Maine 2017 General Election

The Green Papers: Maine 2017 General Election

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Maine
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress

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)
Capital:	Augusta

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Maine State and Local Government

Maine has three qualified parties: Democratic, Green Independent, and Republican.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 115^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Independent	Senator Angus Stanley King, Jr. • First elected: 2012 as an Independent (announced that he will caucus with the Democrats 14 November 2012 and again on 5 November 2014) • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • 22 June 2015: Senator Angus King announced the he has been diagnosed prostate cancer and does not expect it to interfere with this duties. He plans to run for re-election in 2018.
	Candidate list (7)

		Democratic		Benjamin "Ben" Pollard
		Democratic		Zackary "Zak" Ringelstein • FEC S8ME00155
		Democratic		Fred Wiand

		Republican		state Senator Eric Brakey • FEC S8ME00130; 30 Sep 17; Tot $131,646; Dsb $77,999

		Libertarian		Chris Lyons

		Independent		Alex Hammer • FEC S8ME00148
		*Independent*		*Senator Angus Stanley King, Jr.* • FEC S2ME00109; 30 Sep 17; Tot $1,988,183; Dsb $591,437

Class 2		Republican	Senator Susan M. Collins • First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2002, 2008, 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer, All Governors

		Republican	Governor Paul R. LePage • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair
	Candidate list (26)

		Democratic		former state Senator Jim Boyle
		Democratic		Adam Cote
		Democratic		Dominic Crocitto
		Democratic		Steven "Steve" DeAngelis
		Democratic		state Senator Mark Dion
		Democratic		Patrick "Ike" Eisenhart
		Democratic		former state Representative Mark W. Eves
		Democratic		former state Senator Sean Faircloth
		Democratic		state Attorney General Janet T. Mills
		Democratic		former state Representative Diane Russell
		Democratic		Cynthia Soma-Hernandez
		Democratic		Betsy Sweet
		Democratic		J. Martin Vachon

		Republican		state Representative Kenneth Wade "Ken" Fredette
		Republican		state Senator Garrett Mason
		Republican		former state Human Services Commissioner Mary Mayhew
		Republican		University of Maine System Trustee Shawn H. Moody
		Republican		state Senator Michael "Mike" Thibodeau

		Green		Betsy Marsano

		Libertarian		Richard Light

		Independent		Ethan Alcorn
		Independent		Kenneth Capron
		Independent		Alan Caron
		Independent		state Treasurer Teresea M. "Terry" Hayes
		Independent		former state Senator John Jenkins
		Independent		Karmo Sanders

115^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2018, 2020. No Term Limit. 115^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 1 Democratic (1 Undetermined); 1 Republican (1 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 1		Democratic	Congressman Chellie M. Pingree • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (3) - 116th Congress

		*Democratic*		*Congressman Chellie M. Pingree* • FEC H8ME01120; 30 Sep 17; Tot $175,843; Dsb $117,272

		Republican		Mark Irving Holbrook • FEC H6ME01207; 30 Sep 17; Tot $15,493; Dsb $7,140
		Republican		Eric Stanton • FEC H8ME01195

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 2		Republican	Congressman Bruce L. Poliquin • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (11) - 116th Congress

		Democratic		Jonathan Steven Fulford • FEC H8ME02151; 30 Sep 17; Tot $68,450; Dsb $4,665
		Democratic		state Representative Jared F. Golden • FEC H8ME02185; 30 Sep 17; Tot $104,872; Dsb $9,343
		Democratic		former Islesboro Selectman Craig Olson • FEC H8ME02177; 30 Sep 17; Tot $78,629; Dsb $7,382
		Democratic		Timothy A. "Tim" Rich • FEC H8ME02144; 30 Sep 17; Tot $49,737; Dsb $37,058
		Democratic		Lucas St. Clair • FEC H8ME02201

		*Republican*		*Congressman Bruce L. Poliquin* • FEC H4ME02234; 30 Sep 17; Tot $1,706,631; Dsb $202,235

		Green		Legislative Tribal Member Representing the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians Henry John Bear • FEC H8ME02227

		Libertarian		Brian Phillip Kresge • FEC H8ME02169; 30 Sep 17; Tot $25; Dsb $0

		Independent		Tiffany Bond • FEC H8ME02219
		Independent		Will Rawle Sheridan Hoar • FEC H8ME02193
		Independent		Danielle Ravyn VanHelsing • FEC H8ME02235

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 Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Democratic (affiliates): 1 incumbent, 22 candidates
	• Republican: 3 incumbents, 9 candidates
Major Third Parties Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Green (affiliates): 2 candidates
	• Libertarian: 3 candidates
Independents
	• Independent: 1 incumbent, 11 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.

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"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.