71824.4%10,51444.8%6,89729.4%2060.9%1270.5%-4,796 23,462
Cumberland52%27,63738.0%28,11838.6%16,27022.4%3870.5%3580.5%-481 72,770
Franklin55%3,65141.7%2,87132.8%2,09323.9%931.1%560.6%780 8,764
Hancock56%5,34736.7%4,20028.8%4,74232.5%1601.1%1401.0%605 14,589
Kennebec55%15,10540.4%13,75036.8%8,18321.9%2020.5%1510.4%1,355 37,391
Knox53%4,33238.6%3,18828.4%3,55431.7%590.5%790.7%778 11,212
Lincoln62%3,81840.1%2,55926.9%3,03331.8%430.5%740.8%785 9,527
Oxford54%7,06242.6%5,72334.5%3,57821.6%1030.6%1130.7%1,339 16,579
Penobscot47%17,64542.3%14,80335.5%8,39920.1%6021.4%2670.6%2,842 41,716
Piscataquis60%2,51237.5%2,40035.8%1,68925.2%671.0%330.5%112 6,701
Sagadahoc53%4,08245.9%3,01533.9%1,72119.4%310.3%390.4%1,067 8,888
Somerset52%6,14942.6%4,59131.8%3,47924.1%1441.0%830.6%1,558 14,446
Waldo52%3,54541.2%2,53029.4%2,35427.3%1131.3%660.8%1,015 8,608
Washington46%2,63026.5%3,88239.1%3,04430.7%2482.5%1121.1%-1,252 9,916
York54%11,51626.0%19,51744.1%12,42628.1%3220.7%4271.0%-8,001 44,208
TOTAL 55% 142,46439.1% 132,21936.3% 84,17623.1% 2,8830.8% 2,2030.6% 10,245 363,945
Total R vote: 84,176 (23.1%)      Total D vote: 132,219 (36.3%)      Total Other vote: 147,550 (40.5%)
* incumbent

Other candidates included: William Hughes (I), 1,314 votes ; Leith Hartman (I (write-in)), 889 votes



1974 Governor, Androscoggin County
CandidateVotesPct
James Longley (I) 21,715 61.7%
George Mitchell (D) 10,558 30.0%
James Erwin (R) 2,714 7.7%
Stanley Leen (I) 103 0.3%
William Hughes (I) 46 0.1%
Leith Hartman (I (write-in)) 32 0.1%
TOTAL 35,168
Turnout: 56%


1974 Governor, Aroostook County
CandidateVotesPct
James Longley (I) 5,718 24.4%
George Mitchell (D) 10,514 44.8%
James Erwin (R) 6,897 29.4%
Stanley Leen (I) 206 0.9%
William Hughes (I) 91 0.4%
Leith Hartman (I (write-in)) 36 0.2%
TOTAL 23,462
Turnout: 39%


1974 Governor, Cumberland County
CandidateVotesPct
James Longley (I) 27,637 38.0%
George Mitchell (D) 28,118 38.6%
James Erwin (R) 16,270 22.4%
Stanley Leen (I) 387 0.5%
William Hughes (I) 275 0.4%
Leith Hartman (I (write-in)) 83 0.1%
TOTAL 72,770
Turnout: 52%


1974 Governor, Franklin County
CandidateVotesPct
James Longley (I) 3,651 41.7%
George Mitchell (D) 2,871 32.8%
James Erwin (R) 2,093 23.9%
Stanley Leen (I) 93 1.1%
William Hughes (I) 34 0.4%
Leith Hartman (I (write-in)) 22 0.3%
TOTAL 8,764
Turnout: 55%


1974 Governor, Hancock County
CandidateVotesPct
James Longley (I) 5,347 36.7%
George Mitchell (D) 4,200 28.8%
James Erwin (R) 4,742 32.5%
Stanley Leen (I) 160 1.1%
William Hughes (I) 50 0.3%
Leith Hartman (I (write-in)) 90 0.6%
TOTAL 14,589
Turnout: 56%


1974 Governor, Kennebec County
CandidateVotesPct
James Longley (I) 15,105 40.4%
George Mitchell (D) 13,750 36.8%
James Erwin (R) 8,183 21.9%
Stanley Leen (I) 202 0.5%
William Hughes (I) 102 0.3%
Leith Hartman (I (write-in)) 49 0.1%
TOTAL 37,391
Turnout: 55%


