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R. Wayne Werts
R. Wayne Werts is a former Democratic member of the Maine House of Representatives, representing District 70 from 2012 to 2014.
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Werts served on the following committees:
| Maine committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Transportation |
Elections
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. District 70 incumbent R. Wayne Werts was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Bruce Bickford was unopposed in the Republican primary. Werts defeated Bickford in the general election.[1][2][3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Bruce Bickford |
52.9% | 2,264 | |
| Democratic | R. Wayne Werts Incumbent | 43% | 1,837 | |
| None | Blank Votes | 4.1% | 176 | |
| Total Votes | 4,277 | |||
2012
Werts won election in the 2012 election for Maine House of Representatives District 70. Werts ran unopposed in the June 12 Democratic primary on and defeated incumbent Bruce Bickford (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | R. Wayne Werts |
50% | 2,268 | |
| Republican | Bruce Bickford Incumbent | 50% | 2,264 | |
| Total Votes | 4,532 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Recent news
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See also
- Maine State Legislature
- Maine House of Representatives
- House Committees
- Joint Committees
- Maine state legislative districts
External links
- Maine House of Representatives - Rep. R. Wayne Werts
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- R. Wayne Werts on Facebook
- Campaign contributions: 2012
Footnotes
- ↑ 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 Secretary of State, "2012 Candidate List," accessed May 14, 2012
- ↑ Maine Secretary of State, "Tabulations for Elections held in 2012," accessed March 19, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Bruce Bickford (R) |
Maine House of Representatives District 70 2012–2014 |
Succeeded by - |
