The2018 Maine gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect thegovernor of Maine . It occurred along with elections for theU.S. Senate ,U.S. House , and other state and local elections. IncumbentRepublican GovernorPaul LePage was term-limited and could not seek a third consecutive term. He later unsuccessfully sought a third term in2022 .[ 4] Hillary Clinton in the2016 presidential election .
The primaries for this election were the first in Maine to be conducted withranked choice voting (RCV), as opposed to a simple plurality, after voters passeda citizen referendum approving the change in 2016.[ 5] advisory opinion by theMaine Supreme Judicial Court held that RCV would be unconstitutional for general elections for governor and the state legislature. This led state legislators to vote to delay its implementation pending approval of a state constitutional amendment.[ 6] [ 7] June referendum vote , which restored RCV for future primary and congressional elections.[ 8]
GovernorPaul LePage threatened not to certify the results of the primary elections, saying he would "leave it up to the courts to decide."[ 9] [ 10] Matthew Dunlap said the results would be binding regardless of whether LePage certified them.[ 11]
The Republican nominee was businessman and2010 independent candidate for governor Shawn Moody. TheDemocratic candidate wasAttorney General Janet Mills .State Treasurer Terry Hayes and businessman Alan Caron had qualified for the ballot as independents, though Caron dropped out on October 29 and endorsed Mills. Former state senator and former mayor ofLewiston andAuburn John Jenkins and perennial candidate Kenneth Capron ran write-in campaigns.
Mills defeated Moody and Hayes with a majority to become the first female governor of Maine. This was the first election since2006 that Maine elected a Democratic governor. Mills was also the first gubernatorial candidate to win at least 50% of the vote sinceAngus King in1998 , and the first non-incumbent to do so sinceKenneth M. Curtis in1966 . Mills received more votes for governor than any other candidate in Maine history, becoming the first Maine gubernatorial candidate to earn 300,000 votes. This was the first gubernatorial election since1982 that a Democrat would win a majority of the popular vote.[ 12]
Incumbent RepublicanPaul LePage was term-limited, having been elected twice consecutively in2010 and2014 . LePage did not win a majority of the vote either time (receiving 37.6% in a crowded four-way race in 2010 and 48.2% in a three-way race in 2014), with Democrats accusing independent candidateEliot Cutler of splitting the anti-LePage vote in both instances, though Cutler finished closer to LePage than Democratic candidateLibby Mitchell in the 2010 election.[ 13]
Maine's history of governors elected without majorities, including LePage, was one impetus for thecitizen's referendum to implementranked choice voting .[ 14] [ 15] 1998 , when incumbent governor (and current United States Senator)Angus King , an independent, won reelection with 58.6% of the vote. The last time a non-incumbent candidate received more than 50% of the vote was the1966 gubernatorial election , which DemocratKenneth M. Curtis won over incumbent RepublicanJohn H. Reed with 53.1% of the vote.
Though ranked-choice voting was approved by voters in a2016 referendum , theMaine Legislature voted to delay and potentially repeal RCV for all elections after anadvisory opinion by theMaine Supreme Judicial Court ruled it unconstitutional for general elections for state offices. RCV supporters succeeded in a people's veto effort to prevent the delay, which suspends it until a June 2018 referendum vote.[ 16] [ 17]
Speculation that U.S. SenatorSusan Collins was considering running for governor arose during the 2015Maine Legislative session when RepresentativeMatt Moonen (D-Portland) introduced a bill to strip the governor (LePage at the time) of the power to appoint replacement U.S. Senators in the event of a vacancy and to instead have a special primary and general election. Moonen denied that he was motivated by Collins's possible candidacy, saying he was interested only in counterbalancing Republican-sponsored bills to change how theMaine Attorney General andMaine Secretary of State are chosen. Moonen said Collins had told him speculation about her running for governor was "silly."[ 18] 1994 Republican nominee for Governor , toldMPBN News on January 4, 2016, that though she was "baffled" by the rumors about her being interested in running for governor, many had encouraged her to run, and she would not rule it out.[ 19] [ 20]
No Republican candidate ruled out challenging the results of a ranked-choice primary in court.Mary Mayhew called for the immediate repeal of RCV, calling it a "scam" and "probably illegal".[ 21]
TheMaine Republican Party filed a federal lawsuit in U.S. District Court inBangor on May 4, 2018, seeking to bar the use of RCV for its own primary on the grounds that requiring the party to use it violates itsFirst Amendment rights to choose its nominee as it sees fit.[ 22] [ 23]
Shawn Moody, businessman and independent candidate for governor in2010 [ 24] Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Ken Fredette
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Marco Rubio , United States senator from Florida and 2016 presidential candidate[ 36] Garrett Mason
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Ted Cruz , United States senator from Texas and 2016 presidential candidate[ 37] Mary Mayhew
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Susan Austin , state representative[ 39] Richard Bradstreet, state representative[ 39] Richard Campbell, state representative[ 39] Paul Chace, state representative[ 39] Garrel Craig, state representative[ 39] Scott Cyrway , state senator[ 39] Robert Foley, state representative[ 39] Phyllis Ginzler, state representative[ 39] James Hamper , state senator[ 39] Jeffery Hanley, state representative[ 39] Matthew Harrington, state representative[ 39] Stephanie Hawke, state representative[ 39] Gary Hilliard, state representative[ 39] Chris Johansen, state representative[ 39] Jonathan Kinney, state representative[ 39] Bob Macdonald, former mayor ofLewiston [ 40] Richard Malaby, state representative[ 39] Beth O'Connor , state representative[ 39] Lester Ordway, state representative[ 39] Michael Perkins, state representative[ 39] John Picchiotti, state representative[ 39] Jeffrey Pierce, state representative[ 39] Dwayne Prescott, state representative[ 39] Deborah Sanderson, state representative[ 39] H. Stedman Seavey, state representative[ 39] Abden Simmons, state representative[ 39] Paula Sutton, state representative[ 39] Timothy Theriault, state representative[ 39] Karleton Ward, state representative[ 39] Other individuals
Poll source Date(s) Sample Margin RCV Ken Garrett Mary Shawn Undecided SurveyUSA [ 45] April 26 – May 1, 2018 546 ± 4.8% Round 1 10% 15% 19% 34% 22% Round 2 – 25% 26% 49% – Round 3 – – 34% 65%
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Poll source Date(s) Sample Margin Susan Mary Other Undecided Public Policy Polling [ 46] August 1–2, 2017 672 – 33% 44% – 23% 28% – 62% 10%
Dates Location Fredette Mason Mayhew Moody Link June 9, 2018 Participant Participant Participant Participant Full debate -PBS
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Campaign signs for Democratic candidates for Governor Betsy Sweet, Mark Eves and Adam Cote at the 2018 Maine Democratic convention at theAndroscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston Almost all Democratic candidates said that they would abide by the results of the ranked-choice primary, with onlyJanet Mills refusing to comment on the issue because it was being heard by the courts.[ 21]
Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Failed to make ballot [ edit ] Dominic A. Crocitto[ 55] Steve DeAngelis, schoolteacher[ 56] J. Martin Vachon[ 57] All endorsers are Democrats unless otherwise specified.
