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The Maine Democratic Party was revitalized by Edmund Muskie during the 1950s and 1960s. Muskie served as Governor, Senator and finally Secretary of State under President Jimmy Carter. The Democratic Party has history dating back to the 1800s. Maine entered the Union in 1820 as an Anti-Federalist state. Soon after, in 1834, the Anti-Federalists ...
Ahead of Tuesday's election, Democrats held 23 seats in the Senate and 67 seats in the House, according to the Maine Legislature's website. Since 2009, the Senate majority has flipped four times ...
Majority party Minority party Third party Leader Rachel Talbot Ross (term-limited) Billy Bob Faulkingham: None Party Democratic: Republican: Independent: Leader's seat 108th 12th None Last election 82: 67 2 Seats before 81: 68 2 Seats won 76: 73 2 Seat change 5 5
All 151 seats in the Maine House of Representatives 76 seats needed for a majority; ... Democratic Party Primary Results Democratic: Robyn M. Stanicki : 247 : 100.00% :
Before redistricting, the 2nd district covered most of northern rural Maine, including the cities of Lewiston, Bangor, Auburn and Presque Isle. The incumbent was Democrat Jared Golden , who was re-elected with 53.0% of the vote in 2020. [ 1 ]
Maine Democratic Rep. Jared Golden held off a challenge from former stock-car racer and Republican state Rep. Austin Theriault in a combative and competitive race — but President-elect Donald ...
(The Center Square) — The tight race between incumbent Maine Democratic Rep. Jared Golden and Republican state Rep. Austin Theriault will be decided by ranked-choice voting and could eventually ...
The state of Maine has also legalized same-sex marriage (first in 2009 before a rollback later that year, then again in 2012). At the national level, Maine is generally a Democratic state, although its Senate seats are often held by Republicans. However, it used to be a Republican state entirely, before tilting towards the Democrats in the 1960s.