John Jenkins (Maine)

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John Jenkins

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John Jenkins (independent) ran for election for Governor of Maine. Jenkins did not appear on the ballot for the general election on November 6, 2018.

Jenkins is the former mayor of Auburn, Maine. He was elected in 2007 and served until 2009. From 1996 to 1998, he was a member of the Maine State Senate. In 1993, he was elected mayor of Lewiston, Maine. Jenkins passed away on September 30, 2020.

Elections

2018

See also: Maine gubernatorial election, 2018

General election

General election for Governor of Maine

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Janet T. Mills in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Janet T. Mills	50.9	320,962	0	Won (1)
		Shawn Moody	43.2	272,311	0	1
		Teresea Hayes	5.9	37,268	0	1
		Alan Caron	0.0	0	0	1
		Undeclared Write-insUndeclared write-in candidates may advance past the first round in some ranked-choice elections. If the official source reports write-in votes by candidate name, Ballotpedia displays them alongside the ballot-qualified candidates. However, if write-in votes are reported without a name, they will instead be included in the total write-in votes figure in Round 1. Please consult the official elections source for more details about unnamed write-in candidate vote totals past Round 1.	0.0	126	0

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 630,667
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Richard Light (L)
• Betsy Marsano (G)
• Karmo Sanders (Independent)
• Ken A. Capron (Independent)
• John Jenkins (Independent)
• Jay Parker Dresser (G)
• Ethan Alcorn (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for Governor of Maine

Select round: Round 4 Round 3 Round 2 Round 1

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Janet T. Mills in round 4 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Janet T. Mills	54.1	63,384	13,439	Advanced (4)
		Adam Cote	45.9	53,866	11,243	4
		Betsy Sweet	0.0	0	-29,944	3
		Mark Eves	0.0	0	0	2
		Donna Dion	0.0	0	0	1
		Mark Dion	0.0	0	0	1
		Diane Russell	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Janet T. Mills	40.8	49,945	5,903	Advanced (4)
		Adam Cote	34.8	42,623	5,080	4
		Betsy Sweet	24.4	29,944	6,957	3
		Mark Eves	0.0	0	-19,521	2
		Donna Dion	0.0	0	0	1
		Mark Dion	0.0	0	0	1
		Diane Russell	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Janet T. Mills	35.5	44,042	2,307	Advanced (4)
		Adam Cote	30.3	37,543	2,065	4
		Betsy Sweet	18.5	22,987	2,220	3
		Mark Eves	15.7	19,521	1,634	2
		Mark Dion	0.0	0	-5,200	1
		Diane Russell	0.0	0	-2,728	1
		Donna Dion	0.0	0	-1,596	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Janet T. Mills	33.1	41,735	0	Advanced (4)
		Adam Cote	28.1	35,478	0	4
		Betsy Sweet	16.5	20,767	0	3
		Mark Eves	14.2	17,887	0	2
		Mark Dion	4.1	5,200	0	1
		Diane Russell	2.2	2,728	0	1
		Donna Dion	1.3	1,596	0	1
		Undeclared Write-insUndeclared write-in candidates may advance past the first round in some ranked-choice elections. If the official source reports write-in votes by candidate name, Ballotpedia displays them alongside the ballot-qualified candidates. However, if write-in votes are reported without a name, they will instead be included in the total write-in votes figure in Round 1. Please consult the official elections source for more details about unnamed write-in candidate vote totals past Round 1.	0.6	748	0

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 126,139
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Cynthia Soma-Hernandez (D)
• J. Martin Vachon (D)
• Patrick Eisenhart (D)
• Sean Faircloth (D)
• James Boyle (D)

Republican primary election

Republican Primary for Governor of Maine

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Shawn Moody in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Shawn Moody	56.6	53,436	0	Advanced (1)
		Garrett Mason	22.9	21,571	0	1
	Submit photo	Mary Mayhew	14.9	14,034	0	1
		Kenneth Fredette	5.7	5,341	0	1

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 94,382
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

See also

• Governor of Maine
• Maine gubernatorial election, 2018

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Footnotes

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Current members of the Maine State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Matthea Daughtry

Majority Leader:Teresa Pierce

Minority Leader:Harold Stewart

Senators

District 1

Susan Bernard (R)

District 2

Harold Stewart (R)

District 3

Bradlee Farrin (R)

District 4

Stacey Guerin (R)

District 5

Russell Black (R)

District 6

Marianne Moore (R)

District 7

Nicole Grohoski (D)

District 8

Mike Tipping (D)

District 9

Joe Baldacci (D)

District 10

David Haggan (R)

District 11

Glenn Curry (D)

District 12

Anne Beebe-Center (D)

District 13

Cameron Reny (D)

District 14

Craig Hickman (D)

District 15

Richard Bradstreet (R)

District 16

Scott Cyrway (R)

District 17

Jeffrey Timberlake (R)

District 18

Richard Bennett (R)

District 19

Joseph Martin (R)

District 20

Bruce Bickford (R)

District 21

Margaret Rotundo (D)

District 22

James Libby (R)

District 23

Matthea Daughtry (D)

District 24

Denise Tepler (D)

District 25

Teresa Pierce (D)

District 26

Timothy Nangle (D)

District 27

Jill Duson (D)

District 28

Rachel Talbot Ross (D)

District 29

Anne Carney (D)

District 30

Stacy Brenner (D)

District 31

Donna Bailey (D)

District 32

Henry Ingwersen (D)

District 33

Matthew Harrington (R)

District 34

Joseph Rafferty (D)

District 35

Mark Lawrence (D)

Democratic Party (20)

Republican Party (15)