2014 Maine gubernatorial election

2014 Maine gubernatorial election

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Nominee Paul LePage Mike Michaud Eliot Cutler
Party Republican Democratic Independent
Popular vote 294,533 265,125 51,518
Percentage 48.18% 43.37% 8.43%

LePage:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Michaud:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      

Governor before election

Paul LePage
Republican

Elected Governor

Paul LePage
Republican

The 2014 Maine gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014 to elect the governor of Maine. Incumbent Republican governor Paul LePage won re-election to a second term, defeating Democratic nominee Mike Michaud, the U.S. representative from Maine's 2nd congressional district, and independent Eliot Cutler, an attorney and second-place finisher from the 2010 gubernatorial election.[1] This is currently the most recent election that Maine elected a Republican governor. Primary elections were held on June 10, 2014.

LePage was initially considered vulnerable in this race, due to persistent approval ratings below 50%. The consensus among The Cook Political Report,[2] Governing[3] and The Rothenberg Political Report[4] was that the race was a "tossup" and Daily Kos Elections[5] and Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] rated the race as "lean Democratic".

  1. ^ "Gov. Paul LePage wins a second term; Michaud concedes". The Bangor Daily News. Archived from the original on December 5, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  2. ^ "Ratings". Archived from the original on March 5, 2013. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
  3. ^ Jacobson, Louis (July 18, 2013). "Handicapping the 2013–2014 Governors Races: The Tossups". Governing.com. Archived from the original on August 5, 2013. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
  4. ^ "Ratings". Retrieved September 6, 2013.
  5. ^ "Daily Kos Elections gubernatorial race ratings: Initial ratings for 2013-14". Retrieved November 22, 2013.
  6. ^ "Ratings". Retrieved September 6, 2013.

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