Adam Cote
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Justin Alfond , formerPresident of the Maine Senate [ 69] Peter Baldacci,Penobscot County Commissioner[ 70] Frank Bemis, formerPresque Isle Town Council Chair[ 70] Todd Brackett, Sheriff ofLincoln County [ 70] Michael Brennan , formermayor of Portland , former state senator, candidate forME-01 in2008 [ 70] Marilyn Canavan, state representative[ 70] Alan Casavant , Mayor ofBiddeford , former state representative[ 70] Justin Chenette , state senator[ 71] Janice Cooper , state representative[ 70] Tom Cote, Mayor ofSanford [ 70] Annie Graham, former state representative[ 70] Jon Hinck , former state representative and formerPortland City Councillor [ 70] Adam Lee, former Auburn City Councillor[ 70] David Lemoine , former state representative[ 70] Nate Libby , state senator, Senate Minority Whip[ 72] Colleen Madigan , state representative[ 70] Anne-Marie Mastraccio , state representative[ 70] Patrick K. McGowan , former state representative, candidate for Governor in2010 , nominee forME-02 in1990 and1992 , formerSmall Business Administration Regional Administrator[ 70] Cynthia Mehnert,Orono Town Councillor[ 70] Cecil Munson, formerAugusta City Councillor[ 70] Kevin O'Connell,Brewer City Councillor[ 70] Peter O'Donnell, formerMayor of Portland [ 70] Patrick Paradis, former state representative and former Augusta City Councillor[ 70] Josh Plourde, former Bangor City Councillor[ 70] Christina Riley, state representative[ 70] David Rollins, Mayor of Augusta[ 70] Michael Sanphy, Mayor ofWestbrook [ 70] Stephen Stanley , state representative[ 73] Spencer Thibodeau,Portland City Councillor [ 70] Dan Tremble, Bangor City Councillor[ 70] Anna Turcotte,Westbrook City Councillor[ 70] Linda Valentino , state senator[ 70] Wayne Werts, former state representative[ 70] Organizations
Maine Council of Machinists[ 74] Newspapers
Steve DeAngelis(failed to make ballot)
Mark Dion
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Benjamin Collings, state representative[ 77] Other individuals
Mark Eves
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Joe Baldacci, former Bangor City Councillor[ 78] Seth Berry , state representative[ 78] Dale Denno, state representative[ 78] Patrick Eisenhart, former gubernatorial candidate (2018)[ 79] Sean Faircloth , Bangor City Councillor, former Mayor of Bangor, former state senator, former gubernatorial candidate (2018)[ 78] Richard Farnsworth , state representative[ 78] Ryan Fecteau , state representative[ 78] Roger Fuller , state representative[ 78] Drew Gattine , state representative[ 78] Anne Haskell , former state senator[ 80] Erik Jorgensen, state representative[ 78] Chuck Kruger, former state representative[ 78] Thomas Longstaff, state representative[ 78] Louis Luchini, state representative[ 78] Jay McCreight, state representative[ 78] Jennifer Ellen Parker, state representative[ 78] Deane Rykerson , state representative[ 78] Linda Sanborn , former state representative[ 78] John Alden Spear, state representative[ 78] Ben Sprague, Mayor of Bangor[ 78] Joan Welsh , former state representative[ 78] Individuals
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Janet Mills
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Joseph E. Brennan , former governor of Maine (1979 –1987 ), former US Representative forMaine's 1st congressional district (1987–1991), former Maine Attorney General (1975-1979), nominee for Governor in1990 and1994 , nominee for US Senate in1996 , candidate for Governor in1974 [ 83] Lynn Bromley , former state senator[ 84] Emily Cain , former state senator, nominee forME-02 in 2014 and 2016, executive director ofEMILY's List [ 85] Margaret Craven , former state senator[ 85] Jerry Davis, former state representative[ 86] Lois Galgay Reckitt , state representative[ 87] Dawn Hill , state senator[ 85] Helen Rankin , former state representative[ 88] Other individuals
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Betsy Sweet
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Everett "Brownie" Carson, state senator[ 93] Clare Davitt, Bangor City Councillor[ 94] Beth Edmonds , formerPresident of the Maine Senate [ 95] Karen Kusiak, former state representative, candidate for State Senate[ 96] Dale McCormick , formerMaine State Treasurer , former state senator, candidate forME-01 in1996 [ 97] [ 98] Ethan Strimling ,Mayor of Portland , former state senator, candidate forME-01 in2008 [ 99] Mike Sylvester , state representative[ 100] Charlotte Warren , state representative[ 101] Barb Wood, formerPortland City Councillor , vice president of theEquality Maine Foundation[ 98] Other individuals
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Poll source Date(s) Sample Margin RCV Adam Donna Mark Mark Janet Diane Betsy Undecided SurveyUSA [ 45] April 26 – May 1, 2018 649 ± 4.2% Round 1 9% 2% 10% 16% 32% 4% 5% 24% Round 2 13% – 13% 20% 42% 5% 6% Round 3 13% – 13% 22% 43% – 8% Round 4 14% – 15% 24% 48% – – Round 5 – – 19% 26% 55% – –
