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2018 United States Senate election in Maine

January 30, 2023

The 2018 United States Senate election in Maine was held on November 6, 2018, alongside a gubernatorial election, U.S. House elections, and other state and local elections. Incumbent Independent Senator Angus King won reelection to a second term.

2018 United States Senate election in Maine
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Turnout59.96%
 
Nominee Angus King Eric Brakey Zak Ringelstein
Party Independent Republican Democratic
Popular vote 344,575 223,502 66,268
Percentage 54.3% 35.2% 10.5%
County results

King:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Brakey:      40–50%
U.S. senator before election

Angus King
Independent

Elected U.S. Senator

Angus King
Independent

The primary election was held on June 12, 2018.[1]

The U.S. Senate elections were conducted with ranked-choice voting, as opposed to a simple plurality, after Maine voters passed a citizen referendum approving the change in 2016[2] and a June 2018 referendum sustaining the change.[3] Ranked choice voting was used in the primary elections as well.[4] The first round of each election saw a majority and the instant runoff did not need to be carried out.

Background

A part of New England, Maine was once a bastion of the Republican Party, and was one of two states to vote against Franklin Roosevelt all four times he ran for president. Lyndon Johnson won the state in 1964, and Hubert Humphrey carried it in 1968 before the state reverted to form and reestablished a GOP voting streak that lasted until the 1990s. With the GOP progressively becoming more culturally conservative, the state began moving toward the Democrats, and Bill Clinton carried it in 1992. Clinton's win established a Democratic winning streak that lasted until Donald Trump won an electoral vote from the state's second congressional district in 2016 despite losing the rest of the state.[5]

The state has a tradition of electing various independent candidates to high office, such as Angus King, who served as governor of the state from 1995 to 2003. In 2012, King's decision to run for the Senate seat being vacated by Republican Olympia Snowe dramatized the battle for the Senate, as he left open whether he would caucus with the Republicans or the Democrats.[6] He eventually decided to caucus with the Democrats and has established a center-left voting record.[7]

Independents

King said his reelection plans would not be affected by treatment for prostate cancer, which he announced he had on June 22, 2015.[8]

Candidates

Declared

Republican primary

On January 12, 2015, Maine Governor Paul LePage made a statement on Howie Carr's radio program that he might run for U.S. Senate against King, citing King's switching his endorsement in the 2014 gubernatorial election from independent candidate Eliot Cutler to Democratic candidate Mike Michaud as a "horrible thing to do".[10] The next day, LePage said his comment was a joke,[9] though on an August 25, 2015 appearance on Carr's program, he said he was "very strongly" considering running, citing King's caucusing with Senate Democrats.[11] LePage also criticized King for his involvement in the Maine wind energy industry, saying King "ripped us off by $104 million during his eight years as governor – he ripped us off, royally, and I can’t wait until 2018 because I’m thinking that’s the guy I'm going after." A spokesman for King dismissed LePage's criticism.[12]

On May 10, 2016, LePage announced at a town hall meeting in Oakland that he would run against King unless he was hired by the Donald Trump administration.[13] On May 10, 2017, LePage decided not to run; his spokesman said he preferred to focus on being governor.[14] On July 20, 2017, LePage again said he "might" challenge King.[15] Trump personally encouraged LePage to run and offered his endorsement.[16] LePage did not file to run by the March 15, 2018 deadline.[17][18]

Eric Brakey's campaign successfully contested 258 signatures to Max Linn's petitions to appear on the primary ballot, which meant that Linn had 10 fewer signatures than the 2,000 needed to be on the ballot. Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap then declared Linn ineligible to be a candidate, although it was too late to remove Linn's name from the ballot. Voters were informed of Linn's status when they voted, and any votes cast for him were counted as blanks.[19] Nevertheless, Linn's campaign was active on Twitter and placed campaign signs along roads in Maine. Linn signs were also seen in New Hampshire, including in Dover. Dover city officials said they would remove the signs upon request if Linn's campaign did not remove them, because Linn is not a candidate in a New Hampshire election and because the signs were placed improperly.[20] Linn appealed the decision to disqualify him to U.S. District Court in Portland, but Judge Nancy Torresen rejected Linn's request for an injunction to bar Dunlap from informing voters he is ineligible. Linn subsequently announced he would run against U.S. Senator Susan Collins in the 2020 Republican primary election.[21]

Candidates

On the ballot

Declared ineligible

Declined

Endorsements

Eric Brakey
U.S. Senators
U.S. Governors
U.S. Representatives
State Officials
Individuals
Organizations

Results

 
Results by county
Map legend
  •   Brakey—70–80%
  •   Brakey—60–70%
  •   Brakey—50–60%
  •   Blank ballots—50–60%
Republican primary results[33]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Eric Brakey 59,853 58.92%
Republican Blank ballots 41,732 41.08%
Total votes 101,585 100.00%

