1970 Maine gubernatorial election
Campaign and results
Table:
1970 Gubernatorial Election, Maine[2]

Party

Candidate

Votes

%

±%

Democratic

Kenneth M. Curtis (Incumbent)

163,138

50.14%

−

Republican

James S. Erwin

162,248

49.86%

−

Majority

890

0.27%

−

By analysing the table named "Campaign and results" section of 1970 Maine gubernatorial election, provide an answer in a short sentence to the question below: How did Curtis fare against Erwin in Maine's 1970 gubernatorial election? Output only the correct answer as {"answer": "YOUR ANSWER"}.

answer: In 1970 Maine gubernatorial election, Curtis received 163,138 votes (50.14%), while Erwin had 162,248 votes (49.86%).