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Incumbent Democratic governor Janet Mills won re-election to a second term, defeating Republican nominee and former governor, Paul LePage. Neither candidate faced any primary opposition. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] An independent candidate, Sam Hunkler, received 2% of the vote, the lowest total for a third party or independent gubernatorial candidate in the ...
Mills defeated Moody and Hayes with a majority to become the first female governor of Maine. This was the first election since 2006 that Maine elected a Democratic governor. Mills was also the first gubernatorial candidate to win at least 50% of the vote since Angus King in 1998, and the first non-incumbent to do so since Kenneth M. Curtis in ...
Oct. 6—Gov. Janet Mills and former Gov. Paul LePage clashed over abortion during the first gubernatorial debate Tuesday night, and after some evasion and a little heated back-and-forth, both ...
Nov. 4—Gov. Janet Mills and former Gov. Paul LePage clashed on management styles, child protection, COVID-19 vaccines and economic issues during a gubernatorial debate Thursday, their final face ...
Mills was born in Farmington, Maine, on December 30, 1947, the daughter of Katherine Louise (Coffin) and Sumner Peter Mills Jr. [3] [4] Her mother was a schoolteacher and Congregationalist, [5] while her father was a lawyer who served as U.S. Attorney for Maine in the 1950s. [3] Mills graduated from Farmington High School in 1965.
The governor of Maine is the head of government of Maine [1] and the commander-in-chief of its military forces. [2] The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, [3] and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Maine Legislature, [4] to convene the legislature at any time, [5] and, except in cases of impeachment, to grant pardons.
Sep. 28—Democratic Gov. Janet Mills continues to expand her fundraising advantage over former two-term Republican Gov. Paul LePage. The Mills campaign announced Tuesday that the incumbent raised ...