Spending by outside groups trying to influence Maine’s gubernatorial election has begun in earnest, with $1.4 million spent in the first two weeks of September and much more on the way.
Election 2022
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Daniel Newman, Maine House 58 candidate
Maine House 58 covers Franklin County, New Sharon; and in Kennebec County, Belgrade, Fayette, Mount Vernon, Rome and Vienna.
Randall Adam Greenwood, Maine House 56
Maine House 56 covers Kennebec County, Litchfield and Monmouth; and in Androscoggin County, Wales.
Kent Ackley, Maine House 56 candidate
Maine House 56 covers Kennebec County, Litchfield and Monmouth; and in Androscoggin County, Wales.
Robert S. ‘Bob’ Neal, Maine House 58 candidate
Maine House 58 covers Franklin County, New Sharon; and in Kennebec County, Belgrade, Fayette, Mount Vernon, Rome and Vienna.
Rebecca Jauch, Maine House 51 profile
Rebecca Jauch is a candidate in Maine House District 51 — which serves Topsham.
Linda L. Baker, Maine House 51 candidate
Linda L. Baker is a candidate in Maine House District 51 — which serves Topsham.
Karen L. Montell, Maine House 54
Towns: In Kennebec County, Farmingdale and Gardiner.
Meet your local legislative candidates
Candidates running Androscoggin, Franklin, Oxford and nearby counties for Maine House and Senate seats have submitted profiles to the Sun Journal.
The race for governor: This one is personal
While this is the first time their names have been on the same ballot, the enmity between Democratic Gov. Janet Mills and former Republican Gov. Paul LePage goes back more than a decade.