The 1962 Maine gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1962. Incumbent Republican Governor John Reed was seeking his first full term in office. As President of the Maine Senate, Reed had assumed the governorship upon the death of his predecessor, Democrat Clinton Clauson, and had been elected in his own right in a 1960 special election to finish the final two years of Clauson's term.
Reed faced off against Democratic challenger Maynard C. Dolloff, who narrowly dispatched Richard Dubord in the Democratic primary. Reed was re-elected by one of the narrowest margins in Maine history — a mere 483 votes. To date, this is the most recent time a Republican won a majority of the popular vote in a Maine gubernatorial election.
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