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary race initially included both teacher Zak Ringelstein and homebuilder Benjamin Pollard, but Pollard withdrew to run as an Independent two days after Ringelstein announced a list of 16 endorsements from Democratic state legislators.[34] Ringelstein was the only major-party candidate for Senate to be a dues-paying member of the Democratic Socialists of America in 2018.[35]

Candidates

Declared

  • Zak Ringelstein, teacher and founder of UClass[36]

Withdrawn

  • Benjamin Pollard, homebuilder and primary and write-in candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2012[37]

Declined

Endorsements

Zak Ringelstein
State Senators
State Representatives
Other politicians
Journalists, commentators, and editors
Organizations

Results

 
Results by county
Map legend
  •   Ringelstein—70–80%
  •   Ringelstein—60–70%
Democratic primary results[50]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Zak Ringelstein 89,841 67.65%
Democratic Blank ballots 42,955 32.35%
Total votes 132,795 100.00%

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Failed to make ballot

  • Chris Lyons, write-in candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2014[51]

General election

Candidates

  • Angus King, incumbent (I)
  • Eric Brakey, state senator (R)
  • Zak Ringelstein, teacher and founder of UClass (D)

Endorsements

Angus King (I)
Statewide politicians
Local politicians
Other individuals
Organizations
Media
Eric Brakey (R)
U.S. Senators
U.S. Governors
U.S. Representatives
State Officials
Individuals
Organizations
Zak Ringelstein (D)
State Senators
State Representatives
Other politicians
Other individuals
Organizations
Media

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[76] Safe I October 26, 2018
Inside Elections[77] Safe I November 1, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[78] Safe I November 5, 2018
Fox News[79][a] Likely I November 5, 2018
CNN[80] Solid I November 5, 2018
RealClearPolitics[81] Safe I November 5, 2018
Notes
  1. ^ The Fox News Midterm Power Rankings uniquely does not contain a category for Safe/Solid races

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin
of error 		RCV
round 		Angus
King (I) 		Eric
Brakey (R) 		Zak
Ringelstein (D) 		Undecided
Emerson College October 27–29, 2018 883 ± 3.5% Round 1 50% 37% 6% 7%
Critical Insights (R-Brakey) October 8–16, 2018 600 ± 3.9% Round 1 41% 27% 7% 23%
Pan Atlantic Research October 1–7, 2018 500 ± 4.4% Round 1 57% 30% 8% 5%
September 27–30, 2018 750 ± 3.4% Round 1 47% 36% 8% –
Suffolk University November 7, 2018, at the Wayback Machine August 2–6, 2018 500 ± 4.4% Round 1 52% 25% 9% 15%
Round 2[82] 58% 27% – 15%
Hypothetical polling
with Paul LePage
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin
of error 		Angus
King (I) 		Paul
LePage (R) 		Other Undecided
Colby College/Boston Globe September 4–10, 2016 779 ± 3.6% 59% 37% – 4%
University of New Hampshire June 15–21, 2016 467 ± 4.5% 63% 29% 3% 5%

Results

United States Senate election in Maine, 2018[83]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Angus King (incumbent) 344,575 54.31% +1.42%
Republican Eric Brakey 223,502 35.23% +4.48%
Democratic Zak Ringelstein 66,268 10.45% -2.81%
Write-in 64 0.01% N/A
Total votes 634,409 100.00% N/A
Independent hold
By county
County Angus King
Independent 		Eric Brakey
Republican 		Zak Ringelstein
Democratic 		Write-in Blank votes Margin Total votes
# % # % # % # % # % # %
Androscoggin 22,150 48.01 18,931 41.03 4,316 9.35 12 0.03 730 1.58 3,219 6.98 46,139
Aroostook 14,742 52.46 10,767 38.31 1,822 6.48 3 0.01 768 2.73 3,975 14.15 28,102
Cumberland 93,860 59.82 40,053 25.53 20,262 12.92 5 0.00 768 1.73 53,807 34.29 156,893
Franklin 7,546 52.16 5,194 35.90 1,383 9.55 5 0.04 340 2.35 2,352 16.26 14,468
Hancock 15,463 53.85 9,837 34.26 2,969 10.54 8 0.03 439 1.53 5,626 19.59 28,716
Kennebec 29,640 51.91 21,608 37.84 4,837 8.47 3 0.01 1,010 1.77 8,032 14.07 57,098
Knox 12,009 57.39 6,270 29.96 2,234 10.68 3 0.01 409 1.96 5,739 27.43 20,925
Lincoln 10,763 55.40 6,814 35.07 1,592 8.19 0 0.00 260 1.34 3,949 20.33 19,429
Oxford 12,954 49.50 10,510 40.16 2,141 8.18 0 0.00 564 2.16 2,444 9.34 26,169
Penobscot 31,290 47.34 27,692 41.89 5,856 8.86 9 0.01 1,256 1.90 3,598 5.45 66,103
Piscataquis 3,379 44.26 3,578 46.87 534 7.00 3 0.04 140 1.83 -199 -2.61 7,634
Sagadahoc 11,473 58.71 6,284 32.16 1,507 7.71 0 0.00 279 1.43 5,189 26.55 19,543
Somerset 9,631 45.21 9,831 46.15 1,493 7.01 6 0.03 343 1.61 -200 -0.94 21,304
Waldo 10,503 52.30 7,265 36.17 1,976 9.84 3 0.02 337 1.68 3,238 16.13 20,084
Washington 6,310 46.92 5,770 42.90 1,097 8.16 4 0.03 269 2.00 540 4.02 13,450
York 51,387 52.66 32,849 33.66 11,551 11.84 0 0.00 1,798 1.84 18,538 19.00 97,585
Overseas 1,475 60.90 249 10.28 698 28.82 0 0.00 0 0.00 777 32.08 2,422
Totals 344,575 53.34 223,502 34.59 66,268 10.26 64 0.01 11,655 1.80 121,073 18.75 646,064

