The Green Papers: Maine 2012 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 12 June 2012
General Election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
Governor:1 
2010 Census:1,333,074 (0.43% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:4(0.74% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:2(0.46% of 435)
2000 Census:1,277,731 (0.45% of 281,998,273)
2004, 2008 Electoral Votes:4(0.74% of 538)
2002-2010 Representatives:2(0.46% of 435)
Capital:Augusta
Tuesday 12 June 2012 polling hours 6:00a EDT (1000 UTC) to 8:00p EDT (0000 UTC). Voting places open between 6:00a Eastern Time and 10:00a Eastern Time depending on the size of the town.
Tuesday 6 November 2012 polling hours 6:00a EST (1100 UTC) to 8:00p EST (0100 UTC). Voting places open between 6:00a Eastern Time and 10:00a Eastern Time depending on the size of the town.
 

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Maine State and Local Government

Maine 2012 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties

Maine Secretary of State 12 June 2012 Primary Election and 6 November 2012 General and Presidential Election.

6 November 2012 balloted and declared write-in candidates.

6 November 2012 returns from the Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions.

 
           
President  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 4 (The candidate receiving the greatest number of votes statewide receives 2 electors. The candidate receiving the greatest number of votes in each of the 2 Congressional Districts receives that district's elector.), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors, List of Presidential Candidates.
Up for election in 2012
  Elected Democratic 401,306 55.37% President Barack Hussein Obama
(4 Electoral Votes)
• Vice President: Vice President Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr.
• FEC P80003338; 26 Nov 12; Tot $732,741,988; Dsb $729,647,987
  Candidate Republican 292,276 40.33% former Massachusetts Governor Willard "Mitt" Romney
• Vice President: Wisconsin Congressman Paul D. Ryan
• FEC P80003353; 26 Nov 12; Tot $478,704,347; Dsb $465,787,141
  Candidate Scattering 11,578 1.60% BLANK
  Candidate Libertarian 9,352 1.29% former New Mexico Governor Gary Earl Johnson
• Vice President: James P. "Jim" Gray
• FEC P20002671; 26 Nov 12; Tot $2,575,529; Dsb $2,572,585
  Candidate Green Independent 8,119 1.12% Jill E. Stein
• Vice President: Cheri Honkala
• FEC P20003984; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,005,788; Dsb $1,093,022
  Candidate Write-in; (Republican) 2,035 0.28% Congressman Ronald E. "Ron" Paul
• Vice President: Mark D. Willis
• FEC P80000748; 30 Nov 12; Tot $41,057,829; Dsb $39,926,815
  Candidate Write-in; (Justice Party) 62 0.01% former Salt Lake City Mayor Ross Carl "Rocky" Anderson
• Vice President: Luis J. Rodriguez
• FEC P20004263; 31 Dec 11; Tot $7,954; Dsb $10,084
  Candidate Write-in; (Unaffiliated) 30 0.00% Jill Ann Reed
• Vice President: Thomas A. "Tom" Cary
 

The candidate who receives the greatest number of votes statewide receives 2 electors. The candidate who receives the greatest number of votes in each Congressional District receives that district's elector.

  Obama Romney Johnson Stein
District 1 223,035 142,937 4,501 3,946
District 2 177,998 149,215 4,843 4,170
Statewide 401,306 292,276 9,352 8,119

There were 415 votes cast for President and Vice President by Uniformed Service or Overseas voters that were not tallied according to a Congressional district. Therefore, the votes are included in the At-Large totals, but not in the separate totals by Congressional District.

Source: STATE OF MAINE - Certificate of Ascertainment of Electors.


