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.

ELECTION CALENDAR: Filing Deadline (D/R/G): March 16, 2020 Filing Deadline (Primary Write-Ins): May 15, 2020 Filing Deadline (Other Parties & Independents): July 1, 2020 Filing Deadline (Write-Ins): September 4, 2020 Primary: July 14, 2020

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

This page was last updated on June 22, 2020

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
Janet Mills (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Paul LePage (R) - Ex-Governor & Ex-Waterville Mayor
Bruce Poliquin (R) - Ex-Congressman, Ex-State Treasurer & Real Estate Developer

Next Governor Election in 2022.

MAINE STATE LEGISLATURE:

State House

State Senate

U.S. SENATOR:

Susan Collins (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Amy Colter (R/Write-In) - Law Office Manager & Conservative Activist
Sara Gideon (D) - House Speaker, Ex-Freeport Town Councilwoman & Advertising Sales Executive
Bre "Bee Kay" Kidman (D) - Attorney & LGBT Rights Activist
Betsy Sweet (D) - Progressive Activist, Lobbyist & '18 Gov Candidate
Joshua Arnone (L) - Accounting Clerk
Tiffany Bond (I) - Attorney & Mediator
Max Linn (I) - Financial Planner & Frequent Candidate
Lisa Savage (I) - Teacher & Peace Activist
Danielle Ravyn VanHelsing (I) - Transgender Rights Activist & '18 US Rep Candidate
Linda Wooten (I) - Vocational Educator & Conservative Activist

Angus King (I)*- (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2024.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Chellie Pingree (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Jay Allen (R) - Physician & Afghan War Veteran
Aaron Amede (I) - Army Veteran & College Student

District 2:
Jared Golden (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Adrienne Bennett (R) - Ex-Gubernatorial Aide, Realtor & Ex-Journalist
Eric Brakey (R) - Ex-State Sen., Financial Records Manager, Actor & '18 US Sen Nominee
Dale Crafts (R) - Ex-State Rep., Ex-Lisbon Town Councilman & Businessman

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Constitution Party of Maine (C)
Maine Democratic Party (D)
Maine Green Independent Party (G)
Libertarian Party of Maine (L)
Maine Republican Party (R)
Independent (I)
Write-In (WI)

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of State: Bureau of Elections

State Ethics Commission - Campaign Finance

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Bangor Daily News
Brunswick Times Record
Cape Elizabeth Cape Courier
Ellsworth American
Kennebec Journal / Waterville Morning Sentinel
Lewiston Sun-Journal
Lincoln County News
Maine Public Broadcasting
Mount Desert Islander
Portland Phoenix (Alternative)
Portland Press Herald
SeacoastOnline.com
WAGM TV-8 (CBS - Presque Isle)
WCSH TV-6 (NBC - Portland)
WGME TV-13 (CBS - Portland)
WMTW TV-8 (ABC - Portland)

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