MAINE

Your complete directory of Maine candidates for Governor, State Cabinet, United State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources.

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Deadline (D/R/Greens): March 2010
Filing Deadline (Other Parties & Independents): June 2010
Primary: June 2010

This page was last updated on June 30, 2009

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
[ John Baldacci (D)* - Term-Limited in 2010. ]
Adam Cote (D) - Attorney, Iraq War Veteran & '08 US Rep. Candidate
Glenn Cummings (D) - Ex-State House Speaker & Economist
Bill Diamond (D) - State Sen., Ex-Secretary of State, Ex-State Rep. & '86 Candidate
Beth Edmonds (D) - Ex-State Senate President & Freeport Community Library Director
Laura Fortman (D) - State Labor Commissioner & Women's Rights Activist
Dawn Hill (D) - State Rep., Dog Training Center Owner & Attorney
Libby Mitchell (D)- State Senate President, Ex-State House Speaker, '90 US Rep. Nominee & '84 US Sen. Nominee
Steve Rowe (D) - Ex-Attorney General, Ex-State House Speaker & Army Veteran
Patrick McGowan (D) - State Conservation Commissioner, Ex-State Rep., Businessman & '90/'92 US Rep. Nominee
Mike Michaud (D) - Congressman, Ex-State Senate President, Ex-State Rep. & Ex-Paper Millworker
John Richardson (D) - State Economic/Community Development Commissioner, Ex-State House Speaker & Attorney
Peter Truman (D) - Ex-State Rep., Felon, Ex-Republican & Frequent Candidate
Steve Abbott (R) - Congressional Aide
Dana Dow (R) - Ex-State Sen. & Furniture Store Owner
Jon Doyle (R) - Attorney & Lobbyist
Kevin Hancock (R) - Lumber Company President
Matt Jacobson (R) - Businessman & USAF Veteran
Paul LePage (R) - Waterville Mayor
Peter Mills (R) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep., Attorney, Vietnam War Veteran & '06 Candidate
Les Otten (R) - Energy Executive & Ex-Ski Resort Company Owner
Bruce Poliquin (R) - Real Estate Developer
Kevin Raye (R) - State Senate Minority Leader, Businessman, Ex-Congressional Aide & '02 US Rep. Nominee
Josh Tardy (R) - State House Minority Leader & Attorney
John Eder (Green) - Ex-State Rep. & College Student
Patrick Quinlan (Green) - Author & Movie Screenwriter
Lynne Williams (Green) - State Party Chair, Attorney, Ex-Psychologist & '04 State Rep. Nominee
Sam Bailey (Independent) - Investment Advisor
Augustus Edgerton (Independent)
Alex Hammer (Independent) - Businessman & '06 Candidate
John Jenkins (Independent) - Auburn Mayor, Ex-State Sen. & Ex-Democrat
Peter Vigue (Independent) - Construction Company CEO
John Whitcomb (Independent) - Sidney Town Selectman

Next Governor Election in 2010.

U.S. SENATOR:

Olympia Snowe (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2012.

Susan Collins (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2014.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Chellie Pingree (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 2:
Mike Michaud (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Jason Levesque (R) - Businessman, Community Activist & Army Veteran

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Constitution Party of Maine
Maine Democratic Party
Maine Green Independent Party
Libertarian Party of Maine
Maine Republican Party
Veterans Party of Maine

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of State's Office

State Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Alex Hammer: Maine News
As Maine Goes (Conservative)
Augusta Capital Weekly
Bangor Daily News
Bar Harbor Times
Belfast Republican Journal
Brunswick Times Record
Camden Herald
Cape Elizabeth Cape Courier
Casco Bay Weekly
Ellsworth American
Ellsworth Weekly
Kennebec Journal
Lewiston Sun-Journal
Lincoln County Weekly
Magic City Morning Star
Maine.com
Maine Public Broadcasting
Maine Today
PolitickerME
Portland Phoenix (Alternative)
Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram
Rockland Courier-Gazette
Waterville Morning Sentinel
WAGM TV-8 (CBS - Presque Isle)
WCSH TV-6 (NBC - Portland)
WGME TV-13 (CBS - Portland)
WMTW TV-8 (ABC - Portland)
York County Coast Star (Kennebunk)
York County Journal-Tribune (Biddeford)
York Weekly

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