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Democratic primary results[ 47] Party Candidate Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Votes % Transfer Votes % Transfer Votes % Transfer Votes % Democratic Janet Mills 41,735 33.1% + 2,307 44,042 35.5% + 5,903 49,945 40.8% + 13,439 63,384 54.1% Democratic Adam Cote 35,478 28.1% + 2,065 37,543 30.2% + 5,080 42,623 34.8% + 11,243 53,866 45.9% Democratic Betsy Sweet 20,767 16.5% + 2,220 22,987 18.5% + 6,957 29,944 24.4% - 29,944 Eliminated Democratic Mark Eves 17,887 14.2% + 1,634 19,521 15.7% - 19,521 Eliminated Democratic Mark Dion 5,200 4.1% - 5,200 Eliminated Democratic Diane Russell 2,728 2.2% - 2,728 Eliminated Democratic Donna Dion 1,596 1.3% - 1,596 Eliminated Democratic Write-ins 748 0.6% - 748 Eliminated Total votes 132,250 100.0%
Green Independent primary [ edit ] Libertarian primary [ edit ] ^
Ethan Alcorn, businessman (did not qualify)[ 113] Alan Caron, president and CEO of Envision Maine (endorsed Mills)[ 114] Aaron D. Chadbourne, writer and activist[ 115] [ 116] Failed to make ballot [ edit ] Karmo Sanders, actress[ 117] After the primaries, most prediction models had the race as a tossup, noting Paul LePage's two victories andHillary Clinton 's narrow margin of victory in the state in the2016 presidential election . Others considered it to be a pick-up opportunity for the Democrats.[ 121] [ 122]
On October 12,Jonathan Martin ofThe New York Times caesarean section .[ 123] [ 124]
Though the first poll of the race saw Mills and Moody tied for first place with Hayes and Caron lagging behind, by the end of October, four different polls were released, each showing Mills with an eight-point lead over Moody.FiveThirtyEight
On October 29, in a press conference at the main branch of thePortland Public Library , Caron dropped out of the race and endorsed Mills. His name remained on the ballot, but any votes cast for him were regarded as blank.[ 125]
Shortly before 10 pm on election night, Hayes conceded the race.[ 126] [ 126] 1998 , and became the first candidate to win a majority of the popular vote for a first term sinceKenneth M. Curtis defeated incumbent governorJohn H. Reed in1966 , though Curtis and Reed were the only candidates in that race.
The general election usedplurality voting , not ranked-choice voting.
Source Ranking As of The Cook Political Report [ 127] Tossup October 26, 2018 The Washington Post [ 128] Tossup November 5, 2018 FiveThirtyEight [ 129] Likely D(flip) November 5, 2018 Rothenberg Political Report [ 130] Tilt D(flip) November 1, 2018 Sabato's Crystal Ball [ 131] Lean D(flip) November 5, 2018 RealClearPolitics [ 132] Lean D(flip) November 4, 2018 Daily Kos [ 133] Tossup November 5, 2018 Fox News [ 134] [ a] Tossup November 5, 2018 Politico [ 135] Tossup November 5, 2018 Governing [ 136] Tossup November 5, 2018
Notes ^ The Fox News Midterm Power Rankings uniquely does not contain a category for Safe/Solid races Endorsements inbold were made after the primaries on June 12, 2018. Terry Hayes (I)
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Kent Ackley, state representative (I–Monmouth )[ 137] Linda Baker , former state senator (R–Topsham )[ 137] Kevin Battle, state representative (I–South Portland )[ 137] Bobbi Beavers, former state representative (D–South Berwick )[ 138] Kerri Bickford , former state representative (R–Topsham )Andrea Boland , former state representative (D–Sanford )[ 139] Owen Casas, state representative (I–Rockport )[ 137] Ralph Chapman , state representative (G –Brooksville )[ 137] David Cotta, former state representative (R–China )[ 138] Dean Cray , former state representative (R–Palmyra )[ 137] Dennis Damon , former state representative (D–Trenton )[ 138] Leslie Fossel, former state representative (R–Alna )[ 139] Martin Grohman, state representative (I–Biddeford )[ 137] Denise Harlow , state representative (I–Portland )[ 139] Norm Higgins, state representative (I–Dover-Foxcroft )[ 140] Bryan Kaenrath , former state representative (D–South Portland )[ 139] Gary Knight, former state representative (R–Livermore Falls )[ 138] Leila J. Percy, former state representative (D–Phippsburg )[ 138] Stanley Short, former state representative (D–Pittsfield )[ 139] Ed Suslovic , formerMayor of Portland and former state representative (D–Portland )[ 137] Windol Weaver , former state representative (R–York )[ 138] Individuals
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Janet Mills (D)
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Justin Alfond , formerPresident of the Maine Senate [ 145] Joseph E. Brennan , former governor of Maine (1979 –1987 ), former US representative forMaine's 1st congressional district (1987–1991), former Maine Attorney General (1975–1979), nominee for governor in1990 and1994 , nominee for US Senate in1996 , candidate for governor in1974 [ 83] Lynn Bromley , former state senator[ 84] Emily Cain , former state senator, nominee forME-02 in 2014 and 2016, executive director ofEMILY's List [ 85] Alan Caron, 2018 gubernatorial candidate [ 125] Adam Cote, 2018 gubernatorial candidate [ 146] Margaret Craven , former state senator[ 85] Jerry Davis, former state representative[ 86] Mark Dion , state senator and 2018 gubernatorial candidate[ 146] Mark Eves , formerSpeaker of the Maine House of Representatives and 2018 gubernatorial candidate[ 146] Lois Galgay Reckitt , state representative[ 87] Drew Gattine [ 147] Dawn Hill , state senator[ 85] Donna Loring Penobscot Nation [ 148] Helen Rankin , former state representative[ 88] Diane Russell , former state representative and 2018 gubernatorial candidate[ 146] Lucas St. Clair, businessman, conservationist and candidate forMaine's 2nd congressional district in2018 [ 145] Betsy Sweet, former director of theMaine Women's Lobby and 2018 gubernatorial candidate [ 146] Spencer Thibodeau,Portland City Councillor [ 149] Charlotte Warren , state representative[ 150] Other individuals
