MAINE

Your complete directory of Maine candidates for Governor, State Cabinet, United State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources.

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
= Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Deadline (D/R/Greens): March 17, 2014
Filing Deadline (Other Parties & Independents): June 1, 2014
Filing Deadline (General Election Write-Ins): September 2014
Primary: June 10, 2014

This page was last updated on June 11, 2014

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
Paul LePage (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Mike Michaud (D) - Congressman, Ex-State Senate President & Ex-Paper Mill Worker
Eliot Cutler (Independent) - Attorney, Ex-Congressional Aide & '10 Candidate
Lee Schultheis (Independent) - Retired Financial Executive

Next Governor Election in 2014.

U.S. SENATOR:

Susan Collins (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Shenna Bellows (D) - State ACLU Executive Director & Peace Corps Veteran

Angus King (Independent)* - Next Election in 2018.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Chellie Pingree (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Isaac Misiuk (R) - Political Organizer & GOP Activist
Richard Murphy (Independent) - Construction Worker & National Guardsman

District 2:
[ Mike Michaud (D)* - Candidate for Governor in 2014. ]
Emily Cain (D) - State Sen., Ex-State House Minority Leader & Consultant
Bruce Poliquin (R) - Ex-State Treasurer, Real Estate Developer, '10 Gov. Candidate & '12 US Sen. Candidate
Blaine Richardson (Independent) - Businessman, Retired Navy Officer, Tea Party Activist & '12 GOP Candidate

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Constitution Party of Maine
Maine Democratic Party
Maine Green Independent Party
Libertarian Party of Maine
Maine Republican Party

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of State: Bureau of Elections

State Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

As Maine Goes (Conservative)
Bangor Daily News
Belfast Republican Journal
Brunswick Times Record
Cape Elizabeth Cape Courier
Ellsworth American
Kennebec Journal
Lewiston Sun-Journal
Lincoln County News
Magic City Morning Star
Maine Public Broadcasting
Portland Phoenix (Alternative)
Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram
SeacoastOnline.com
Waterville Morning Sentinel
WAGM TV-8 (CBS - Presque Isle)
WCSH TV-6 (NBC - Portland)
WGME TV-13 (CBS - Portland)
WMTW TV-8 (ABC - Portland)
York County Journal-Tribune (Biddeford)