The 2022 Maine gubernatorial election will take place on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Maine. Incumbent Democratic Governor Janet Mills is seeking a second term, having faced no primary opposition.

The only Republican to file to run for the GOP nomination was former governor Paul LePage, so Mills and LePage will face each other in the November general election.

Source: Wikipedia

Current Position: US Senator
Affiliation: Republican
Candidate: 2023 Governor
Former Position: Governor from 2011 – 2019

Paul Richard LePage (/ləˈpeɪdʒ/; born October 9, 1948) is an American politician who served as the 74th Governor of Maine from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, LePage served two terms as a city councilor in Waterville, Maine, before being elected Mayor of Waterville in 2004, serving until 2011.

LePage ran for governor of Maine in the 2010 election, winning the general election with a plurality, 37.6%, in a five-candidate race. He was re-elected with a stronger plurality, 48.2% of the vote, in a three-candidate election in 2014. During his tenure as the Governor of Maine, he made extensive use of his veto power, vetoing 652 bills as of July 2018, more than the total by all Maine governors over the previous 100 years combined. As governor he made controversial remarks regarding abortion, the LGBTQ community, racial minorities, the death penalty, voting rights, campaign financing, the government and the environment that sparked widespread national criticism including calls for impeachment.

LePage left office with an approval rating of 39%.[a] His disapproval figure of 54% was the fourth-highest of the governors at the time. LePage was blocked by Maine’s term limits from serving a third consecutive term. His plurality wins and unpopular tenure contributed to Maine voters changing their voting system from plurality voting to ranked-choice voting in a 2016 ballot initiative even though it is currently not applicable for gubernatorial elections.

In April 2021, he announced that he would be a candidate for governor again in 2022. He faced no primary opposition and will face incumbent Janet Mills in the November general election.