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  2. Political party strength in Maine - Wikipedia

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    The Democratic Party did not control the state legislature between 1847 and 1911. [1] The Maine Republican Party supported Theodore Roosevelt during the 1912 Republican presidential primaries against President William Howard Taft. The Maine Progressive Party was founded by Roosevelt supporters on July 31, 1912, at a convention in Portland, Maine.

  3. Maine Republican Party - Wikipedia

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    The Maine Republican Party is an affiliate of the United States Republican Party in Maine. It was founded in Strong, Maine , on August 7, 1854. The party currently does not control the governor's office or either chamber of the Maine Legislature , nor either of Maine's two U.S. House .

  4. Politics of Maine - Wikipedia

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    Maine has had two independent governors: James B. Longley (1975–1979) and Angus King (1995–2003), who currently serves in the US Senate. Maine state politicians, Democrats and Republicans alike, are noted for having more moderate views than many in the national wings of their respective parties. Maine is an alcoholic beverage control state. [1]

  5. Maine Democratic Rep. Jared Golden narrowly retains House ...

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    Maine, along with Nebraska, doesn’t have winner-take-all electoral votes. It gives two to the statewide popular-vote winner and one vote each to the parties that win its two congressional districts.

  6. Maine House of Representatives - Wikipedia

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    Each voting member of the House represents around 9,000 citizens of the state. Because it is a part-time position, members of the Maine House of Representatives usually have outside employment as well. Members are limited to four consecutive terms of two years each, but may run again after two years. The House meets at the Maine State House in ...

  7. Maine Legislature - Wikipedia

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    The Maine State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maine. It is a bicameral body composed of the lower house Maine House of Representatives and the upper house Maine Senate. The legislature convenes at the State House in Augusta, where it has met since 1832.

  8. 2020 Maine House of Representatives election - Wikipedia

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    The 2020 Maine House of Representatives elections took place on November 3, 2020, alongside the biennial United States elections. Maine voters elected members of the Maine House of Representatives via plurality voting in all 151 of the state house's districts, as well as a non-voting member from the Passamaquoddy Tribe .

  9. Maine Democratic Party - Wikipedia

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    However, during the 1950s, Edmund Muskie led an expansive political insurgency culminating in his election as Governor of Maine and successive Democratic elections to both state and national offices. [2] It is currently the state's favored party, controlling both houses of the state legislature, governorship, and both of Maine's U.S. House seats.