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 15, 2016
Filing Deadline (Other Parties & Independents): May 25, 2016
Filing Deadline (General Election Write-Ins): September 9, 2016
Primary: June 14, 2016

This page was last updated on September 13, 2016

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
[ Paul LePage (R)* - Term-Limited in 2018. ]
Susan Collins (R) - US Senator, Ex-State Financial Regulation Commissioner, Ex-SBA Official & '94 Nominee
Mary Mayhew (R) - State Health & Human Services Commissioner

Next Governor Election in 2018.

U.S. SENATOR:

Susan Collins (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2020.

Angus King (Independent)* - Next Election in 2018.
Paul LePage (R) - Governor, Ex-Waterville Mayor & Businessman

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Chellie Pingree (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Mark Holbrook (R) - Psychologist & Ex-Volunteer Firefighter
Jim Bouchard (Libertarian/Write-In) - Martial Arts Instructor & Motivational Speaker

District 2:
Bruce Poliquin (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Emily Cain (D) - Ex-State Sen., Ex-State House Minority Leader, Consultant & '14 Nominee
Jay Dresser (Write-In) - Businessman & Ex-Banker

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)