Maine
Contents
Election Administration
Election Law
- Method for Choosing Presidential Electors: Statewide Popular Vote, Congressional-District
- Fusion Legal: No
Electoral College in Maine
Selection of Electors in Maine
Qualified Party Candidates
The candidates for Presidential Elector are chosen at the State Party Convention. After the national nominating convention, each party will make an official communication from the National or State Party Committee to the Secretary of State of their party's nominees for President, Vice President and Presidential Electors. The names of the Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates are placed on the ballot, along with their party name.
Non-Party Candidates
Candidates achieving ballot access from parties that are not qualified in Maine are considered "non-party" candidates.
Electoral College Proceedings
Candidates for Election
Parties
Qualified Parties
As of 2004, Maine has three qualified parties:
The qualified parties choose their nominees for President and Vice President at the national nominating convention of their political party.
Independent Candidates
Non-qualified party candidates gain access to the ballot by circulating nominating petitions containing the names of the Presidential, Vice Presidential and Presidential Elector candidates as a slate of offices to be nominated. The petitions may be circulated between January 1 and August 15 of the presidential election year. To be nominated, the candidates' petitions must contain the signatures of between 4,000 and 6,000 registered Maine voters (who may be enrolled in a political party or who may be unenrolled). The deadline for these petitions to be submitted to the Secretary of State in 2004 is August 16th, as the statutory deadline falls on a Sunday.
Write-in Candidates
Write-in candidates must meet the following criteria:
- Fulfills the qualifications for the office designated
- Has filed a "Declaration of Write-in Candidacy" either before the election or no later than 3 business days after the election.
Ballot Position
Election Results
Presidential Election Results
- Maine Presidential Election Results 2004 Summary Page
- Maine Presidential Election Results 2000 Summary Page
- Maine Presidential Election Results 1996 Summary Page
- Maine Presidential Election Results 1992 Summary Page
- Maine Presidential Election Results 1988 Summary Page
- Maine Presidential Election Results 1984 Summary Page
- Maine Presidential Election Results 1980 Summary Page
- Maine Presidential Election Results 1976 Summary Page
- Maine Presidential Election Results 1972 Summary Page
- Maine Presidential Election Results 1968 Summary Page
- Maine Presidential Election Results 1964 Summary Page
- Maine Presidential Election Results 1960 Summary Page
Senatorial Election Results
- Maine Senatorial Election Results 2002 Summary Page
- Maine Senatorial Election Results 1998 Summary Page
Gubernatorial Election Results
- Maine Gubernatorial Election Results 2002 Summary Page
- Maine Gubernatorial Election Results 1998 Summary Page
