1970 Maine gubernatorial election

1970 Maine gubernatorial election

← 1966 November 3, 1970 1974 →

Nominee Kenneth M. Curtis James S. Erwin Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 163,138 162,248 Percentage 50.1% 49.9%

County results Curtis:      50–60%      60–70% Erwin:      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election Kenneth M. Curtis Democratic Elected Governor Kenneth M. Curtis Democratic

The 1970 Maine gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1970. Incumbent Democratic Governor of Maine Kenneth M. Curtis chose to seek re-election. Curtis won a landslide victory in the Democratic primary. His general election opponent was Maine Attorney General James Erwin, the Republican nominee. Erwin had also easily won his respective party primary and received the Republican nomination for governor. Curtis narrowly defeated Erwin, in one of the tightest elections in Maine history – the final margin of victory was a mere 890 votes. Curtis received 163,138 votes (50.14%), while Erwin had 162,248 votes (49.86%).