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Shawn Moody (R)
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Rick Bennett , formerPresident of the Maine Senate , former chair of the Maine Republican Party[ 42] Ken Fredette , state house minority leader, 2018 gubernatorial candidate[ 163] Paul LePage ,Governor of Maine [ 163] Garrett Mason , state senate majority leader, 2018 gubernatorial candidate[ 163] Mary Mayhew , former director the Maine Department of Health and Human Services[ 163] Mike Thibodeau ,President of the Maine Senate , 2018 gubernatorial candidate[ 163] Other individuals
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Poll source Date(s) Sample Margin Shawn Janet Terry Alan Undecided Slingshot Strategies (I-Hayes)[ 167] November 1, 2018 518 – 37% 49% 11% – 3% Slingshot Strategies (I-Hayes)[ 173] September 26–30, 2018 600 – 42% 45% 9% 4% –
Janet Mills (Democratic ) Shawn Moody (Republican ) Terry Hayes (Independent ) Margin Total County Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes Androscoggin 19,801 43.96% 21,903 48.63% 3,337 7.41% -2,102 -4.67% 45,041 Aroostook 10,360 38.23% 14,498 53.51% 2,238 8.26% -4,138 -15.28% 27,096 Cumberland 95,346 61.19% 53,088 34.07% 7,373 4.73% 42,258 27.12% 155,807 Franklin 7,083 50.32% 6,254 44.43% 738 5.24% 829 5.89% 14,075 Hancock 15,228 54.13% 11,356 40.37% 1,549 5.51% 3,872 13.76% 28,133 Kennebec 26,777 47.86% 25,752 46.03% 3,422 6.12% 1,025 1.83% 55,951 Knox 11,691 57.39% 7,694 37.77% 985 4.84% 3,997 19.62% 20,370 Lincoln 9,676 50.88% 8,324 43.77% 1,019 5.36% 1,352 7.11% 19,019 Oxford 10,510 41.06% 12,342 48.22% 2,742 10.71% -1,832 -7.16% 25,594 Penobscot 29,004 45.17% 31,572 49.17% 3,640 5.67% -2,568 -4.00% 64,216 Piscataquis 2,887 38.70% 4,109 55.08% 464 6.22% -1,222 -16.38% 7,460 Sagadahoc 10,152 53.22% 7,714 40.44% 1,210 6.34% 2,438 12.78% 19,076 Somerset 8,524 41.03% 11,048 53.18% 1,204 5.80% -2,524 -12.15% 20,776 Waldo 10,109 51.61% 8,397 42.87% 1,083 5.53% 1,712 8.74% 19,589 Washington 5,736 43.99% 6,533 50.10% 770 5.91% -797 -6.11% 13,039 York 48,078 50.45% 41,727 43.79% 5,494 5.77% 6,351 6.66% 95,299
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
By congressional district [ edit ] Mills won one of the two congressional districts. Moody won the other, which elected a Democrat.[ 175]
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RetrievedJuly 10, 2017 . ^a b Shepherd, Michael; Christopher Cousins (April 19, 2017)."Democrat Adam Cote to run for governor in Maine as political outsider" .Bangor Daily News Archived from the original on April 20, 2017. RetrievedApril 19, 2017 . ^ McPherson, Grant (January 18, 2018)."Former mayor announces run for governor" .The Courier .Archived from the original on January 18, 2018. RetrievedJanuary 18, 2018 . ^ Cousins, Christopher (October 12, 2017)."Former Maine sheriff enters race for governor as a Democrat" .Bangor Daily News Archived from the original on March 28, 2019. RetrievedOctober 12, 2017 . ^ Cousins, Christopher (July 13, 2017)."Ex-speaker Mark Eves launches Maine gubernatorial run" .Bangor Daily News Archived from the original on July 16, 2017. RetrievedJuly 13, 2017 . ^ "Former Portland state Rep. Diane Russell joins governor's race" . August 10, 2017.Archived from the original on August 10, 2017. RetrievedAugust 10, 2017 .^ Kevin Miller (May 30, 2017)."Progressive Activist Betsy Sweet announces bid for Maine governor-" . Portland Press Herald.Archived from the original on May 30, 2017. RetrievedMay 30, 2017 . ^ "Filings for Dominic Anthony Crocitto" .Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices . December 19, 2017. Archived fromthe original on March 23, 2018. RetrievedJanuary 18, 2018 .^ Shepherd, Michael (December 4, 2017)."Collins' support for GOP tax bill could waver if Trump, McConnell can't keep promises" . Archived fromthe original on December 5, 2017. RetrievedDecember 4, 2017 . ^ "Meet the candidates for Maine's 2018 governor race" .Portland Press Herald Archived from the original on December 2, 2017. RetrievedDecember 1, 2017 .^ Miller, Kevin (February 23, 2018)."Democrat Jim Boyle withdraws from Maine governor's race" .Portland Press Herald Archived from the original on February 24, 2018. RetrievedFebruary 23, 2018 . ^a b Michael Shepherd (March 7, 2017)."Tuesday offered a glimmer of hope for solar energy fans" . Bangor Daily News.Archived from the original on March 7, 2018. RetrievedMarch 8, 2017 . ^ "Faircloth Drops Out Of Gubernatorial Race, Endorses Mark Eves" .WABI 5Archived from the original on February 25, 2018. RetrievedFebruary 25, 2018 .