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Maine Secretary of State - Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions
2008 Maine Congressional and Statewide Races
Third Party Filing Deadline: 12/14/07, Republican Presidential Caucus: 2/3/08, Democratic Presidential Caucus: 2/10/08, Primary Filing Deadline: 3/15/08, Independent Filing Deadline: 6/2/08, Primary: 6/10/08, Presidential Filing Deadline: 8/15/08, Write-in Deadline: 11/1/08, General Election 11/4/08,
Last Updated: March 17, 2008 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, State Media, |
President, 53.6% in '04 for Kerry, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:    Democratic, |
U.S. Sen. Barack H. Obama (D-IL) 59.47%, U.S. Sen. Hillary R. Clinton (D-NY) 39.93%, uncommitted 0.51%, write-in 0.09%, |
ex-Gov. W. Mitt Romney (R-MA) 51.91%, U.S. Sen. John S. McCain, III (R-AZ) 21.14%, U.S. Rep. Ronald E. "Ron" Paul (R-TX) 18.69%, ex-Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-AR) 5.83%, undecided 2.07%, write-in 0.19%, Fred D. Thompson (R-TN) 0.08%, Rudolph W. "Rudy" Giuliani (R-NY) 0.06%, Alan L. Keyes (R-MD) 0.02%, |
Green Party Nominee |
Governor, 38.0% in '06, 2nd term, barred from 3rd term, next election in 2010, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:     Democratic, |
John E. Baldacci (D), Att. Gen. G. Steven Rowe (D), conservation Comm'r. Patrick McGowen (D), St. Rep. Glenn Cummings (D), St. Sen. Beth Edmunds (D), |
lobbyist Jimy Doyle (R), St. Rep. Joshua Tardy (R), |
Auburn mayor John Jenkins (I), |
Senator, 58.4% in '02, 2nd term, next election in 2008, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:     Republican, Chris Cillizza: 8th Most Likely Seats to Switch Party, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Republican, Cook Political Report: Lean Republican, National Journal's Rankings: 6th Most Likely to Switch Parties, Roll Call's Outlook: Leans Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Narrow Advantage Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Republican, |
| U.S. Rep. Thomas H. "Tom" Allen (D), High school administrator Tom Ledue (D), |
Susan M. Collins (R), |
anti-war activist Laurie Dobson (I), psychologist Herbert Hoffman (I), '06 candidate anti-war activist William H. "Bill" Slavick (I)?, |
Senator, 74.3% in '06, 3rd term, Next election in 2012, D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Unrated, |
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Olympia J. Snowe (R), |
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1st Congressional District, 60.5% in '06, 6th term, Thomas H. "Tom" Allen (D) running for U.S. Senate, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:     Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Democrat Favored, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Democrat, |
| ex-St. Sen. Michael F. Brennan (D), attorney Adam R. Cote (D), ex-St. Sen. / '00 Senate candidate Mark W. Lawrence (D), physician Stephen J. "Steve" Meister (D), '02 nominee / ex-Common Cause president Rochelle "Chellie" Pingree (D), St. Sen. Ethan K. Strimling (D), |
businessman C. Peter "Dean" Scontras (R), '94 candidate / '04 nominee / ex-St. Sen. Charles E. "Charlie" Summers, Jr. (R), |
'06 candidate Real estate manager/anti-war activist Dexter J. Kamilewicz (I), |
| Peter Throumoulos (I), |
| Veterans Party chair Bobby Mills (I), |
2nd Congressional District, 70.5% in '06, 3rd term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Michael H. Michaud (D), |
Selectman John N. Frary (R), |
Tom Mooney (I), |
1. Link to Predictions:
2. D.C.'s Political Report's stars indicate the rating of the race from 1 star to 5 stars depending on its entertainment value.
The color indicates D.C.'s Political Report's prediction of the winning party.
= Democrat retain control, |
= Democrats take over control, |
= Republican retain control, |
= Republicans take over control, |
= Independent / 3rd Party retains control, |
= Independent / 3rd Party take over control |
| Bold indicates incumbent. |
Yellow district indicates open races. |
| Light Blue boxes indicates Democrats maintained control. |
Light Red boxes indicates Republicans maintained control. |
| Blue boxes indicates Democrats took control. |
Red boxes indicates Republicans took control. |
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4. Maine Media Links:
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