Maine gubernatorial election, 2018
Maine Gubernatorial Election, 2018
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The 2018 Maine gubernatorial election will take place on November 6, 2018. It will occur along with elections for the U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and other state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Governor Paul LePage is term limited and cannot seek re-election to a third consecutive term in office.
This gubernatorial election is scheduled to be the first in Maine to be conducted with ranked choice voting, as opposed to a simple plurality, after voters passed a citizen referendum approving the change in 2016.[1]
Republican primary
Speculation that U.S. Senator Susan Collins was considering running for Governor arose during the 2015 Maine Legislative session when Rep. Matt Moonen (D-Portland) introduced a bill to strip the governor (currently Republican Paul LePage) of the power to appoint replacement U.S. Senators in the event of a vacancy and instead have a special primary and general election. Moonen denied that he was motivated by Collins possibly running and was only interested in counterbalancing Republican-sponsored bills to change how the Maine Attorney General and Maine Secretary of State are chosen. Moonen stated that he spoke with Collins and she called speculation about her running for governor "silly."[2] Collins, who was the 1994 Republican nominee for Governor, told MPBN News on January 4, 2016 that she was "baffled" by the rumors about her being interested in running for Governor, and that many have encouraged her to run, but said she would not rule anything in or out. [3]
Candidates
Potential
Democratic primary
Two Democrats had separately started efforts to encourage Maine author Stephen King to run for Governor, after King was critical of Governor LePage for incorrectly suggesting in a weekly radio address the week of March 15, 2015 that King did not pay income taxes in Maine. His spokeswoman posted on Facebook that he likely would decline to run.[8] King himself stated he would not run on March 23, issuing the Shermanesque statement that "if nominated I will not run, and if elected, I will not serve".[9]
Candidates
Potential
- Justin Alfond, Minority Leader and former President of the Maine Senate[10][4]
- Adam Cote, attorney, Iraq War veteran and candidate for ME-01 in 2008[4]
- Matthew Dunlap, Secretary of State of Maine and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2012[11]
- Mark Eves, Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives[12][4]
- Adam Lee, businessman[4]
- Troy Jackson, State Senator-elect and State Senate Minority Leader-designate[13]
- Mike Michaud, former U.S. Representative and nominee for Governor in 2014[14]
- Janet Mills, Maine Attorney General[15][16][4]
- Chellie Pingree, U.S. Representative[13]
- Hannah Pingree, former Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives[13]
Declined
Independents
Candidates
Potential
Declined
See also
References
- ↑ "Maine became the first state in the country Tuesday to pass ranked choice voting". Boston Globe. 10 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ↑ "Lawmaker says his bill isn't about Susan Collins running for governor". Bangor Daily News. 30 March 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- 1 2 "Collins Says She Is Baffled By Rumor She Is Running For Governor". MPBN News. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Carrigan, Don (November 23, 2016). "Two years to the next election – who will it be?". WCSH. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
- ↑ "Is Susan Collins planning to run for governor in 2018?". Bangor Daily News. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ↑ "Does Mary Mayhew want to be the governor of Maine?". Portland Press Herald. 5 July 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 "Who will run for governor in 2018?". Bangor Daily News. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- 1 2 Christopher Cousins (March 15, 2015). "Stephen King for governor: Horror story or best seller?". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
- 1 2 Christopher Cousins (March 23, 2015). "UPDATE: King continues attack on LePage, says 'I will not run' for governor". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
- ↑ Billings, Randy (January 5, 2016). "Portland's departing state senators set off a chain reaction". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
- ↑ Oliver, J.W. (October 26, 2016). "Secretary of State Visits County Ahead of Election". The Lincoln County News. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
- ↑ Cousins, Christopher (November 7, 2015). "Battered by LePage, 'pushover' speaker Mark Eves urged to fight back". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
- 1 2 3 "A long, messy, healthy list of Democratic prospects for governor in 2018". Bangor Daily News. December 1, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
- ↑ Eric Russell (November 5, 2014). "Michaud seeks seclusion after his first political loss". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
- ↑ Harrison, Judy (January 9, 2015). "'I don't mind an occasional spat,' Maine attorney general says of relationship with governor". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
- ↑ Wilkins, Emily (July 12, 2016). "Maine's Janet Mills is a Worthy Foil for Governor". Roll Call. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
- ↑ Whit Richardson (April 2, 2015). "Would Eliot Cutler run for governor again? 'No, I've taken a vow'". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
- ↑ Mistler, Steve (November 11, 2016). "LePage Steps up Criticism of Sen. Angus King". Maine Public Broadcasting Network. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
