The Green Papers: Maine 2002 Midterm Election
 
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Primary: Tuesday 11 June 2002
Midterm Election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
Governor:1(Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms)
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
2000 Representatives:2(0.46% of 435)
2002 Representatives:2(0.46% of 435)
1990 Census:1,227,928 (0.49% of 248,765,170)
2000 Census:1,277,731 (0.45% of 281,998,273)
Registered Voters (Nov 98):882,329
Estimated Voting age population (Jan 98):957,000
Capital:Augusta
Tuesday 11 June 2002 polls close 8:00p EDT (0000 UTC)
Tuesday 5 November 2002 polls close 8:00p EST (0100 UTC)
 

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Maine State and Local Government

preview re: General Election in MAINE-
Tuesday 5 November 2002

Polls close: 8 PM Eastern Standard Time
(0100 UTC, Wed 6 Nov)

  • MAINE is electing its Governor in 2002; this is an Open Chair, as incumbent Independent Angus King cannot run for re-election as Governor due to term limits.
  • MAINE is electing its U.S. Senator in the "Class 2" seat in 2002; incumbent Republican Susan Collins is a candidate for re-election to the Senate in the General Election.
  • MAINE is electing 2 Members of Congress (U.S. House of Representatives) in 2002; the State did not gain nor lose a House seat as a result of the 2000 Census.
  • There are no House seats which will have incumbents running against one another in the General Election.

    • Members of Congress currently serving in the U.S. House of Representatives, 107th Congress from the State of MAINE not seeking re-election in the 5 November 2002 General Election:

    Incumbent Party District
    [per 1990
    Apportionment ]    		 Reason for not
    seeking re-election
    John Baldacci Democrat CD # 2 Nominee for Governor

    Open Seats [those in which an incumbent is not running for re-election] in the U.S. House from MAINE in the 5 November 2002 General Election [NOTE—Districts are those per 2000 Apportionment ]:

    • CD 2

    Uncontested Major Races [for Governor, U.S. Senate or U.S. House] in the 5 November 2002 General Election in MAINE:

    None.

 
Governor  Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, Governors
Chair up for election Independent Governor Angus S. King
• First elected: 1994; re-elected: 1998
• Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
• The current Governor is affected by a term limit and CANNOT run in the next election for Governor.
• Open Chair
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
  Elected Democrat Congressman John E. Baldacci
• Incumbent Congressman CD 2
  Candidate Green Jonathan K. Carter
  Candidate Republican Peter E. Cianchette
  Candidate unenrolled John M. Michael
  Candidate Write-In (Philllip Morris Napier - pending)
Senate  6-year term, 107th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes
Class 1 Republican Senator Olympia J. Snowe
• First elected: 1994; re-elected 2000
[also served in U.S. House-elected: 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992]
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Class 2
Seat up for election		 Republican Senator Susan M. Collins
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
• Renominated - 11 June 2002 Primary
  Candidate Democrat Chellie Pingree
  Elected Republican Senator Susan M. Collins
107th House of Representatives  2-year term, House (2001-2002)
1992-2000 Congressional Districts for the election of the 107th Congress
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
2 Democrats (1 Renominated, 1 Open)
CD 1 Democrat Congressman Thomas H. Allen
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• First elected: 1996
• Renominated - 11 June 2002 Primary
 Congressman Allen is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 1
CD 2 Democrat Congressman John E. Baldacci
• First elected: 1994
• Open Seat - Nominee for Governor
108th House of Representatives  2-year term, House (2003-2004)
CD 1
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Elected Democrat Congressman Thomas H. Allen
  Candidate Republican Steven Joyce
CD 2
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Elected Democrat Michael H. Michaud
  Candidate Republican Kevin L. Raye
• Certified recount results from the Tuesday 11 June 2002 primary: Kevin L. Raye 11,861; Timothy C. Woodcock 11,542; Stavros J. Mendros 8,022; Richard H. Campbell 7,383.
 

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