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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]
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.
The converse can also be true, as in the case of Maine, which had two Republican U.S. senators, but Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry won the state's electoral votes. Likewise, Vermont , New York , Massachusetts , Maryland , and Hawaii all voted for Democrat Kerry by wide margins, but all had Republican governors at the time.
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.
Maine is seen as a swing state, with unusually high support for independent candidates. The Republican Party has won Maine in 11 out of the past 20 presidential elections, and the governorship has been won by Democrats and independents three times each, and Republicans four times, since 1974.
Maine is located in New England, an area that has become a Democratic Party stronghold. It was once a classic Rockefeller Republican state, but social issues have moved it to the Democratic column. The last Republican to win all its electoral votes was George H. W. Bush in 1988.
Popular incumbent Sen. Angus King faces three challengers in his quest for a third six-year term representing Maine in the U.S. Senate.. They are Republican Demi Kouzounas, Democrat David Costello ...
Following the 2016 elections, the 2nd district had the sole Republican representative in New England. After 2018, however, the Republican incumbent was ousted by a Democratic challenger. As a result, all of New England was represented by Democrats in the House of Representatives. [1]