Maine 2010 Midterm Election

The Green Papers: Maine 2010 Midterm Election

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Maine
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 8 June 2010
General Election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

Electoral Votes:	4	(0.74% of 538)
Governor:	1
Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
2002-2010 Representatives:	2	(0.46% of 435)
2000 Census:	1,277,731	(0.45% of 281,998,273)
Capital:	Augusta
Tuesday 8 June 2010 polling hours 6:00a EDT (1000 UTC) to 8:00p EDT (0000 UTC). Voting places open between 6:00a EDT and 10:00a EDT depending on the size of the town.
Tuesday 2 November 2010 polling hours 6:00a EDT (1000 UTC) to 8:00p EDT (0000 UTC). Voting places open between 6:00a EDT and 10:00a EDT depending on the size of the town.

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Maine State and Local Government

The state legislators who will meet over the two years from 2009 through 2010 will make up the 124th MAINE LEGISLATURE. (NOTE: the numbering of Maine's LEGISLATURES dates back to its Admission as a State in 1820: the Legislature beginning in 1821 and ending in 1822 was the 1st; each session was thereafter numbered consecutively on an annual basis (the legislators of both houses being elected for one-year terms) through the 59th, which ended in 1880; the 60th Legislature, the first for which both chambers were elected for two-year terms, was in session from 1881 thru 1882 and every Maine Legislature from then on has, therefore, been numbered on such a biennial basis).

Parties qualified to participate in the 8 June 2010 primary election are: Democratic, Green Independent, and Republican parties.

8 June 2010
MAINE PRIMARY results from a media source.

2 November 2010
General Election returns from an official source.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 111^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1	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

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: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer, All Governors

Open	Democratic	Governor John Elias Baldacci • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair - At term limit
		Open Chair (no incumbent)

	Republican	218,065	37.56%	Waterville Mayor Paul R. LePage

	Independent; (Democratic)	208,270	35.88%	Eliot R. Cutler

	Democratic	109,387	18.84%	state Senator Elizabeth H. "Libby" Mitchell

	Independent	28,756	4.95%	Shawn H. Moody

	Scattering	7,772	1.34%	Blank

	Independent	5,664	0.98%	Kevin L. Scott • Maine's Best Choice

	Write-in; (Independent)	2,569	0.44%	John Jenkins • Party or Political Designation: Independent
	Write-in; (Independent)	22	0.00%	Beverly Cooper-Pete • Party or Political Designation: Independent
	Write-in; (Republican; Unenrolled)	22	0.00%	J. Martin "Marty" Vachon • Party or Political Designation: Unenrolled. 23 February 2010: Switched from Republican to Unenrolled
	Write-in; (Independent)	10	0.00%	Samuel A. "Samme" "Sam" Bailey • Party or Political Designation: Independent
	Write-in; (Independent)	1	0.00%	Edwin S. Braley • Party or Political Designation: Independent
Total		580,538	100.00%

111^th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit. 111^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 2 Democratic (2 Renominated)

CD 1 {map}	Democratic	Congressman Chellie M. Pingree • Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Renominated - 8 June 2010 Primary

	Democratic	169,114	55.36%	Congressman Chellie M. Pingree • FEC H8ME01120; 31 Dec 10; Tot $1,283,168; Dsb $1,290,518

	Republican	128,501	42.07%	Dean Peter Scontras • FEC H8ME01179; 31 Dec 10; Tot $494,032; Dsb $494,031

	Scattering	7,801	2.55%	Blank

	Write-in; (Unenrolled)	22	0.01%	Alan Lowberg • Party or Political Designation: Unenrolled. Tea Party. • FEC H0ME01101
	Write-in	20	0.01%	Walter Horton • Party or Political Designation: Term Limits • FEC H0ME01093
Total		305,458	100.00%

CD 2 {map}	Democratic	Congressman Michael H. Michaud • Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Renominated - 8 June 2010 Primary

	Democratic	147,042	53.45%	Congressman Michael H. Michaud • FEC H2ME02097; 31 Dec 10; Tot $1,044,367; Dsb $1,244,842

	Republican	119,669	43.50%	Jason John Levesque • FEC H0ME02059; 31 Dec 10; Tot $542,621; Dsb $529,777

	Scattering	8,376	3.04%	Blank
Total		275,087	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): 3 incumbents, 4 candidates
	• Republican: 2 incumbents, 4 candidates
Independents
	• Independent: 7 candidates
	• Unenrolled: 2 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Scattering: 3 candidates
	• Write-in: 7 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.