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
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Deadline (D/R/Greens): March 17, 2008
Filing Deadline (Other Parties & Independents): June 2, 2008
Primary: June 10, 2008

This page was last updated on June 11, 2008

GOVERNOR:

John Baldacci (D)* - (Campaign Site)

Next Gubernatorial Election in 2010.

U.S. SENATOR:

Susan Collins (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Tom Allen (D) - Congressman, Ex-Portland Mayor & Attorney
Herb Hoffman (Independent) - Retired Psychologist, Army Veteran & Peace Activist

Olympia Snowe (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2012.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
[ Tom Allen (D)* - Candidate for US Senate in 2008. ]
Chellie Pingree (D) - Ex-Common Cause President, Ex-State Senate Majority Leader & '02 US Sen. Nominee
Charlie Summers (R) - Ex-SBA Official, Ex-State Sen., Ex-Congressional Aide, Navy Reservist & '04 Nominee

District 2:
Mike Michaud (D)* - (Campaign Site)
John Frary (R) - Farmington Selectman & Retired College Professor

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

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

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of State's Office

State Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Alex Hammer: Maine News
As Maine Goes (Conservative)
Augusta Capital Weekly
Bangor Daily News
Bar Harbor Times
Belfast Republican Journal
Brunswick Times Record
Camden Herald
Cape Elizabeth Cape Courier
Casco Bay Weekly
Ellsworth American
Ellsworth Weekly
Kennebec Journal
Lewiston Sun-Journal
Lincoln County Weekly
Magic City Morning Star
Maine.com
Maine Public Broadcasting
Maine Today
PolitickerME
Portland Phoenix (Alternative)
Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram
Rockland Courier-Gazette
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 Coast Star (Kennebunk)
York County Journal-Tribune (Biddeford)
York Weekly

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