Counties that flipped from Independent to Republican

See also

References

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External links

Official campaign websites
  • Eric Brakey (R) for U.S. Senate
  • Angus King (I) for U.S. Senate
  • Zak Ringelstein (D) for U.S. Senate

January 30, 2023
2018, united, states, senate, election, maine, held, november, 2018, alongside, gubernatorial, election, house, elections, other, state, local, elections, incumbent, independent, senator, angus, king, reelection, second, term, 2012, november, 2018, 2024, turno. The 2018 United States Senate election in Maine was held on November 6 2018 alongside a gubernatorial election U S House elections and other state and local elections Incumbent Independent Senator Angus King won reelection to a second term 2018 United States Senate election in Maine 2012 November 6 2018 2024 Turnout59 96 Nominee Angus King Eric Brakey Zak RingelsteinParty Independent Republican DemocraticPopular vote 344 575 223 502 66 268Percentage 54 3 35 2 10 5 County results King 40 50 50 60 60 70 Brakey 40 50 U S senator before electionAngus KingIndependent Elected U S Senator Angus KingIndependentThe primary election was held on June 12 2018 1 The U S Senate elections were conducted with ranked choice voting as opposed to a simple plurality after Maine voters passed a citizen referendum approving the change in 2016 2 and a June 2018 referendum sustaining the change 3 Ranked choice voting was used in the primary elections as well 4 The first round of each election saw a majority and the instant runoff did not need to be carried out Contents 1 Background 2 Independents 2 1 Candidates 2 1 1 Declared 3 Republican primary 3 1 Candidates 3 1 1 On the ballot 3 1 2 Declared ineligible 3 1 3 Declined 3 2 Endorsements 3 2 1 Results 4 Democratic primary 4 1 Candidates 4 1 1 Declared 4 1 2 Withdrawn 4 1 3 Declined 4 2 Endorsements 4 3 Results 5 Libertarian primary 5 1 Candidates 5 1 1 Failed to make ballot 6 General election 6 1 Candidates 6 2 Endorsements 6 3 Predictions 6 4 Polling 6 5 Results 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksBackground EditA part of New England Maine was once a bastion of the Republican Party and was one of two states to vote against Franklin Roosevelt all four times he ran for president Lyndon Johnson won the state in 1964 and Hubert Humphrey carried it in 1968 before the state reverted to form and reestablished a GOP voting streak that lasted until the 1990s With the GOP progressively becoming more culturally conservative the state began moving toward the Democrats and Bill Clinton carried it in 1992 Clinton s win established a Democratic winning streak that lasted until Donald Trump won an electoral vote from the state s second congressional district in 2016 despite losing the rest of the state 5 The state has a tradition of electing various independent candidates to high office such as Angus King who served as governor of the state from 1995 to 2003 In 2012 King s decision to run for the Senate seat being vacated by Republican Olympia Snowe dramatized the battle for the Senate as he left open whether he would caucus with the Republicans or the Democrats 6 He eventually decided to caucus with the Democrats and has established a center left voting record 7 Independents EditKing said his reelection plans would not be affected by treatment for prostate cancer which he announced he had on June 22 2015 8 Candidates Edit Declared Edit Angus King incumbent U S Senator 9 Republican primary EditOn January 12 2015 Maine Governor Paul LePage made a statement on Howie Carr s radio program that he might run for U S Senate against King citing King s switching his endorsement in the 2014 gubernatorial election from independent candidate Eliot Cutler to Democratic candidate Mike Michaud as a horrible thing to do 10 The next day LePage said his comment was a joke 9 though on an August 25 2015 appearance on Carr s program he said he was very strongly considering running citing King s caucusing with Senate Democrats 11 LePage also criticized King for his involvement in the Maine wind energy industry saying King ripped us off by 104 million during his eight years as governor he ripped us off royally and I can t wait until 2018 because I m thinking that s the guy I m going after A spokesman for King dismissed LePage s criticism 12 On May 10 2016 LePage announced at a town hall meeting in Oakland that he would run against