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/L): March 16, 2020 Filing Deadline (Other Parties & Independents): June 1, 2020 Filing Deadline (Write-Ins): September 2020 Primary: June 9, 2020

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

This page was last updated on August 16, 2019

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)
Derek Levasseur (R) - Construction Worker & GOP Activist
Shenna Bellows (D) - State Sen, Ex-ACLU State Exec Director & '14 Nominee
Seth Berry (D) - State Rep., Ex-House Majority Leader, Businessman & Ex-Teacher
Michael Bunker (D) - Travel Agent
Matt Dunlap (D) - Secretary of State, Ex-State Rep, Ex-Teacher & '12 Candidate
Sara Gideon (D) - House Speaker, Ex-Freeport Town Councilwoman & Advertising Sales Executive
Jim Howaniec (D) - Ex-Lewiston Mayor, Attorney & '94 US Rep Candidate
Bre "Bee Kay" Kidman (D) - Attorney & LGBT Rights Activist
Daniel Kleban (D) - Brewery Owner
Cecile Richards (D) - Ex-Planned Parenthood President
Zak Ringelstein (D) - Teacher, Businessman & '18 Nomnee
Rosa Scarcelli (D) - Businesswoman, Community Activist & '10 Gov Candidate
Betsy Sweet (D) - Progressive Activist, Lobbyist & '18 Gov Candidate
Jon Treacy (D) - Retired USAF Major General, Consultant & Iraq War Veteran
David Gibson (G) - Solar Design Specialist, Ex-Construction Manager & Renewable Energy Activist
Danielle Ravyn VanHelsing (I) - Transgender Rights Activist & '18 US Rep Candidate

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

District 2:
Jared Golden (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Eric Brakey (R) - Ex-State Sen., Financial Records Manager, Actor & '18 US Sen Nominee

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)

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of State: Bureau of Elections

State Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

As Maine Goes (Conservative)
Bangor Daily News - (Politics)
Belfast Republican Journal
Brunswick Times Record
Cape Elizabeth Cape Courier
Ellsworth American
Kennebec Journal
Lewiston Sun-Journal
Lincoln County News
Magic City Morning Star
Maine Public Broadcasting
Portland Phoenix (Alternative)
Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram
SeacoastOnline.com
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 Journal-Tribune (Biddeford)

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