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Election Timeline
February 4-11, 2012 - Presidential caucuses
March 15, 2012 - Deadline to file for candidacy
June 12, 2012 - Primary elections (non-presidential)
November 2, 2012 - 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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Race for the White House
GOP Candidates
Newt Gingrich - Former U.S. Speaker of the House from Georgia
Ron Paul - U.S. Representative from Texas
Mitt Romney - Former Governor of Massachusetts
Rick Santorum - Former Senator from Pennsylvania
DEM Candidates
Barack Obama - President of the United States
Click here for Election Projection blogposts about this race.
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Incumbent: Republican Olympia Snowe seeks a third term in 2012. She faces primary opposition.
GOP Candidates
Olympia Snowe - Incumbent
Scott D'Amboise
Andrew Dodge
DEM Candidates
Cynthia Dill - Maine State Senator
Matthew Dunlap - Former Maine Secretary of State
Jon Hinck - Maine State Representative
John Tierney
Click here for Election Projection blogposts about this race.
Polling Data - polls to be tracked after party primaries
Projection Data - table to be filled out after party primaries
Preliminary Projection - Mod GOP Hold
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No competitive races in 2012
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Projected winner listed first
District 1: Rochelle Pingree (D)-inc vs. Patrick Calder (R)
District 2: Michael Michaud (D)-inc vs. ??? (R)
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Current Partisan Breakdown
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| National Delegation |
| Senators |
2 GOP |
| Representatives |
2 DEM |
| State Government |
| Governor |
GOP |
| State Senate - GOP control |
20 GOP, 14 DEM, 1 IND |
| State House - GOP control |
78 GOP, 72 DEM |
Current Office Holders
Governor: Paul LePage (R) - 1st term, up for re-election in 2014
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) - 2nd term
House District 2: Michael Michaud (D) - 5th term
Historical Partisan Snapshot
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| Race |
2000 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
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| President |
Mod D |
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Mod D |
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Solid D |
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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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Weak R |
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| House |
2 DEM |
2 DEM |
2 DEM |
2 DEM |
2 DEM |
2 DEM |
| CD-1 |
Solid DEM |
Solid DEM |
Solid DEM |
Solid DEM |
Strong DEM |
Strong DEM |
| CD-2 |
Solid DEM |
Weak DEM |
Solid DEM |
Solid DEM |
Solid DEM |
Strong 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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