* Unofficial Results *

Gubernatorial Candidate Political Party Popular Vote John R. McKernan Republican 169,812 39.90% James E. Tierney Democratic 128,423 30.17% Sherry Huber Independent 64,156 15.07% John Menario Independent 63,214 14.85% Map Key  > 30%  > 40%  > 50%  > 60% Turnout

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Demographic Data 1990 Population: 1,227,928 Enum. 1990 Population Density: 15.4 persons/km2 1986 Population: 0 Est. 1986 Population Density: 0.0 persons/km2 1980 Population: 1,125,043 Enum. 1980 Population Density: 14.1 persons/km2 Land Area (2000): 79,931 km2 Annual Pop Growth Rate: 0.9 % Election Data and Statistics: County Data (Table) (m) County Data (Graphs) Purchase Detailed Data Compare State Data by Year (Table) Compare State Data by Year (Graphs) View All 1986 Maine Data Compare State Maps by Year View All 1986 Maine Maps Election Tools Atlas Forum Image Code for Maps: County, Pop Blog Interactive Map Widget Code for This Contest (uselectionatlas.org Weblogs) Data Sources: Source for Popular Vote data: Bangor Daily News. Statewide Tabulations of All Voting Results, Bangor Daily News (https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=3yMDF_cvnR8C&dat=19861106&printsec=frontpage&hl=en) (accessed 28 Aug 2019) Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau. Results for and Individual County: (m) County Menu (m)