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Paul Richard LePage (/ l ə ˈ p eɪ dʒ /; born October 9, 1948) is an American businessman and politician who served as the 74th governor of Maine from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the mayor of Waterville, Maine, from 2004 to 2011 and as a city councilor for Waterville from 1998 to 2002.
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]
2010 Maine Gubernatorial General Election: Paul LePage (R) vs Libby Mitchell (D) graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com; Election 2010: Maine Governor from Rasmussen Reports; 2010 Maine Governor – LePage vs. Mitchell vs. Cutler from Real Clear Politics; 2010 Maine Governor's Race [permanent dead link ] from CQ Politics; Race Profile in ...
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 ...
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.
Governor Paul LePage threatened not to certify the results of the primary elections, saying he would "leave it up to the courts to decide." [9] He also called the use of ranked-choice voting the "most horrific thing in the world." [10] Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap said the results would be binding regardless of whether LePage certified ...
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Governor Paul LePage sought a second term. [126] LePage was elected with 38.3% of the vote in a competitive three member race in 2010. [127] He easily won the Republican nomination. Representative Mike Michaud successfully ran for the Democratic nomination. [128]