King unless he was hired by the Donald Trump administration 13 On May 10 2017 LePage decided not to run his spokesman said he preferred to focus on being governor 14 On July 20 2017 LePage again said he might challenge King 15 Trump personally encouraged LePage to run and offered his endorsement 16 LePage did not file to run by the March 15 2018 deadline 17 18 Eric Brakey s campaign successfully contested 258 signatures to Max Linn s petitions to appear on the primary ballot which meant that Linn had 10 fewer signatures than the 2 000 needed to be on the ballot Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap then declared Linn ineligible to be a candidate although it was too late to remove Linn s name from the ballot Voters were informed of Linn s status when they voted and any votes cast for him were counted as blanks 19 Nevertheless Linn s campaign was active on Twitter and placed campaign signs along roads in Maine Linn signs were also seen in New Hampshire including in Dover Dover city officials said they would remove the signs upon request if Linn s campaign did not remove them because Linn is not a candidate in a New Hampshire election and because the signs were placed improperly 20 Linn appealed the decision to disqualify him to U S District Court in Portland but Judge Nancy Torresen rejected Linn s request for an injunction to bar Dunlap from informing voters he is ineligible Linn subsequently announced he would run against U S Senator Susan Collins in the 2020 Republican primary election 21 Candidates Edit On the ballot Edit Eric Brakey State Senator 22 Declared ineligible Edit Max Linn financial planner Reform nominee for Governor of Florida in 2006 and Democratic candidate for FL 10 in 2008 23 19 Declined Edit Mark Holbrook clinical psychologist and nominee for ME 01 in 2016 ran for ME 01 24 Paul LePage Governor 25 Endorsements Edit Eric BrakeyU S SenatorsTed Cruz U S Senator R TX 26 Rand Paul U S Senator R KY 27 U S GovernorsPaul LePage Governor of Maine 28 U S RepresentativesRon Paul former Congressman presidential candidate in 2008 and 2012 29 State OfficialsRichard A Bennett former Maine Senate President and Maine Republican Party chairman 30 IndividualsAustin Petersen candidate for U S Senate in Missouri in 2018 and Libertarian candidate for President in 2016 31 OrganizationsNational Rifle Association 32 Results Edit Results by county Map legend Brakey 70 80 Brakey 60 70 Brakey 50 60 Blank ballots 50 60 Republican primary results 33 Party Candidate Votes Republican Eric Brakey 59 853 58 92 Republican Blank ballots 41 732 41 08 Total votes 101 585 100 00 Democratic primary EditThe Democratic primary race initially included both teacher Zak Ringelstein and homebuilder Benjamin Pollard but Pollard withdrew to run as an Independent two days after Ringelstein announced a list of 16 endorsements from Democratic state legislators 34 Ringelstein was the only major party candidate for Senate to be a dues paying member of the Democratic Socialists of America in 2018 35 Candidates Edit Declared Edit Zak Ringelstein teacher and founder of UClass 36 Withdrawn Edit Benjamin Pollard homebuilder and primary and write in candidate for the U S Senate in 2012 37 Declined Edit Cynthia Dill former state senator and nominee for the U S Senate in 2012 38 Diane Russell former state representative ran for governor 39 Endorsements Edit Zak RingelsteinState SenatorsMark Dion State Senator gubernatorial candidate 40 James Handy state representative and former state senator 40 John Patrick former state senator 40 State RepresentativesRobert Alley state representative 40 Harlan Baker former state representative 40 Dillon Bates state representative 40 Henry John Bear state representative 40 Benjamin Collings state representative 40 Donna Doore state representative 40 Richard Farnsworth state representative 40 Scott Hamann state representative 40 Mark Lawrence state representative 40 Colleen Madigan state representative 40 Deane Rykerson state representative 40 Stephen Stanley state representative 40 Michael Sylvester state representative 40 Other politiciansBetsy Sweet former director of the Maine Women s Lobby and 2018 candidate for Governor 41 Journalists commentators and editorsCenk Uygur co founder The Young Turks 42 OrganizationsDemand Universal Healthcare 43 40 Democratic Socialists of America 44 Southern Maine Democratic Socialists of America 45 40 Local Berniecrats Maine 46 40 Indivisible Lincoln