Oh daisyscarlett! I thought you meant in a "column in FR." I got confused.
Well, the last Republican Governor that Maine had was Governor Kernan. He is the husband of Senator Snowe.
He took the fall for the previous Governor, and only served one term. Along comes Independent King, and Maine voted him in, twice. He is a Democrat in Independent clothing.
Maine, being in New England, leans heavily toward the DemocRAT side of the house. We have been working very hard to change that. A lot of Mainers are in a rut on the other side of the house, and I am not sure why they aren't trying to get out of that rut and make Maine a better place to live.
The whole US voted Republican in this last election, except Maine. I just can't understand it. Now we have to put up with 4 more years with a DemocRAT Governor, and I have had run-ins with him before. It's not a pretty picture.