Maine gubernatorial election, 2018

Maine Gubernatorial Election, 2018
Maine
November 6, 2018 (2018-11-06)

 
Party Republican Democratic
Incumbent Governor

Paul LePage
Republican

The 2018 Maine gubernatorial election will take place on November 6, 2018. It will occur along with elections for the U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and other state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Governor Paul LePage is term limited and cannot seek re-election to a third consecutive term in office.

This gubernatorial election is scheduled to be the first in Maine to be conducted with ranked choice voting, as opposed to a simple plurality, after voters passed a citizen referendum approving the change in 2016.[1] However, an advisory opinion by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court holding that ranked choice voting would be unconstitutional has made the format of the election uncertain. [2]

Republican primary

Speculation that U.S. Senator Susan Collins was considering running for governor arose during the 2015 Maine Legislative session when Rep. Matt Moonen (D-Portland) introduced a bill to strip the governor (currently Republican Paul LePage) of the power to appoint replacement U.S. Senators in the event of a vacancy and instead have a special primary and general election. Moonen denied that he was motivated by Collins possibly running and was only interested in counterbalancing Republican-sponsored bills to change how the Maine Attorney General and Maine Secretary of State are chosen. Moonen stated that he spoke with Collins and she called speculation about her running for governor "silly."[3] Collins, who was the 1994 Republican nominee for governor, told MPBN News on January 4, 2016 that she was "baffled" by the rumors about her being interested in running for governor, and that many have encouraged her to run, but said she would not rule anything in or out. [4]

Candidates

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Polling

Poll source Date(s)

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size

 Susan

Collins

 Mary

Mayhew

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else

 Undecided
Public Policy Poll[13] August 1-2, 2017 672 33% 44% — 23%
Public Policy Poll[14] August 1-2, 2017 672 28% — 62% 10%

Democratic primary

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Green Independent primary

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Libertarian primary

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Independents

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Endorsements

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Maine became the first state in the country Tuesday to pass ranked choice voting". Boston Globe. 10 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Maine Supreme Judicial Court rules ranked-choice voting unconstitutional". Bangor Daily News. May 23, 2016. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Lawmaker says his bill isn’t about Susan Collins running for governor". Bangor Daily News. 30 March 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Collins Says She Is Baffled By Rumor She Is Running For Governor". MPBN News. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Does Mary Mayhew want to be the governor of Maine?". Portland Press Herald. 5 July 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Carrigan, Don (November 23, 2016). "Two years to the next election – who will it be?". WCSH. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Shepherd, Michael (December 18, 2016). "Who’s jockeying for a head start in the race to become Maine’s next governor?". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Thistle, Scott (April 11, 2017). "Sen. Collins seriously considering run for Maine governor in 2018". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  9. ↑ Shepherd, Michael (June 6, 2017). "Mary Mayhew launches campaign to replace LePage in 2018". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  10. ↑ "Is Susan Collins planning to run for governor in 2018?". Bangor Daily News. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  11. 1 2 "Who will run for governor in 2018?". Bangor Daily News. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  12. ↑ Shepherd, Michael (February 3, 2017). "Meet Maine’s first 2018 gubernatorial candidate, but don’t expect him to win". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Collins/PPP poll: Aug. 1-2, 2017". Google Docs. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
  14. ↑ "Collins/PPP poll: Aug. 1-2, 2017". Google Docs. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
  15. ↑ Cousins, Christopher (July 19, 2017). "Former state senator becomes sixth candidate in 2018 Democratic primary for governor". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  16. 1 2 Shepherd, Michael; Christopher Cousins (April 19, 2017). "Democrat Adam Cote to run for governor in Maine as political outsider". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  17. 1 2 Michael Shepherd (April 14, 2017). "In a surprise, Maine’s independent treasurer files for 2018 gubernatorial race". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  18. 1 2 Kevin Miller (May 30, 2017). "Progressive Activist Betsy Sweet announces bid for Maine governor-". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  19. ↑ Cousins, Christopher (July 13, 2017). "Ex-speaker Mark Eves launches Maine gubernatorial run". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  20. 1 2 Thistle, Scott (10 July 2017). "Maine Attorney General Janet Mills says she’ll run for governor in 2018". Press Herald. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  21. ↑ http://www.pressherald.com/2017/08/10/former-portland-rep-diane-russell-joins-governors-race/
  22. ↑ Oliver, J.W. (October 26, 2016). "Secretary of State Visits County Ahead of Election". The Lincoln County News. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  23. ↑ Eric Russell (November 5, 2014). "Michaud seeks seclusion after his first political loss". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
  24. ↑ "A long, messy, healthy list of Democratic prospects for governor in 2018". Bangor Daily News. December 1, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
  25. ↑ Billings, Randy (January 5, 2016). "Portland’s departing state senators set off a chain reaction". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  26. ↑ cite web|url=http://www.centralmaine.com/2017/07/07/justin-alfond-rules-out-run-for-governor-in-2018/%7Ctitle=Justin Alfond rules out run for governor|work=Portland Press Herald|last=Thistle|first=Scott|date=July 7, 2017|accessdate=July 7, 2017}}
  27. ↑ Christopher Cousins (March 15, 2015). "Stephen King for governor: Horror story or best seller?". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  28. ↑ Christopher Cousins (March 23, 2015). "UPDATE: King continues attack on LePage, says ‘I will not run’ for governor". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
  29. ↑ http://stateandcapitol.bangordailynews.com/2017/07/24/democrats-might-have-found-the-mainer-they-want-to-challenge-poliquin/
  30. ↑ "No joke: Karmo Sanders, the ‘Marden’s Lady,’ wants to run for governor". MPBN News. 3 June 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  31. ↑ Whit Richardson (April 2, 2015). "Would Eliot Cutler run for governor again? ‘No, I’ve taken a vow’". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  32. ↑ Mistler, Steve (November 11, 2016). "LePage Steps up Criticism of Sen. Angus King". Maine Public Broadcasting Network. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  33. ↑ Shepherd, Michael (May 2, 2017). "Eliot Cutler is recruiting independents to run for the Maine Legislature". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
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