County 47 40 Political Revolution 48 40 Veterans for Bernie Sanders 49 40 Results Edit Results by county Map legend Ringelstein 70 80 Ringelstein 60 70 Democratic primary results 50 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Zak Ringelstein 89 841 67 65 Democratic Blank ballots 42 955 32 35 Total votes 132 795 100 00 Libertarian primary EditCandidates Edit Failed to make ballot Edit Chris Lyons write in candidate for the U S Senate in 2014 51 General election EditCandidates Edit Angus King incumbent I Eric Brakey state senator R Zak Ringelstein teacher and founder of UClass D Endorsements Edit Angus King I Statewide politiciansAdam Cote Democratic primary candidate for Governor of Maine 2018 52 Bill Cohen former United States Secretary of Defense and U S Senator R ME 53 George J Mitchell former United States Senate Majority Leader D ME 53 Local politiciansMary Black Andrews former member of the Maine House of Representatives Republican 54 Michael Brennan former Mayor of Portland former member of the Maine Senate 2018 candidate for the Maine House of Representatives Democrat 54 Joe Brooks former member of the Maine House of Representatives independent 54 Michael Carpenter member of the Maine Senate former Maine Attorney General Democrat 54 Alan Casavant former member of the Maine House of Representatives Mayor of Biddeford Democrat 54 Mary Cathcart former member of the Maine Senate Democrat 54 Dennis Damon former member of the Maine Senate Democrat 54 Mabel Desmond former member of the Maine House of Representatives Democrat 54 Robert W Duplessie former member of the Maine House of Representatives Democrat 54 Alan Duplessis Selectman Jackman 54 Anne Haskell former member of the Maine Senate 54 Matt Jacobson businessman and candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor of Maine in 2010 54 Roger Katz member of the Maine Senate Republican 54 David Lemoine former member of the Maine House of Representatives Democrat 54 Sharon Libby Jones former member of the Maine House of Representatives Democrat 54 Joyce Maker former member of the Maine Senate Republican 54 Dennis Marble candidate for the Maine Senate in 2016 independent 54 Judy Paradis former member of the Maine House of Representatives Democrat 54 Patrick Paradis former member of the Maine House of Representatives former interim mayor of Augusta Democrat 54 Anne C Perry former member of the Maine House of Representatives Democrat 54 Wendy Pieh former member of the Maine House of Representatives Democrat 54 Tom Saviello member of the Maine Senate Republican 54 Mary Small former member of the Maine House of Representatives former member of the Maine Senate Republican 54 Meredith Strang Burgess former member of the Maine House of Representatives Republican 54 Dick Woodbury former member of the Maine Senate independent 54 Other individualsRick Cailler President Lewiston Firefighters Union 54 Fred Forsley businessman founder Shipyard Brewing Company 54 Bill Haggett businessman CEO of Pineland Farms 54 Kevin Hancock businessman CEO of Hancock Lumber 54 Mary Allen Lindeman businesswoman co founder of Coffee By Design 54 Linda Lord Maine State Librarian 54 Anne Roosevelt businesswoman former CEO of Goodwill Industries of Northern New England 54 Wendy Wolf medical doctor activist 54 Mark Woodward journalist former editor of the Bangor Daily News 54 OrganizationsEnd Citizens United 55 EqualityMaine 56 Human Rights Campaign 57 J Street 58 League of Conservation Voters 59 Maine Education Association 60 National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare 61 Planned Parenthood 62 Population Connection 63 Professional Firefighters of Maine 64 Sierra Club 65 MediaBangor Daily News 66 Kennebec Journal 67 Portland Press Herald 68 Eric Brakey R U S SenatorsRand Paul U S Senator R KY 27 Ted Cruz U S Senator R TX 69 U S GovernorsPaul LePage Governor of Maine 28 Gary Johnson former Governor of New Mexico presidential candidate in 2008 and 2012 Libertarian U S RepresentativesRon Paul former Congressman presidential candidate in 2008 and 2012 29 State OfficialsRichard A Bennett former Maine Senate President and Maine Republican Party chairman 30 IndividualsAustin Petersen candidate for U S Senate in Missouri in 2018 and Libertarian candidate for President in 2016 31 Donald Trump Jr businessman and son of U S President Donald Trump 70 OrganizationsNational Rifle Association 32 Zak Ringelstein D State SenatorsMark Dion State Senator 