Maine 2015 General Election

The Green Papers: Maine 2015 General Election

This page is for offices up for election in 2015. Find 2016 elections here.

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Maine
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress

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



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 114^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 • 22 June 2015: Senator Angus King announced the he has been diagnosed prostate cancer and does not expect it to interfere with this duties. He plans to run for re-election in 2018.
	Candidate list

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

Class 2		Republican	Senator Susan M. Collins • First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2002, 2008, 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer, All Governors

		Republican	Governor Paul R. LePage • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair

114^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2016, 2018. No Term Limit. 114^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 1 Democratic (1 Undetermined); 1 Republican (1 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 1		Democratic	Congressman Chellie M. Pingree • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Democratic*		*Congressman Chellie M. Pingree* • FEC H8ME01120; 30 Sep 15; Tot $123,685; Dsb $96,355

		Republican		Mark Irving Holbrook • FEC H6ME01207
		Republican		Barry Stephens

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 2		Republican	Congressman Bruce L. Poliquin • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		Democratic		Bangor City Councilor Joseph M. "Joe" Baldacci • FEC H6ME02122; 30 Sep 15; Tot $124,165; Dsb $44,948
		Democratic		former state Senator Emily Ann Cain • FEC H4ME02200; 30 Sep 15; Tot $508,987; Dsb $147,936

		*Republican*		*Congressman Bruce L. Poliquin* • FEC H4ME02234; 30 Sep 15; Tot $1,535,774; Dsb $243,769

		Independent		Mike Turcotte

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): 1 incumbent, 3 candidates
	• Republican: 3 incumbents, 3 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Green Independent (affiliate of Green)
	• Libertarian
Other Third Parties
	• Christian Liberty
	• Justice Party
	• Right to Life
	• Unity
Independents
	• Independent: 1 incumbent, 2 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.

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
Democratic
	• Maine Democratic Party
	• Maine Senate Democrats
Republican
	• Maine Republican Party
Third Party
	• Christian Liberty Party of Maine (February 2012: no longer active)
	• Justice Party of Maine
	• Libertarian Party of Maine
	• Maine Green Independent Party
	• Maine Greens (Green Independent)
	• Maine Right to Life Committee
	• The Unity Party of Maine
Media & others
	• Bangor Daily News
	• Journal Tribune - York County - Biddeford - Sanford
	• Kennebec Journal
	• Maine Public Broadcasting Network
	• Maine Today
	• Politics1.com - Maine
	• State & Capitol - Gardiner
	• Sun Journal - Lewiston
	• The Cape Courier - Cape Elizabeth
	• 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