^ "Candidate/Committee Information for Pinet, Kenneth Forrest" .Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices . September 8, 2017. Archived fromthe original on March 23, 2018. RetrievedJanuary 18, 2018 .^ Billings, Randy (January 5, 2016)."Portland's departing state senators set off a chain reaction" .Portland Press Herald Archived from the original on November 1, 2016. RetrievedOctober 31, 2016 . ^ Thistle, Scott (July 7, 2017)."Justin Alfond rules out run for governor" .Portland Press Herald Archived from the original on July 8, 2017. RetrievedJuly 7, 2017 . ^ Christopher Cousins (March 15, 2015)."Stephen King for governor: Horror story or best seller?" . Bangor Daily News.Archived from the original on March 25, 2015. RetrievedMarch 23, 2015 . ^ Christopher Cousins (March 23, 2015)."UPDATE: King continues attack on LePage, says 'I will not run' for governor" . Bangor Daily News.Archived from the original on March 26, 2015. RetrievedMarch 24, 2015 . ^ Scott Thistle (December 19, 2017)."Pingree says she won't run for governor in 2018" .Portland Press Herald Archived from the original on December 21, 2017. RetrievedDecember 19, 2017 . ^ Bukaty, Robert (October 2, 2017)."Lucas St. Clair Says He's Running for Congress, Shaking Up Democratic Primary Field" .MPBN Archived from the original on October 2, 2017. RetrievedOctober 2, 2017 . ^ Anthony Emerson [@AnthonyEmerso14] (April 21, 2018)."Former Congressman Tom Allen formally endorses @CoteForMaine in email to Cote supporters #mepolitics" (Tweet ) – viaTwitter . ^ Justin Alfond [@JustinAlfond] (May 29, 2018)."Adam Cote is the best choice for Governor, and my first choice to be our Democratic nominee. Please join me in supporting Adam for Governor on June 12th. @CoteForMaine #mepolitics coteformaine.com/form/180529eom…" (Tweet ) – viaTwitter . ^a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac "Cote Endorsed by Over Two Dozen Local Elected Officials" .Adam Cote for Governor . Archived fromthe original on May 8, 2018. RetrievedMay 7, 2018 .^ "Momentum for Change" .YouTube .Archived from the original on June 18, 2020. RetrievedMarch 29, 2018 .^ Collins, Steve (June 4, 2018)."Nate Libby throws his support to Adam Cote in race for governor" .Lewiston Sun Journal Archived from the original on July 20, 2018. RetrievedJune 4, 2018 . ^ Stanley, Stephen S. (March 6, 2018)."Adam Cote is the leader rural Maine needs" .Bangor Daily News Archived from the original on March 8, 2018. RetrievedMarch 9, 2018 . ^ Anthony Emerson [@AnthonyEmerso14] (April 27, 2018)."Another big endorsement for @CoteForMaine as the Maine Council of Machinists, Maine's largest trade union, has formally endorsed the Democratic candidate for governor. #mepolitcs" (Tweet ) – viaTwitter . ^ "Adam Cote offers Democrats a new path in June primary" .Bangor Daily News . May 23, 2018.Archived from the original on May 23, 2018. RetrievedMay 23, 2018 .^ Timothy Simons [@timothycsimons] (February 12, 2018)."Hey guys. Don't forget that you can help get big money out of politics by supporting @SteveDforME. He's running as a clean elections candidate for governor of Maine, and you can donate at http://stevedforme.com" (Tweet ) – viaTwitter . ^a b c Mark Dion for Governor - Official Campaign Video ^a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "Adam Lee Endorses Mark Eves for Governor" .MarkEvesForME.com . March 1, 2018. Archived fromthe original on April 23, 2018. RetrievedApril 23, 2018 .^ "Patrick Eisenhart Drops Out of Democratic Gubernatorial Primary, Endorses Eves Campaign" .MarkEvesForME.com . March 6, 2018. Archived fromthe original on April 23, 2018. RetrievedApril 23, 2018 .^ Haskell, Anne (April 13, 2018)."Letter to the editor: Maine needs champion of the needy, so choose Mark Eves for governor" .Portland Press Herald Archived from the original on April 19, 2018. RetrievedApril 19, 2018 . ^ "Iron Workers union endorses Mark Eves for governor" .Fiddlehead Focus . May 3, 2018.Archived from the original on September 11, 2020. RetrievedMay 3, 2018 .^a b c Working Families Party (June 5, 2018).Maine has three progressive candidates for Governor and a brand new voting system ^a b Janet Mills [@JanetMillsforME] (May 31, 2018)."I'm honored to have the endorsement of former AG and Governor, Joe Brennan. "A lifelong Democrat, a founder of the Maine Women's Lobby, and a person known and respected in all corners of Maine, Janet Mills will lead Maine with character, compassion and dignity." #mepolitics" (Tweet ) – viaTwitter . ^a b Bromley, Lynn (May 14, 2018)."Letter to the editor: Mills' vision, values make her best choice for Blaine House" .Portland Press Herald .Archived from the original on May 18, 2018. RetrievedMay 17, 2018 . ^a b c d e f "Tomorrow, our campaign is hosting a grassroots rally the Maine State Library in Augusta. Emily's List director Emily Cain, Sen. Dawn Hill, and Sen. Margaret Craven will talk to supporters and voters about Janet's record fighting for women and working families, and her vision for Maine's future" .Facebook Archived from the original on October 7, 2021. RetrievedJune 7, 2018 .