2018 gubernatorial candidate in primary 40 James Handy State Representative and former state senator 40 John Patrick former state senator 40 State RepresentativesRobert Alley state representative 40 Harlan Baker former state representative 40 Dillon Bates former state representative 40 Henry John Bear state representative 40 Benjamin Collings state representative 40 Donna Doore state representative 40 Richard Farnsworth state representative 40 Scott Hamann state representative 40 Mark Lawrence state representative 40 Colleen Madigan state representative 40 Deane Rykerson state representative 40 Stephen Stanley state representative 40 Michael Sylvester state representative 40 Other politiciansBetsy Sweet former director of the Maine Women s Lobby and 2018 candidate for Governor 41 Other individualsCenk Uygur journalist co founder The Young Turks 42 Lawrence Lessig Professor founder Creative Commons 71 Spose rapper 72 OrganizationsBrand New Congress 73 Demand Universal Healthcare 43 40 Democratic Socialists of America 74 Southern Maine Democratic Socialists of America 45 40 Local Berniecrats Maine 46 40 Indivisible Lincoln County 47 40 Political Revolution 48 40 Veterans for Bernie Sanders 49 40 MediaPortland Phoenix 75 Predictions Edit Source Ranking As ofThe Cook Political Report 76 Safe I October 26 2018Inside Elections 77 Safe I November 1 2018Sabato s Crystal Ball 78 Safe I November 5 2018Fox News 79 a Likely I November 5 2018CNN 80 Solid I November 5 2018RealClearPolitics 81 Safe I November 5 2018Notes The Fox News Midterm Power Rankings uniquely does not contain a category for Safe Solid races Polling Edit Poll source Date s administered Samplesize Marginof error RCVround AngusKing I EricBrakey R ZakRingelstein D UndecidedEmerson College October 27 29 2018 883 3 5 Round 1 50 37 6 7 Critical Insights R Brakey October 8 16 2018 600 3 9 Round 1 41 27 7 23 Pan Atlantic Research October 1 7 2018 500 4 4 Round 1 57 30 8 5 Self Made Insights R Brakey September 27 30 2018 750 3 4 Round 1 47 36 8 Suffolk University Archived November 7 2018 at the Wayback Machine August 2 6 2018 500 4 4 Round 1 52 25 9 15 Round 2 82 58 27 15 Hypothetical pollingwith Paul LePagePoll source Date s administered Samplesize Marginof error AngusKing I PaulLePage R Other UndecidedColby College Boston Globe September 4 10 2016 779 3 6 59 37 4 University of New Hampshire June 15 21 2016 467 4 5 63 29 3 5 Results Edit United States Senate election in Maine 2018 83 Party Candidate Votes Independent Angus King incumbent 344 575 54 31 1 42 Republican Eric Brakey 223 502 35 23 4 48 Democratic Zak Ringelstein 66 268 10 45 2 81 Write in 64 0 01 N ATotal votes 634 409 100 00 N AIndependent holdBy countyCounty Angus KingIndependent Eric BrakeyRepublican Zak RingelsteinDemocratic Write in Blank votes Margin Total votes Androscoggin 22 150 48 01 18 931 41 03 4 316 9 35 12 0 03 730 1 58 3 219 6 98 46 139Aroostook 14 742 52 46 10 767 38 31 1 822 6 48 3 0 01 768 2 73 3 975 14 15 28 102Cumberland 93 860 59 82 40 053 25 53 20 262 12 92 5 0 00 768 1 73 53 807 34 29 156 893Franklin 7 546 52 16 5 194 35 90 1 383 9 55 5 0 04 340 2 35 2 352 16 26 14 468Hancock 15 463 53 85 9 837 34 26 2 969 10 54 8 0 03 439 1 53 5 626 19 59 28 716Kennebec 29 640 51 91 21 608 37 84 4 837 8 47 3 0 01 1 010 1 77 8 032 14 07 57 098Knox 12 009 57 39 6 270 29 96 2 234 10 68 3 0 01 409 1 96 5 739 27 43 20 925Lincoln 10 763 55 40 6 814 35 07 1 592 8 19 0 0 00 260 1 34 3 949 20 33 19 429Oxford 12 954 49 50 10 510 40 16 2 141 8 18 0 0 00 564 2 16 2 444 9 34 26 169Penobscot 31 290 47 34 27 692 41 89 5 856 8 86 9 0 01 1 256 1 90 3 598 5 45 66 103Piscataquis 3 379 44 26 3 578 46 87 534 7 00 3 0 04 140 1 83 199 2 61 7 634Sagadahoc 11 473 58 71 6 284 32 16 1 507 7 71 0 0 00 279 1 43 5 189 26 55 19 543Somerset 9 631 45 21 9 831 46 15 1 493 7 01 6 0 03 343 1 61 200 0 94 21 304Waldo 10 503 52 30 7 265 36 17 1 976 9 84 3 0 02 337 1 68 3 238 16 13 20 084Washington 6 310 46 92 5 770 42 90 1 097 8 16 4 0 03 269 2 00 540 4 02 13 450York 51 387 52 66 32 849 33 66 11 551 11 84 0 0 00 1 798 1 84 18 538 19 00 97 585Overseas 1 475 60 90 249 10 28 698 28 82 0 0 00 0 0 00 777 32 08 2 422Totals 344 575 53 34 223 502 34 59 66 268 10 26 64 0 01 11 655 1 80 121 073 18 75 646 064Counties that flipped from Independent to Republican Piscataquis largest municipality Dover Foxcroft Somerset County largest municipality Skowhegan See also EditUnited States Senate elections 2018 Maine gubernatorial