1974 Governor, Knox County
CandidateVotesPct
James Longley (I) 4,332 38.6%
George Mitchell (D) 3,188 28.4%
James Erwin (R) 3,554 31.7%
Stanley Leen (I) 59 0.5%
William Hughes (I) 42 0.4%
Leith Hartman (I (write-in)) 37 0.3%
TOTAL 11,212
Turnout: 53%


1974 Governor, Lincoln County
CandidateVotesPct
James Longley (I) 3,818 40.1%
George Mitchell (D) 2,559 26.9%
James Erwin (R) 3,033 31.8%
Stanley Leen (I) 43 0.5%
William Hughes (I) 39 0.4%
Leith Hartman (I (write-in)) 35 0.4%
TOTAL 9,527
Turnout: 62%


1974 Governor, Oxford County
CandidateVotesPct
James Longley (I) 7,062 42.6%
George Mitchell (D) 5,723 34.5%
James Erwin (R) 3,578 21.6%
Stanley Leen (I) 103 0.6%
William Hughes (I) 61 0.4%
Leith Hartman (I (write-in)) 52 0.3%
TOTAL 16,579
Turnout: 54%


1974 Governor, Penobscot County
CandidateVotesPct
James Longley (I) 17,645 42.3%
George Mitchell (D) 14,803 35.5%
James Erwin (R) 8,399 20.1%
Stanley Leen (I) 602 1.4%
William Hughes (I) 115 0.3%
Leith Hartman (I (write-in)) 152 0.4%
TOTAL 41,716
Turnout: 47%


1974 Governor, Piscataquis County
CandidateVotesPct
James Longley (I) 2,512 37.5%
George Mitchell (D) 2,400 35.8%
James Erwin (R) 1,689 25.2%
Stanley Leen (I) 67 1.0%
William Hughes (I) 24 0.4%
Leith Hartman (I (write-in)) 9 0.1%
TOTAL 6,701
Turnout: 60%


1974 Governor, Sagadahoc County
CandidateVotesPct
James Longley (I) 4,082 45.9%
George Mitchell (D) 3,015 33.9%
James Erwin (R) 1,721 19.4%
Stanley Leen (I) 31 0.3%
William Hughes (I) 19 0.2%
Leith Hartman (I (write-in)) 20 0.2%
TOTAL 8,888
Turnout: 53%


1974 Governor, Somerset County
CandidateVotesPct
James Longley (I) 6,149 42.6%
George Mitchell (D) 4,591 31.8%
James Erwin (R) 3,479 24.1%
Stanley Leen (I) 144 1.0%
William Hughes (I) 43 0.3%
Leith Hartman (I (write-in)) 40 0.3%
TOTAL 14,446
Turnout: 52%


1974 Governor, Waldo County
CandidateVotesPct
James Longley (I) 3,545 41.2%
George Mitchell (D) 2,530 29.4%
James Erwin (R) 2,354 27.3%
Stanley Leen (I) 113 1.3%
William Hughes (I) 23 0.3%
Leith Hartman (I (write-in)) 43 0.5%
TOTAL 8,608
Turnout: 52%


1974 Governor, Washington County
CandidateVotesPct
James Longley (I) 2,630 26.5%
George Mitchell (D) 3,882 39.1%
James Erwin (R) 3,044 30.7%
Stanley Leen (I) 248 2.5%
William Hughes (I) 62 0.6%
Leith Hartman (I (write-in)) 50 0.5%
TOTAL 9,916
Turnout: 46%


1974 Governor, York County
CandidateVotesPct
James Longley (I) 11,516 26.0%
George Mitchell (D) 19,517 44.1%
James Erwin (R) 12,426 28.1%
Stanley Leen (I) 322 0.7%
William Hughes (I) 288 0.7%
Leith Hartman (I (write-in)) 139 0.3%
TOTAL 44,208
Turnout: 54%

Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   James Erwin 38,044 39.3%
2   Harrison Richardson 36,693 37.9%
3   Wakine Tanous 18,786 19.4%
4   Stanley Sproul 3,271 3.4%
TOTAL VOTES 96,794  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   George Mitchell 33,312 37.5%
2   Joseph Brennan 23,443 26.4%
3   Peter Kelley 21,358 24.1%
4   Lloyd LaFountain 7,954 9.0%
5   Aaron Levine 1,545 1.7%
6   Jack Smith 1,165 1.3%
TOTAL VOTES 88,777