• FEC P20003208; 26 Nov 12; Tot $45,217; Dsb $46,660
Total 724,758 100.00%  
U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 112th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes
Class 1
Seat up for election
Open		 Republican Senator Olympia J. Snowe
• First elected: 1994; re-elected 2000, 2006
[also served in U.S. House-elected: 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992]
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
• Open Seat - 28 February 2012: "After an extraordinary amount of reflection and consideration, I am announcing today that I will not be a candidate for re-election to the United States Senate."
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Elected Independent 370,580 51.13% former Governor Angus Stanley King, Jr.
• 28 May 2012: Political Designation: Independent for Maine.
14 November 2012: After being elected as an Independent, Senator-elect King announced that he will caucus with the Democrats in the U.S. Senate.
• FEC S2ME00109; 26 Nov 12; Tot $2,901,504; Dsb $2,732,563
  Candidate Republican 215,399 29.72% Secretary of State Charles Edward Summers, Jr.
• FEC S2ME00133; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,288,121; Dsb $1,280,034
  Candidate Democratic 92,900 12.82% state Senator Cynthia Ann Dill
• FEC S2ME00083; 26 Nov 12; Tot $184,364; Dsb $189,028
  Candidate Scattering 24,121 3.33% BLANK
  Candidate Independent 10,289 1.42% Yarmouth Town Council Man Stephen M. "Steve" Woods
• 22 May 2012: Political Designation: Independent.
4 November 2012: Woods leaves Senate race, endorses King.
• FEC S2ME00166; 31 Dec 12; Tot $72,495; Dsb $72,493
  Candidate Nonpartisan 5,807 0.80% Danny Francis Dalton
• Political Designation: Non-party
• FEC S2ME00174
  Candidate Independent; (Libertarian) 5,624 0.78% Andrew Ian Dodge
• 22 February 2012: Announced he is leaving the Republican party and will run as an Independent - "I have no faith that the Maine Republicans can run a fair primary".
5 March 2012: Running as a Libertarian.
31 May 2012: Political Designation: Independent for Liberty
• FEC S2ME00059; 06 Nov 12; Tot $0; Dsb $0
    Write-in; (Democratic)     Justin Benjamin "Ben" Pollard - apparently not a candidate
• 12 June 2012: Lost Democratic Primary.
2 August 2012: Running as a write-in in the General Election.
• FEC S2ME00091; 23 May 12; Tot $9,400; Dsb $9,362
  Candidate Write-in; (Republican)     Michael Stoddard
Total 724,720 100.00%  
Class 2 Republican Senator Susan M. Collins
• First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2002, 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer, All Governors
  Republican Governor Paul R. LePage
• First elected: 2010
• Chair up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
• The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
  Candidate Democratic     Yarmouth Town Council Man Stephen M. "Steve" Woods
112th U.S. House of Representatives  2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit. 112th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
2 Democratic (2 Renominated)
Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 1
Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Chellie M. Pingree
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
• First elected: 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
• Renominated - 12 June 2012 Primary.
29 February 2012: Took out nomination papers for the Class 1 Senate Seat. "I consider it a privilege to serve the people in Maine in the House. I certainly hadn't planned to run for the Senate. I have been honored by the outpouring of support from people all over the state, and I am carefully considering how best I can serve Maine."
1 March 2012: Took out petitions to run for the U.S. Senate.
7 March 2012: "This isn't the right time for me to run for the U.S. Senate..."
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Democratic 236,363 62.08% Congressman Chellie M. Pingree
• 29 February 2012: Took out nomination papers for the Class 1 Senate Seat. "I consider it a privilege to serve the people in Maine in the House. I certainly hadn't planned to run for the Senate. I have been honored by the outpouring of support from people all over the state, and I am carefully considering how best I can serve Maine."
1 March 2012: Took out petitions to run for the U.S. Senate.
7 March 2012: "This isn't the right time for me to run for the U.S. Senate..."
• FEC H8ME01120; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,024,456; Dsb $864,838
  Candidate Republican 128,440 33.74% state Senator Jonathan T. E. "Jon" Courtney
• FEC H2ME01123; 26 Nov 12; Tot $129,711; Dsb $127,844
  Candidate Scattering 15,912 4.18% BLANK
Total 380,715 100.00%  
Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 2
Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Michael H. Michaud
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
• Renominated - 12 June 2012 Primary.
29 February 2012: Took out nomination papers for the Class 1 Senate Seat.
1 March 2012: Will run for re-election in the House.
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Democratic 191,456 55.67% Congressman Michael H. Michaud
• 29 February 2012: Took out nomination papers for the Class 1 Senate Seat.
1 March 2012: Will run for re-election in the House.
• FEC H2ME02097; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,208,467; Dsb $1,185,021
  Candidate Republican 137,542 39.99% state Senator Kevin L. Raye
• FEC H2ME02071; 26 Nov 12; Tot $672,327; Dsb $687,833
  Candidate Scattering 14,910 4.34% BLANK
Total 343,908 100.00%  
 
Political Parties    Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.
Major Parties
 • Democratic (affiliates): 2 incumbents, 5 candidates
 • Republican: 3 incumbents, 6 candidates
Major Third Parties
 • Green Independent (affiliate of Green): 1 candidate
 • Libertarian: 2 candidates
Other Third Parties
 • Justice Party: 1 candidate
Independents
 • Independent: 3 candidates
 • Nonpartisan: 1 candidate
 • Unaffiliated: 1 candidate
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
 • Scattering: 4 candidates
 • Write-in: 4 candidates
 
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.
Notes
Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.
 

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