^a b Davis, Jerry (April 27, 2018)."Letter to the editor: Attorney General Mills was unwavering, effective during time in Legislature" .Portland Press Herald .Archived from the original on May 5, 2018. RetrievedMay 5, 2018 . ^a b "Janet Mills in South Portland" .NGPVAN Archived from the original on March 30, 2018. RetrievedMarch 29, 2018 .^a b Rankin, Helen (May 15, 2018)."Letter to the editor: Experienced, tough Janet Mills would make an excellent governor" .Portland Press Herald .Archived from the original on May 15, 2018. RetrievedMay 17, 2018 . ^a b Maura Healey [@maura_healey] (June 12, 2018)."Good luck to my sister in service @JanetMillsforME on Primary Day! #mepolitics" (Tweet ) – viaTwitter . ^a b Wilson, Nick (May 27, 2018)."Letter to the editor: Janet Mills a leader for sensible gun laws" .Portland Press Herald .Archived from the original on May 27, 2018. RetrievedMay 28, 2018 . ^a b "Who We Are - Maine Gun Safety Coalition" .Archived from the original on May 29, 2018. RetrievedMay 28, 2018 .^a b "EMILY's List Endorses Janet Mills for Governor of Maine" .emilyslist.org . January 31, 2018.Archived from the original on February 1, 2018. RetrievedFebruary 1, 2018 .^ Anthony Emerson [@AnthonyEmerso14] (June 1, 2018)."Former Brunswick Senator Brownie Carson has endorsed Betsy Sweet (@Sweet4Governor) in the gubernatorial race #mepolitics" (Tweet ) – viaTwitter . ^ Davitt, Clare (May 8, 2018)."I hadn't done it yet and I should have sooner but I'm endorsing Sweet For Governor. I hesitated only because of my new position as a public figure and a concern over a complication between my public service where I will work with whomever becomes our next governor and my personal opinions" .Facebook .Archived from the original on October 7, 2021. RetrievedMay 9, 2018 . ^a b c "Mailers — Betsy Sweet" .[permanent dead link ^ "First stop, Waterville.. with the amazing Karen Kusiak and Colleen Madigan❤️. Here. We. Go" .Facebook . June 12, 2018.Archived from the original on October 7, 2021. RetrievedJuly 31, 2018 .^ Anthony Emerson [@AnthonyEmerso14] (May 19, 2018)."Former State Treasurer Dale McCormick helped me hand out @Sweet4Governor signs today at the convention! OG Betsy supporter. #howsweetitis #mepolitics" (Tweet ) – viaTwitter . ^a b Anthony Emerson [@AnthonyEmerso14] (June 9, 2018)."Former Portland City Councillor and current VP of @EqualityMaine Foundation Barb Wood endorses Betsy Sweet (@Sweet4Governor) #mepolitics" (Tweet ) – viaTwitter . ^ Anthony Emerson [@AnthonyEmerso14] (May 16, 2018)."Portland mayor Ethan Strimling (@mayorstrim) endorses Betsy Sweet (@Sweet4Governor) in email to Sweet supporters ahead of this weekend's Democratic Convention. #mepolitics" (Tweet ) – viaTwitter . ^ Sylvester, Mike (June 5, 2018)."Proud to be with these folks..." Facebook .Archived from the original on October 7, 2021. RetrievedJune 11, 2018 . ^ Warren, Charlotte (April 27, 2018)."Team Sweet! Just imagine how SWEET it could be! — with Alex Michaud, Betsy Sweet and Nasreen Yousef at Public Market House - from Charlotte Warren" .Facebook .Archived from the original on October 7, 2021. RetrievedApril 28, 2018 . ^ Maine Activist Vows To Protect Water And Native Tribes ^ Williamson, Marianne."2018 endorsements" .SisterGiant.com .Archived from the original on May 27, 2018. RetrievedMay 30, 2018 . ^ Sykes, Kate (April 12, 2018)."Press Release: Southern Maine DSA Endorses Betsy Sweet in June primary for Maine State Governor" .SouthernMaineDSA.org .Archived from the original on April 16, 2018. RetrievedApril 15, 2018 . ^ "Candidate and Committee Information for Dresser, Jay Parker Lunt" .Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices . December 28, 2017. Archived fromthe original on January 19, 2018. RetrievedJanuary 18, 2018 .^ "Democrats might have found the Mainer they want to challenge Poliquin" . July 24, 2017.Archived from the original on August 10, 2017. RetrievedAugust 10, 2017 .^ Cousins, Christopher (February 27, 2018)."Lesson One from GOP debate: It's still all about LePage" .Bangor Daily News Archived from the original on February 27, 2018. RetrievedFebruary 28, 2018 . ^ "Candidate/Committee Information for Doughty, Gilbert P." Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices . January 12, 2018. Archived fromthe original on January 20, 2018. RetrievedJanuary 18, 2018 .^ "Candidate/Committee Information for Light, Richard" .Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices . January 3, 2018. Archived fromthe original on January 19, 2018. RetrievedJanuary 18, 2018 .^ "Candidate/Committee Information for Capron, Kenneth A" .Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices . November 27, 2017. Archived fromthe original on March 23, 2018. RetrievedJanuary 18, 2018 .^ "John Jenkins eyeing possible gubernatorial race" .Lewiston Sun Journal . September 1, 2017.Archived from the original on September 1, 2017. RetrievedSeptember 1, 2017 .^ "Former mayor of both Lewiston and Auburn files to run for governor" .Portland Press Herald . November 18, 2017.Archived from the original on November 16, 2017. RetrievedNovember 18, 2017 .^ "Maine Ethics Commission" . Archived fromthe original on March 23, 2018. RetrievedDecember 6, 2017 .