Mary Mayhew

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Mary Mayhew

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June 12, 2018

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Mary Mayhew was a candidate running for governor of Maine in the 2018 election. Mayhew was defeated by Shawn Moody (R) in the June 12 primary.

Biography

A former government relations manager for the Maine Hospital Association, Mayhew was selected by Gov. Paul LePage (R) after he was elected in 2010 to serve as commissioner of health and human services. While in office, Mayhew aided the governor in shaping the state's healthcare policy until her resignation in May 2017, shortly before launching her own bid for the office.

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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
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Full Democratic primary results may be viewed by clicking [show] at the right.

Democratic primary election rounds First round Maine Gubernatorial Democratic Primary, first round, 2018 Candidate Vote % Votes Janet Mills 33.09% 41,735 Adam Cote 28.13% 35,478 Betsy Sweet 16.46% 20,767 Mark Eves 14.18% 17,887 Mark Dion 4.12% 5,200 Diane Russell 2.16% 2,728 Donna Dion 1.27% 1,596 Write-in 0.59% 748 Total Votes (574/574 precincts reporting) 126,139 Source: Maine.gov, "Tabulations for Elections held June 12, 2018," accessed July 6, 2018 Second round Maine Gubernatorial Democratic Primary, second round, 2018 Candidate Vote % Votes Janet Mills 35.49% 44,042 Adam Cote 30.25% 37,543 Betsy Sweet 18.52% 22,987 Mark Eves 15.73% 19,521 Total Votes (574/574 precincts reporting) 124,093 Source: Maine.gov, "Tabulations for Elections held June 12, 2018," accessed July 6, 2018 Third round Maine Gubernatorial Democratic Primary, third round, 2018 Candidate Vote % Votes Janet Mills 40.77% 49,945 Adam Cote 34.79% 42,623 Betsy Sweet 24.44% 29,944 Total Votes (574/574 precincts reporting) 122,512 Source: Maine.gov, "Tabulations for Elections held June 12, 2018," accessed July 6, 2018 Fourth round Maine Gubernatorial Democratic primary, fourth round, 2018 Candidate Vote % Votes Janet Mills 54.06% 63,384 Adam Cote 45.94% 53,866 Total Votes (574/574 precincts reporting) 117,250 Source: Maine.gov, "Tabulations for Elections held June 12, 2018," accessed July 6, 2018

See also

• Governor of Maine
• Maine gubernatorial election, 2018
• Maine gubernatorial election, 2018 (June 12 Republican primary)

External links

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• Office of the Governor of Maine
• Mayhew for Maine
• Mayhew for Maine - Facebook
• Mayhew for Maine - Twitter