John Michael
John Michael (independent) ran for election to the Maine House of Representatives to represent District 62. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Michael was a 2014 Independent candidate for District 62 of the Maine House of Representatives.
Michael served in the House previously from 1978 to 1986, 1991 to 1994 and 2000 to 2002. Michael also ran for Governor of Maine in 2002.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Maine House of Representatives District 62
Incumbent Gina Melaragno defeated John Michael in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 62 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Gina Melaragno (D) | 51.4 | 1,604 |
| John Michael (Independent) | 48.6 | 1,519 | ||
| Total votes: 3,123 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- James Cyr (R)
Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 62
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Gina Melaragno in round 1 .
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Total votes: 434 |
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Republican primary election
Republican Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 62
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: James Cyr in round 1 .
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Total votes: 235 |
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2014
Elections for the Maine House of Representatives 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. The deadline for write-in candidates to run in the general election was September 22, 2014. Gina Melaragno was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Brandon Dickey was unopposed in the Republican primary. Melaragno defeated Dickey and John Michael (I) in the general election.[2][3][4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Gina Melaragno |
45.1% | 1,074 | |
| Independent | John Michael | 26.2% | 623 | |
| Republican | Brandon Dickey | 23.6% | 562 | |
| None | Blank Votes | 5.1% | 121 | |
| Total Votes | 2,380 | |||
2010
Michael was a Republican candidate for District 69, Maine House of Representatives in the November 2, 2010 state legislative election. Michael's opponent in the November 2 general election was Democratic incumbent Brian Bolduc. Bolduc defeated Michael in the November 2 general election.[6]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
John Michael did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "John Michael's Biography," accessed October 7, 2014
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Maine Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "Official 2010 Election Results," accessed February 18, 2014
