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Election Timeline
March 15, 2010 - Deadline to file for candidacy
June 8, 2010 - Primary elections
November 2, 2010 - Election day
Latest Polls and Updates
Conservative Ranking
Maine is the 11th least conservative state, voting
10.06% less Republican in the 2008 presidential elections than the national average.
Partisan Trend
Based on voting patterns since 1992, Maine is trending DEMOCRAT in presidential
elections.
GOP Trend Ranking
Maine ranks 32nd among the 50 states.
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OPEN SEAT: Second-term Democratic incumbent John Baldacci is term-limited in 2010.
GOP Candidates
Paul LePage - Mayor of Waterville 
Steve Abbott
William Beardsley
Matt Jacobson
Peter Mills - Maine State Senator
Les Otten
Bruce Poliquin
DEM Candidates
Elizabeth Mitchell - Maine State Senator
Patrick McGowan - Former Maine Dept. of Conservation Comm.
John Richardson - Former Maine State Representative
Steven Rowe - Former Maine Attorney General
Rosa Scarcelli
Party nominee -
Click here for Election Projection blogposts about this race.
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No competitive races in 2010
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Projected winner listed first
District 1: Rochelle Pingree (D) vs. Dean Scontras (R)
District 2: Michael Michaud (D)-inc vs. Jason Levesque (R)
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Current Partisan Breakdown
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| National Delegation |
| Senators |
2 GOP |
| Representatives |
2 DEM |
| State Government |
| Governor |
DEM |
| State Senate - DEM control |
15 GOP, 20 DEM |
| State House - DEM control |
55 GOP, 95 DEM, 1 IND, 2 vacant |
Current Office Holders
Governor: John Baldacci (D) - 2nd term, term-limited in 2010
Senior Senator: Olympia Snowe (R) - 3rd term, up for re-election in 2012
Junior Senator: Susan Collins (R) - 3rd term, up for re-election in 2014
House District 1: Rochelle Pingree (D) - 1st term
House District 2: Michael Michaud (D) - 4th term
Historical Partisan Snapshot
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2000 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
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| President |
Mod D |
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Mod D |
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Solid D |
Senate |
| Class 1 |
Solid R |
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Solid R |
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| Class 2 |
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Solid R |
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Solid R |
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| Governor |
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Mod D |
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Mod D |
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| House |
2 DEM |
2 DEM |
2 DEM |
2 DEM |
| CD-1 |
Solid DEM |
Solid DEM |
Solid DEM |
Solid DEM |
Strong DEM |
| CD-2 |
Solid DEM |
Weak DEM |
Solid DEM |
Solid DEM |
Solid DEM |
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| BOLD - party turnover
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Race ratings:
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"Weak" - less than 5%
"Mod" - 5% to less than 10%
"Strong" - 10% to 15%
"Solid" - greater than 15%
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