^ "Alan Caron may be next to enter 2018 governor's race" .Portland Press Herald . September 11, 2017.Archived from the original on September 12, 2017. RetrievedSeptember 11, 2017 .^ "Filings for Mr Aaron D. Chadbourne" .Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices . June 14, 2018. Archived fromthe original on July 12, 2018. RetrievedJune 26, 2018 .^a b Chadbourne, Aaron (September 4, 2018)."Ending the Campaign; Beginning a New Chapter" .Facebook Archived from the original on October 7, 2021. RetrievedOctober 13, 2018 . ^ "No joke: Karmo Sanders, the 'Marden's Lady,' wants to run for governor" .MPBN News . June 3, 2017.Archived from the original on June 2, 2017. RetrievedJune 2, 2017 .^ Whit Richardson (April 2, 2015)."Would Eliot Cutler run for governor again? 'No, I've taken a vow' . Portland Press Herald.Archived from the original on April 3, 2015. RetrievedApril 2, 2015 . ^ Mistler, Steve (November 11, 2016)."LePage Steps up Criticism of Sen. Angus King" .Maine Public Broadcasting Network Archived from the original on November 17, 2016. RetrievedNovember 17, 2016 . ^ "Who will run for governor in 2018?" .Bangor Daily News . November 17, 2016.Archived from the original on November 18, 2016. RetrievedNovember 17, 2016 .^ Phillips, Amber (October 10, 2018)."The 10 governor's seats most likely to flip parties in November" .The Washington Post Archived from the original on November 25, 2018. RetrievedOctober 13, 2018 . ^ Gallagher, Noel K. (September 17, 2018)."Democratic PAC tops $1 million in spending in Maine governor's race" .The Portland Press Herald Archived from the original on October 13, 2018. RetrievedOctober 13, 2018 . ^ Martin, Jonathan (October 12, 2018)."He Settled a Sex Discrimination Complaint. Now He Wants to Lead Maine" .The New York Times Archived from the original on October 12, 2018. RetrievedOctober 13, 2018 . ^ Merrill, Paul (October 12, 2018)."Moody responds to sex discrimination allegation printed in New York Times" .WMTW-TV Archived from the original on October 12, 2018. RetrievedOctober 13, 2018 . ^a b Shepherd, Michael (October 29, 2018)."Independent Alan Caron quits Maine governor's race" .Bangor Daily News Archived from the original on October 29, 2018. RetrievedOctober 29, 2018 . ^a b "Live Updates: Democrat Janet Mills Becomes Maine's Next Governor" .MainePublic.org . November 6, 2018.Archived from the original on October 7, 2021. RetrievedNovember 7, 2018 .^ "2018 Governor Race Ratings for October 26, 2018" .The Cook Political Report .Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. RetrievedApril 10, 2021 .^ "The Washington Post's gubernatorial race ratings" .The Washington Post Archived from the original on January 5, 2021. RetrievedOctober 17, 2018 .^ "2018 Governor Forecast" .FiveThirtyEight . October 17, 2018. Archived fromthe original on January 5, 2021. RetrievedOctober 17, 2018 .^ "2018 Gubernatorial Ratings | Inside Elections" .insideelections.com .Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. RetrievedNovember 15, 2017 .^ "Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball » 2018 Governor" .www.centerforpolitics.org .Archived from the original on January 5, 2021. RetrievedNovember 15, 2017 .^ "2018 Governor Races" .RealClearPolitics Archived from the original on January 5, 2021. RetrievedOctober 9, 2018 .^ "2018 Governor Race Ratings" .Daily Kos [permanent dead link ^ "2018 Midterm Power Ranking" .Fox News Archived from the original on January 5, 2021. RetrievedOctober 9, 2018 .^ "Politico Race Ratings" .Politico Archived from the original on January 5, 2021. RetrievedOctober 9, 2018 .^ "2018 Governor Elections: As November Nears, More Governors' Races Become Tossups" .Governing . Archived fromthe original on October 21, 2018. RetrievedJuly 18, 2018 .^a b c d e f g h Bailey, Kyle (September 27, 2018)."More Endorsements from Across the Political Spectrum" .HayesForMaine.com . Archived fromthe original on October 13, 2018. RetrievedOctober 13, 2018 . ^a b c d e f Emerson, Anthony [@AnthonyEmerso14] (September 19, 2018)."Terry Hayes unveils six new endorsements from former state legislators #mepolitics" (Tweet ) – viaTwitter . ^a b c d e Griffiths, Shawn M. (October 16, 2017)."Independent Terry Hayes: "I'm Beholden to Maine Voters, Not Parties or Wealthy Donors" .IVN .Archived from the original on October 16, 2017. RetrievedOctober 17, 2017 . ^ "Rep. Norm Higgins Endorses Hayes" . Hayes for Maine. January 18, 2018.Archived from the original on January 21, 2018. RetrievedJanuary 20, 2018 .^ Shepherd, Michael (May 2, 2017)."Eliot Cutler is recruiting independents to run for the Maine Legislature" .Bangor Daily News Archived from the original on May 6, 2017. RetrievedMay 3, 2017 . ^ "Centrist Project Sees Opportunity in Maine to Disrupt Two-Party Duopoly – IVN.us" . May 24, 2017.Archived from the original on October 9, 2017. RetrievedOctober 8, 2017 .