Maine 2014 General Election

The Green Papers: Maine 2014 General Election

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Maine
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Tuesday 10 June 2014
✓ General Election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

✓ Monday 17 March 2014 - Filing Deadline - Primary.
✓ Monday 2 June 2014 - Filing Deadline - Independent.
✓ Tuesday 10 June 2014 - Primary. 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 4 November 2014 - General Election. 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.

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 2016 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats Republicans

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

4 November 2014 General Election certified returns from the Maine Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 113^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
	Candidate list

		*Independent*			*Senator Angus Stanley King, Jr.* • FEC S2ME00109

Class 2		Republican	Senator Susan M. Collins • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2002, 2008 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 10 June 2014 Primary
	Candidate list

		Republican	413,495	67.02%	Senator Susan M. Collins • FEC S6ME00159; 24 Nov 14; Tot $5,290,757; Dsb $5,253,987

		Democratic	190,244	30.84%	Shenna Bellows • FEC S4ME00071; 24 Nov 14; Tot $2,356,057; Dsb $2,290,662

		Scattering	12,959	2.10%	Blank
		Scattering	269	0.04%	Others

		Write-in; (Independent)			Christopher A. "Chris" Lyons • FEC S4ME00097
		Write-in; (Republican)			Deril V. Stubenrod • FEC S4ME00105
Total			616,967	100.00%

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 • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 2010 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Renominated - 10 June 2014 Primary
	Candidate list

		Republican	294,519	47.74%	Governor Paul R. LePage

		Democratic	265,114	42.97%	Congressman Michael H. Michaud • 13 June 2013: Launched an exploratory campaign for Governor. 15 August 2013: Formal announcement re: candidate for Governor.

		Independent	51,515	8.35%	Eliot R. Cutler

		Scattering	5,740	0.93%	Blank
		Scattering	79	0.01%	Others

		Write-in; (Unenrolled)			J. Martin Vachon
Total			616,967	100.00%

113^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2014, 2016. No Term Limit. 113^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 2 Democratic (1 Renominated, 1 Open)

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 1		Democratic	Congressman Chellie M. Pingree • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 10 June 2014 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Democratic	186,674	57.98%	Congressman Chellie M. Pingree • FEC H8ME01120; 24 Nov 14; Tot $434,787; Dsb $374,481

		Republican	94,751	29.43%	Isaac James Misiuk • FEC H4ME01137; 15 Oct 14; Tot $20,425; Dsb $18,873

		Independent	27,410	8.51%	Richard Paul Murphy • FEC H4ME00014; 24 Nov 14; Tot $9,075; Dsb $8,759

		Scattering	13,089	4.07%	Blank
		Scattering	63	0.02%	Others

		Write-in; (Republican)			Barry D. Stephens • FEC H4ME01145
Total			321,987	100.00%

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 2 Open		Democratic	Congressman Michael H. Michaud • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Open Seat - 13 June 2013: Launched an exploratory campaign for Governor in 2014. 15 August 2013: Formal announcement re: candidate for Governor.
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Republican	133,308	45.19%	former state Treasurer Bruce L. Poliquin • FEC H4ME02234; 24 Nov 14; Tot $1,711,714; Dsb $1,689,393

		Democratic	118,556	40.19%	state Senator Emily Ann Cain • FEC H4ME02200; 24 Nov 14; Tot $1,975,234; Dsb $1,963,989

		Independent	31,336	10.62%	Ralph Blaine "Blaine" Richardson • circa 20 January 2014: Switched from Republican to Independent. • FEC H2ME02154; 30 Nov 14; Tot $7,772; Dsb $7,772

		Scattering	11,532	3.91%	Blank
		Scattering	248	0.08%	Others

		Write-in; (Republican)			Leigh M. Hawes • FEC H4ME02259
Total			294,980	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): 2 incumbents, 4 candidates
	• Republican: 2 incumbents, 7 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Green Independent (affiliate of Green)
	• Libertarian
Other Third Parties
	• Justice Party
	• Unity
Independents
	• Independent: 1 incumbent, 5 candidates
	• Unenrolled: 1 candidate
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Scattering: 8 candidates
	• Write-in: 5 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.

"Apparently not a candidate" indicates that someone we once listed as a candidate for an elective office will not, in fact, be running for that office (primarily because said candidate is not listed on an official ballot provided by a jurisdiction's election authorities, where that candidate has not previously withdrawn his/her candidacy or otherwise indicated no longer [or even ever] being a candidate for that office).

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.

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