Sam Hunkler

Sam Hunkler (independent) ran for election for Governor of Maine. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Biography

Hunkler was born in Ohio and has made different areas of Maine his home at many points during his adulthood, including Lewiston, Ellsworth, and Blue Hill. He served in the Peace Corps in Kenya and later earned an M.D. and began practicing medicine. Hunkler retired in 2021 after 38 years as a family doctor.^[1]

Elections

2022

General election

General election for Governor of Maine

Incumbent Janet T. Mills defeated Paul LePage and Sam Hunkler in the general election for Governor of Maine on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Janet T. Mills (D)	55.7	376,934
	Paul LePage (R)	42.4	287,304
	Sam Hunkler (Independent)	1.9	12,581

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 676,819
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for Governor of Maine

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Janet T. Mills in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
✔		Janet T. Mills	100	69,422	0	Advanced (1)

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 69,422
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

John Glowa (D)

Republican primary election

Republican Primary for Governor of Maine

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Paul LePage in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
✔		Paul LePage	100	59,713	0	Advanced (1)

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 59,713
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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

Sam Hunkler did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

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Footnotes

↑ NBC News Center Maine, “Meet Sam Hunkler: independent candidate for governor,” September 6, 2022

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Sam Hunkler

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Biography

Elections

2022

General election

General election for Governor of Maine

Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for Governor of Maine

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican Primary for Governor of Maine

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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