^ @JanetMillsforME (October 30, 2018)."I am thrilled to have the support of @JoeBiden, a champion for working people around the country. Our campaign is focused on taking Maine in a new direction that always puts hardworking Mainers first. I can think of no better supporter of that cause than Vice President Biden" (Tweet ) – viaTwitter . ^ Shepherd, Michael [@mikeshepherdME] (October 12, 2018)."Just confirmed: @AmbassadorRice was at a @JanetMillsforME fundraiser tonight in Rockport, per @swogden10. #mepolitics" (Tweet ) – viaTwitter . ^a b "JOIN US AT BAYSIDE BOWL!" . October 17, 2018. Archived fromthe original on October 19, 2018. RetrievedOctober 18, 2018 .^a b c d e Bottari, Steve (June 21, 2018)."Maine Democrats hold 'unity rally' for gubernatorial nominee Janet Mills" .WMTW-TV Archived from the original on July 20, 2018. RetrievedJuly 19, 2018 . ^ Drew Gattine [@dgattine] (October 13, 2018)."As we move Maine forward and tackle issues like paid family leave, the high cost of day care, the root cause of poverty and hunger among children, how to support early childhood education, there's no doubt that @JanetMillsforME is head and shoulders the best choice #mepolitics" (Tweet ) – viaTwitter . ^ Loring, Donna (October 23, 2018)."Letter to the editor: Mills receives tribal elder's personal endorsement in race for governor" .Portland Press Herald Archived from the original on October 24, 2018. RetrievedOctober 23, 2018 . ^ @Spencer4Council (October 29, 2018)."Thank you @alancaron4maine! Maine needs to go vote for @JanetMillsforME 😎! #mepolitics" (Tweet ) – viaTwitter . ^ Warren, Charlotte (October 19, 2018)."The election is 17 days away. We have an opportunity to turn le page on the past 8 years. Voting for Janet T. Mills is the ONLY pathway to turning that page. She's got my vote. Join me! — with Janet T. Mills" .Facebook Archived from the original on October 7, 2021. RetrievedOctober 23, 2018 . ^ Farmer, David (October 17, 2018)."Choice for Governor is really between Mills and Moody" .Archived from the original on October 17, 2018. RetrievedOctober 17, 2018 . ^ Janet Mills [@JanetMillsforME] (July 12, 2018)."Thank you to Governor @JayInslee for joining me today to stand up for Maine people who voted overwhelmingly last year to approve Medicaid expansion. As governor, I will honor their will" (Tweet ) – viaTwitter . ^ Emerson, Anthony [@AnthonyEmerso14] (September 19, 2018)."Monica Wood is on the host committee for this Sunday's Jammin' With Janet event #mepolitics" (Tweet ) – viaTwitter . ^ @equalitymaine (September 20, 2018)."We're proud to announce our endorsement of @JanetMillsforME for Governor. She has been a fighter for LGBTQ+ Mainers over her entire career in public service. Her record is strong. Her values are clear. Janet will be a governor we can be proud of! #mepolitics #LGBTQ pic.twitter.com/f9VzXX9m1R" (Tweet ) – viaTwitter . ^a b c d "Endorsements | Janet Mills for Governor" .JanetMills.com . Archived fromthe original on October 13, 2018. RetrievedOctober 13, 2018 .^ "Maine Conservation Voters Action Fund endorses Janet Mills for governor" .Penobscot Bay Pilot . June 26, 2018.Archived from the original on July 20, 2018. RetrievedJuly 19, 2018 .^ Emerson, Anthony [@AnthonyEmerso14] (August 28, 2018)."In an unsurprising but still noteworthy move, @PPFA has endorsed @JanetMillsforME #mepolitics" (Tweet ) – viaTwitter . ^ "Janet Mills would be a pragmatic governor, offering a refreshing change" .bangordailynews.com . October 19, 2018.Archived from the original on October 20, 2018. RetrievedOctober 19, 2018 .^ "Editorial board endorsement: Janet Mills for Maine governor" .The Boston Globe Archived from the original on October 31, 2018. RetrievedNovember 1, 2018 .^ "Our Endorsement: Editorial Board picks Mills for governor" .CentralMaine.com . October 21, 2018.Archived from the original on November 1, 2018. RetrievedOctober 31, 2018 .^ "It's Time To Vote: Phoenix Endorsements for the 2018 Elections" .ConwayDailySun.com . November 1, 2018.Archived from the original on November 16, 2018. RetrievedNovember 1, 2018 .^ "Our Endorsement: Editorial Board picks Mills for governor" .Portland Press Herald Archived from the original on October 24, 2018. RetrievedOctober 23, 2018 .^a b c d e Thistle, Scott (June 19, 2018)."Shawn Moody tells Republicans at rally he'd carry on LePage's legacy" .Portland Press Herald Archived from the original on July 20, 2018. RetrievedJuly 19, 2018 . ^ "Shawn Moody unveils new advertisement on NASCAR vehicle" .WGME-TV . July 18, 2018.Archived from the original on July 19, 2018. RetrievedJuly 19, 2018 .^ "Associated Builders and Contractors of Maine Announces Endorsement of Shawn Moody for Governor" .Bangor Daily News the original on September 6, 2018. RetrievedSeptember 6, 2018 .^ "Sportsman's Alliance endorses Moody" .The Republican Journal . September 10, 2018.Archived from the original on October 7, 2021. RetrievedSeptember 11, 2018 .^a b Slingshot Strategies (I-Hayes) ^ Emerson College ^ Pan Atlantic Research ^ Change Research ^ Slingshot Strategies (I-Hayes) ^ Suffolk University ^ Slingshot Strategies (I-Hayes) Archived October 15, 2018, at theWayback Machine ^ Official tabulation of results for Governor Archived December 2, 2018, at theWayback Machine ~•^ https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::9fd5b08c-1830-4d60-a0c8-387c764ecfb0 Official campaign websites
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