election 2018References Edit United States Senate election in Maine 2018 Ballotpedia Retrieved December 23 2017 Maine became the first state in the country Tuesday to pass ranked choice voting Boston Globe November 10 2016 Retrieved November 17 2016 Maine Voters Overrule Their Leaders The Atlantic June 15 2018 Retrieved June 24 2018 Ranked choice voting fans hope Maine s experiment pays off Miami Herald June 21 2018 Archived from the original on June 25 2018 Retrieved October 22 2018 Maine Presidential Election Voting History Weisman Jonathan May 6 2012 Senate Control Could Hinge on Angus King of Maine The New York Times Angus King Brogan Beth June 22 2015 Sen Angus King to have surgery for prostate cancer Bangor Daily News Retrieved June 22 2015 a b LePage says comment about Senate run a joke WMTW TV January 13 2015 Retrieved June 22 2015 Miller Kevin January 12 2015 LePage says he s considering Senate run against King WMTW TV Retrieved June 22 2015 Thistle Scott August 25 2015 LePage tells Howie Carr he may challenge Angus King in 2018 Bangor Daily News Retrieved August 25 2015 Graham Gillian April 13 2016 LePage giving very serious thought to challenging King for Senate seat Portland Press Herald Retrieved April 15 2016 Gov LePage says he ll take on Angus King WGME TV May 11 2016 Retrieved May 11 2016 Cousins Christopher May 10 2017 LePage won t oppose Angus King for U S Senate in 2018 Bangor Daily News Retrieved May 10 2017 Kaczynski Andrew July 20 2017 Maine Gov Paul LePage says he might change his mind and run for Senate CNN Dawsey Josh December 6 2017 Trump wants LePage to challenge King in U S Senate race in Maine The Washington Post Retrieved December 7 2017 All Upcoming Deadlines Maine Ethics Commission www maine gov Search results FEC gov FEC gov a b Collins Steve February 1 2018 Bar Harbor financial planner jumps into race to challenge King Kennebec Journal Retrieved February 3 2018 Miller Kevin May 31 2018 Disqualified in Maine Max Linn now has campaign signs in New Hampshire Portland Press Herald Retrieved June 3 2018 Thistle Scott June 8 2018 Federal judge rejects Max Linn s effort to run in Maine Republican primary Portland Press Herald Retrieved June 8 2018 Shepherd Michael April 3 2017 GOP state senator Eric Brakey kicks off underdog 2018 bid to unseat Angus King Bangor Daily News Retrieved April 25 2017 Thistle Scott April 24 2018 More bogus petition signatures end Republican Max Linn s run for U S Senate Portland Press Herald Retrieved April 25 2018 Collins Steve September 5 2017 Holbrook says he looked at running for U S Senate but will stay in U S House race Sun Journal Retrieved June 14 2020 Paul LePage won t run for Senate in 2018 The Boston Globe Huge endorsement today from Ted Cruz he knows that Eric Brakey for U S Senate is the only candidate in this election that will stand up for individual liberties and personal freedom July 30 2018 Retrieved July 31 2018 a b Rand Paul backs libertarian leaning Republican Eric Brakey for U S Senate Retrieved May 2 2017 a b LePage Endorses Brakey s U S Senate Run June 9 2018 Retrieved June 11 2018 a b RonPaulLibertyReport April 12 2017 Liberty In Maine With US Senate Candidate Eric Brakey via YouTube a b Former Maine GOP chair endorses Brakey for U S Senate themainewire com September 7 2017 a b Austin Petersen on Facebook Facebook July 12 2017 Retrieved July 12 2017 a b Clay Henry Interview With GOP Senate Candidate Eric Brakey www ceccpointnews com Archived from the original on January 21 2018 Retrieved January 20 2018 2018 Maine Republican primary election results Retrieved June 12 2019 Collins Steve March 2 2018 Benjamin Pollard quits Democrats plans independent bid for U S Senate Portland Press Herald Portland Press Herald Retrieved March 8 2018 Peoples Steve July 21 2018 Democratic socialism with Kaniela Ing in the mix surges in the age of Trump Honolulu Star Advertiser Retrieved July 22 2018 Educator Ringelstein declares candidacy for U S Senate seat WGME October 6 2017 Retrieved October 29 2017 Pollard quits Democrats plans independent bid for U S Senate seat Lewiston Sun Journal March 2 2018 Griffiths Shawn M January 13 2017 Diane Russell Considers 2018 US Senate Run IVN News Retrieved January 14 2017 Former Portland state Rep Diane Russell joins governor s race August 10 2017 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar Ringelstein for Maine Endorsements a b Emerson Anthony AnthonyEmerso14 September 7 2018 Former