The 2010 Maine gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 2010, to elect the governor of Maine. Incumbent Democratic governor John Baldacci was term-limited and could not seek re-election to a third consecutive term. Primary elections took place on June 8, 2010. The candidates who appeared on the November ballot were (in alphabetical order by last name): Eliot Cutler (Independent), Paul LePage (Republican), Libby Mitchell (Democratic), Shawn Moody (Independent), and Kevin Scott (Independent). With 94% of precincts reporting on the day after the election, the Bangor Daily News declared LePage the winner, carrying 38.1% of the votes. Cutler was in second place with 36.7% of the votes (less than 7,500 votes behind LePage), while Mitchell was a distant third with 19%. Moody and Scott had 5% and 1%, respectively. Two days after the election, with 99% of precincts reporting, LePage's lead over Cutler had widened to more than 10,000 votes. This election was the first since 1990 that Maine elected a Republican governor.

Democratic primary

Candidates

On ballot

Write-in

Withdrawn

Declined

Polling

Results

[[File:Maine Governor Democratic Primary Election Results by County, 2010.svg|thumb|230px|upright|Results by county {{legend|#6674de|Mitchell}} {{legend|#bdd3ff|30–40%}} {{legend|#a5b0ff|40–50%}} {{legend|#37c837|Rowe}} {{legend|#87de87|40–50%}} {{legend|#ee8e50|McGowan}} {{legend|#ffcca9|30–40%}} ]] At 11:32 p.m. EDT, WCSH declared Libby Mitchell the winner of the Democratic primary.

Republican primary

Candidates

On ballot

Declined

Polling

Results

[[File:2010MEgovGOP.svg|230px|thumb|upright|Results by county {{legend|#E27F7F|LePage}} {{legend|#FFE0EA|20–30%}} {{legend|#FFC8CD|30–40%}} {{legend|#FFB2B2|40–50%}} {{legend|#E27F7F|50–60%}} {{legend|#FF9A50|Otten}} {{legend|#FFCCA9|30–40%}} {{legend|#47CC9D|Beardsley}} {{legend|#B4FFE5|30–40%}} ]] At 11:19 p.m. EDT, WCSH declared Paul LePage the winner of the GOP primary.

Independents

Candidates on the ballot

Write-in candidates

Disqualified candidates

Withdrawn

Maine Green Independent Party

The Maine Green Independent Party did not have a gubernatorial candidate on the ballot, as no candidate collected required number of signatures.

Withdrawn

General election

Predictions

Polling

'' * Shawn Moody and Kevin Scott, two Independent candidates who appeared on the ballot, were not offered as choices in the Rasmussen polls. ''

Results

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Independent