Maine 2012 General Election

The Green Papers: Maine 2012 General Election

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Maine
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



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 112^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1 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."

		Democratic		state Senator Cynthia Ann Dill • 29 February 2012: Possible switch from Senate Class 1 to U.S. House CD 1. • FEC S2ME00083
		Democratic		former Maine Secretary of State Matthew Gordon "Matt" Dunlap • 1 March 2012: Will run for Congress in CD 2. 2 March 2012: Will apparently run for the U.S. Senate. • FEC S2ME00075; 31 Dec 11; Tot $56,075; Dsb $17,167
		Democratic		state Representative Jon Hinck • 19 October 2011: Filed with the FEC to run for the U.S. Senate. 29 February 2012: May run for U.S. House District 1 if Congressman Chellie Pingree decides to run for the U.S. Senate. 14 March 2012: Running for the U.S. Senate. • FEC S2ME00067; 31 Dec 11; Tot $41,699; Dsb $24,607
		Democratic		Justin Benjamin "Ben" Pollard • FEC S2ME00091

		Republican		former state Senator Richard A. "Rick" Bennett • FEC S2ME00125
		Republican		Laurence Scott "Scott" D'Amboise • FEC S2ME00042; 31 Dec 11; Tot $473,572; Dsb $339,202
		Republican		state Senator Debra D. "Deb" Plowman
		Republican		state Treasurer Bruce L. Poliquin
		Republican		Attorney General William Joseph "Bill" Schneider • FEC S2ME00117
		Republican		Secretary of State Charles Edward Summers, Jr. • FEC S2ME00133

		Libertarian		Andrew Ian Dodge • Tea Party Patriots. 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. • FEC S2ME00059

		Independent		Julia Carlson
		Independent		former Governor Angus Stanley King, Jr. • FEC S2ME00109
		Independent		Seamus Maguire
		Independent		Aaron Marston
		Independent		former Auburn City Councilor Verne E. Paradie, Jr.
		Independent		Yarmouth Town Council Man Steve Woods

		Write-in; (Republican)		Michael Stoddard

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.

112^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit. 112^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 2 Democratic (2 Renominated)

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 1		Democratic	Congressman Chellie M. Pingree • 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

		Democratic		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; 31 Dec 11; Tot $401,596; Dsb $282,235

		Republican		Patrick D. Calder • FEC H2ME01115; 31 Dec 11; Tot $3,982; Dsb $2,409
		Republican		state Senator Jonathan T. E. "Jon" Courtney • 9 January 2012: "I don't see a pathway to running a credible challenge at this time." Reference from 9 January 2012 The Portland Press Herald: Courtney says run against Pingree pretty unlikely. 29 February 2012: Took out papers to run. 13 March 2012: Filed 1500 signatures. 3 May 2012: Official candidacy announcement. • FEC H2ME01123

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 2		Democratic	Congressman Michael H. Michaud • 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

		Democratic		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; 31 Dec 11; Tot $513,779; Dsb $190,666

		Republican		state Senator Kevin L. Raye • FEC H2ME02071
		Republican		Ralph Blaine "Blaine" Richardson • FEC H2ME02154

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, 6 candidates
	• Republican: 3 incumbents, 11 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Constitution (affiliates)
	• Green Independent (affiliate of Green)
	• Libertarian: 1 candidate
Other Third Parties
	• Christian Liberty
	• Right to Life
	• Unity
Independents
	• Independent: 6 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Write-in: 1 candidate
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.

Links Links to other web sites

Constitution Links to State Constitutions
	• Constitution of Maine
Election Authority
	• Maine Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions
	• Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics
	• Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices
Legislature Links to State Legislatures
	• Maine House of Representatives
	• Maine Revised Statutes
	• Maine State Legislature
	• Maine State Senate
Democratic
	• Maine Democratic Party
	• Maine Senate Democrats
Republican
	• Maine Republican Party
Third Party
	• Christian Liberty Party of Maine (February 2012: no longer active)
	• Constitution Party of Maine
	• Libertarian Party of Maine
	• Maine Greens (Green Independent)
	• Maine Right to Life Committee
	• The Constitution Party of Maine
	• The Unity Party of Maine
Media & others
	• Adams Report
	• As Maine Goes
	• Bangor Daily News
	• DC's Political Report - Maine
	• Journal Tribune - York County - Biddeford - Sanford
	• Kennebec Journal
	• Magic City Morning Star - Millinocket
	• Maine Public Broadcasting Network
	• Maine Today
	• Pine Tree Politics
	• Politics1.com - Maine
	• Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram
	• Sun Journal - Lewiston
	• The Bar Harbor Times
	• The Camden Herald
	• The Cape Courier - Cape Elizabeth
	• The Courier-Gazette - Rockland
	• The Ellsworth American
	• The Lincoln County News
	• The Times Record - Bath - Brunswick
	• WABI TV - CBS - Bangor
	• WAGM TV - CBS - Prewsque Isle
	• WCSH TV - NBC - Portland
	• WGME TV - CBS - Portland
	• WLBZ NBC - Bangor
	• WMTW TV - ABC - Auburn
	• WVII TV - ABC / WFVX TV - Fox - Bangor
	• www.Maine.com - Gray