gubernatorial candidate BetsySweetMaine endorsed RingelsteinME at an event last evening Ringelstein called her one of his political heroes mepolitics Tweet via Twitter a b Maine Teacher Could Unseat Millionaire Incumbent Senator via www youtube com a b 2018 U S Senate and House Candidates Archived January 11 2018 at the Wayback Machine January 22 2018 https www usnews com news best states maine articles 2018 08 17 democratic socialists of america endorses ringelstein bare URL a b Press Release Southern Maine DSA Endorses Zak Ringelstein in June primary for US Senate March 27 2018 a b Local Berniecrats ME on Twitter a b Indivisible Lincoln County Endorsement May 31 2018 a b Political Revolution Endorsement June 9 2018 a b Zak Ringelstein Our Endorsement June 23 2018 2018 Maine Democratic primary election results Retrieved June 12 2019 Brunswick resident seeks Libertarian Party nomination The Times Record August 8 2017 Archived from the original on August 15 2017 Retrieved August 15 2017 Angus King AngusforMaine October 11 2018 I strongly support his reelection to the U S Senate Adam Cote Major Ret Veteran of Bosnia Iraq and Afghanistan Tweet via Twitter a b Acquisto Alex August 17 2018 Mitchell Cohen decry dysfunctional Congress at Angus King event Bangor Daily News a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah Independents Democrats Republicans Agree King is Leader Maine Needs July 27 2018 End Citizens United endorses Angus King for U S Senate July 7 2017 King Civil Rights Record Secures Support of EqualityMaine Press release Angusformaine com September 7 2018 Human Rights Campaign Calls King Lifelong Fighter for Civil Rights Angus for Maine June 29 2018 2018 Senate Endorsees JStreetPAC LCV Action Fund Endorses Senator Angus King for Re Election League of Conservation Voters July 2 2018 King Campaign Announces Endorsement of the Maine Education Association Angus for Maine June 25 2018 Candidates We Endorse and Support List of Endorsements 2018 Election Planned Parenthood June 26 2018 Population Connection Action Fund Endorsements Population Connection Maine Firefighters Endorse Senator King Angus King has stood with us every step of the way Angus for Maine June 27 2018 Sierra Club ClimateVoter Guide Endorsements March 19 2021 Angus King has earned another term in the US Senate October 17 2018 Our Endorsement Editorial Board backs 2nd term for Sen King CentralMaine com October 23 2018 Retrieved October 31 2018 Our Endorsement Editorial Board backs second term for Sen Angus King October 23 2018 Maine College Republicans MaineCR July 30 2018 Huge endorsement today from tedcruz he knows that SenatorBrakey is the only candidate in this election that will stand up for individual liberties and personal freedom mepolitics Tweet via Twitter Bleiberg Jake September 13 2018 Donald Trump Jr coming to Maine to support Brakey Bangor Daily News Log In or Sign Up to View www facebook com Helms Andrew October 10 2018 Meet the Couple Making Propaganda for a New Generation of Socialist Politicians The Ringer Brand New Congress www facebook com Democratic Socialists of America DemSocialists August 16 2018 DSA is proud to announce national endorsements for 13 incredible candidates running for local state and federal office Tweet via Twitter It s Time To Vote Phoenix Endorsements for the 2018 Elections ConwayDailySun com November 1 2018 Retrieved November 1 2018 2018 Senate Race Ratings The Cook Political Report Retrieved March 23 2018 2018 Senate Ratings The Rothenberg Political Report Retrieved October 11 2017 2018 Crystal Ball Senate race ratings Sabato s Crystal Ball Retrieved October 11 2017 2018 Senate Power Rankings Fox News Retrieved July 10 2018 Key Races Senate Retrieved July 15 2018 Battle for the Senate 2018 Retrieved July 15 2018 In the actual election no second round of vote tabulating would be needed if a candidate won 50 of the vote in the first round Tabulation of Official Results for 2018 US Senate race Maine Secretary of State External links EditCandidates at Vote Smart Candidates at Ballotpedia Campaign finance at FEC Campaign finance at OpenSecretsOfficial campaign websitesEric Brakey R for U S Senate Angus King I for U S Senate Zak Ringelstein D for U S Senate Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2018 United States Senate election in Maine amp oldid 1130561422, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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