D.C.'s Political Report: 2008 Maine Congressional and Presidential Primary Results

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2008 Maine Congressional and Presidential Primary Results
Third Party Filing Deadline: 12/14/07, Republican Presidential Caucus: 2/3/08, Democratic Presidential Caucus: 2/10/08, Primary Filing Deadline: 3/15/08, Independent Filing Deadline: 6/2/08, Primary: 6/10/08, Presidential Filing Deadline: 8/15/08, Write-in Deadline: 11/1/08, General Election 11/4/08,
Last Updated: June 5, 2008

Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties,

President, 53.6% in '04 for Kerry, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic,

U.S. Sen. Barack H. Obama (D-IL) 59.47%,
U.S. Sen. Hillary R. Clinton (D-NY) 39.93%, uncommitted 0.51%, write-in 0.09%, ex-Gov. W. Mitt Romney (R-MA) 51.91%,
U.S. Sen. John S. McCain, III (R-AZ) 21.14%, U.S. Rep. Ronald E. "Ron" Paul (R-TX) 18.69%, ex-Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-AR) 5.83%, undecided 2.07%, write-in 0.19%, Fred D. Thompson (R-TN) 0.08%, Rudolph W. "Rudy" Giuliani (R-NY) 0.06%, Alan L. Keyes (R-MD) 0.02%, Green Party Nominee

Senator, 58.4% in '02, 2^nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Chris Cillizza: 8th Most Likely Seats to Switch Party, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Republican, Cook Political Report: Lean Republican, National Journal's Rankings: 6th Most Likely to Switch Parties, Roll Call's Outlook: Leans Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Narrow Advantage Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Republican,

U.S. Rep. Thomas H. "Tom" Allen (D) 85.2%,
High school administrator Tom Ledue (D) 14.8%, Susan M. Collins (R), psychologist Herbert J. Hoffman (I),

1st Congressional District, 60.5% in '06, 6^th term, Thomas H. "Tom" Allen (D) running for U.S. Senate, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Democrat Favored, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Democrat,

'02 Senate nominee / ex-Common Cause president Rochelle "Chellie" Pingree (D) 43.1%,
attorney Adam R. Cote (D) 28.9%, ex-St. Sen. Michael F. Brennan (D) 11.2%, St. Sen. Ethan K. Strimling (D) 10.9%, ex-St. Sen. / '00 Senate candidate Mark W. Lawrence (D) 4.7%, physician Stephen J. "Steve" Meister (D) 1.0%, '94 candidate / '04 nominee / ex-St. Sen. Charles E. "Charlie" Summers, Jr. (R) 59.5%,
businessman C. Peter "Dean" Scontras (R) 40.5%,

2nd Congressional District, 70.5% in '06, 3^rd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic,

Michael H. Michaud (D), Selectman John N. Frary (R),

1. Link to Predictions:

D.C.'s Political Report,
Washington Post's Chris Cillizza,
Campaign & Elections: Political Oddsmaker,
Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard,
Cook Political Report,
National Journal's Rankings,
Roll Call's Outlook,
Rothenberg Political Report,
Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball,

2. D.C.'s Political Report's stars indicate the rating of the race from 1 star to 5 stars depending on its entertainment value.
The color indicates D.C.'s Political Report's prediction of the winning party.

= Democrat retain control, = Democrats take over control,

= Republican retain control, = Republicans take over control,

= Independent / 3rd Party retains control, = Independent / 3rd Party take over control

Bold indicates incumbent. Yellow district indicates open races.

Light Blue boxes indicates Democrats maintained control. Light Red boxes indicates Republicans maintained control.

Blue boxes indicates Democrats took control. Red boxes indicates Republicans took control.

3. Key to Maine Political Parties:
(D) = Democratic Party
(I) = independent candidates (R) = Republican
(WI) = Write-in candidates