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Gary Knight
L. Gary Knight was a 2016 Republican candidate for District 18 of the Maine State Senate. Knight withdrew from the ballot after the primary election.
Elections
2016
- See also: Maine State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Maine State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 14, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 15, 2016.[1]
Lisa Keim defeated incumbent John Patrick in the Maine State Senate District 18 general election.[2]
| Maine State Senate, District 18 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Lisa Keim |
56.21% | 11,603 | |
| Democratic | John Patrick Incumbent | 43.79% | 9,040 | |
| Total Votes | 20,643 | |||
| Source: Maine Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent John Patrick ran unopposed in the Maine State Senate District 18 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Maine State Senate, District 18 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | John Patrick Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Gary Knight ran unopposed in the Maine State Senate District 18 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Maine State Senate, District 18 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Gary Knight (unopposed) | |
2014
- See also: Maine State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the Maine State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 10, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for party candidates wishing to run in this election was March 17, 2014. The deadline for write-in candidates to run in the primary election was April 28, 2014, and the deadline for non-party candidates to run in the general election was June 2, 2014. District 14 incumbent John Patrick was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Gary Knight was unopposed in the Republican primary but withdrew afterwards; Joseph Martin was selected as his replacement. Patrick defeated Martin in the general election.[5][6][7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Patrick Incumbent |
51.6% | 9,136 | |
| Republican | Joseph Martin | 43.5% | 7,714 | |
| None | Blank Votes | 4.9% | 866 | |
| Total Votes | 17,716 | |||
Recent news
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See also
- Maine State Senate
- Maine State Senate elections, 2016
- Maine State Legislature
- Maine State Senate District 18
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Politics1.com, "Maine," archived December 31, 2015
- ↑ Maine Secretary of State, "2016 Election Results," accessed December 20, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Maine Secretary of State, "List of Candidates who have filed for the June 14, 2016 Primary Election," accessed March 20, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Maine Secretary of State, "Tabulations for Primary Elections held on June 14, 2016," accessed August 11, 2016
- ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "List of Primary Candidates," accessed May 8, 2014
- ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "List of Non-Party Candidates," accessed June 2, 2014
- ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "Primary Election - June 10, 2014," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "General Election - November 4, 2014," accessed December 5, 2014
