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Maine local trial court judicial elections, 2018
- General election: Nov. 6
- Voter registration deadline: Oct. 16, or Nov. 6 (in-person)
- Early voting: When ballots become available through Nov. 1
- Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 6
- Online registration: No
- Same-day registration: Yes
- Voter ID: No
- Poll times: 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
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Maine held general elections for probate court judges on November 6, 2018. Partisan primary elections took place on June 12, 2018. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in these elections was March 15, 2018.[1][2]
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Election dates
- March 15, 2018: Filing deadline for candidates
- June 12, 2018: Primary election
- November 6, 2018: General election
Election rules
Primary election
The only judges in Maine that participate in judicial elections are those serving on the state's probate courts.
Candidates participate in partisan primary elections, with parties selecting one candidate who will compete in the general election. A candidate from each party will then move on to compete in the general election. Candidates who are unopposed in the primary must still appear on the general election ballot since write-in candidates are allowed for the general election.[3]
Elections
There were no local court positions in Maine covered by Ballotpedia in 2018.
Judicial selection method
Probate courts
- See also: Partisan elections
The Maine Probate Courts fall under the jurisdiction of the counties, not the state court system. There are 16 probate judges, each elected in partisan elections to four-year terms. Judges of the Maine Probate Courts serve part-time.[4][5]
In order to serve on these courts, a candidate must be a resident of Maine and an attorney licensed to practice in the state.[4][6]
Pivot Counties
- See also: Pivot Counties by state
Eight of 16 Maine counties—50 percent—are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.
| Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Trump margin of victory in 2016 | Obama margin of victory in 2012 | Obama margin of victory in 2008 | ||||
| Androscoggin County, Maine | 9.38% | 12.78% | 15.22% | ||||
| Aroostook County, Maine | 17.19% | 7.62% | 9.58% | ||||
| Franklin County, Maine | 5.47% | 18.41% | 20.29% | ||||
| Kennebec County, Maine | 3.58% | 13.46% | 14.78% | ||||
| Oxford County, Maine | 12.94% | 14.73% | 16.04% | ||||
| Penobscot County, Maine | 10.91% | 2.93% | 5.12% | ||||
| Somerset County, Maine | 22.67% | 1.68% | 5.70% | ||||
| Washington County, Maine | 18.44% | 1.60% | 1.01% | ||||
In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) won Maine with 47.8 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 44.9 percent. In 2016, Maine had four electoral votes. Maine's share of electoral votes represented 0.7 percent of the 538 electoral votes up for grabs in the general election and 1.5 percent of the 270 votes needed to be elected president. Maine awards its electoral votes by congressional district and the popular vote. It has two electoral votes for the statewide vote and one for each of its two congressional districts. In presidential elections between 1820 and 2016, Maine voted Republican 67.3 percent of the time and Democratic 32.6 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Maine voted Democratic all five times.[7]
Presidential results by legislative district
The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Maine. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[8][9]
| In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 129 out of 151 state House districts in Maine with an average margin of victory of 19.2 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 69 out of 151 state House districts in Maine with an average margin of victory of 23.7 points. Clinton won nine districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections. |
| In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 22 out of 151 state House districts in Maine with an average margin of victory of 8.7 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 82 out of 151 state House districts in Maine with an average margin of victory of 16 points. Trump won 17 districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections. |
| 2016 presidential results by state House district | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District | Obama | Romney | 2012 Margin | Clinton | Trump | 2016 Margin | Party Control |
| 1 | 64.22% | 33.76% | D+30.5 | 62.55% | 31.23% | D+31.3 | D |
| 2 | 57.25% | 40.85% | D+16.4 | 54.49% | 39.23% | D+15.3 | D |
| 3 | 57.10% | 41.89% | D+15.2 | 56.99% | 37.44% | D+19.5 | D |
| 4 | 56.87% | 41.62% | D+15.2 | 53.70% | 40.57% | D+13.1 | D |
| 5 | 48.42% | 49.31% | R+0.9 | 40.09% | 52.91% | R+12.8 | R |
| 6 | 54.77% | 43.03% | D+11.7 | 49.42% | 43.22% | D+6.2 | D |
| 7 | 54.04% | 44.26% | D+9.8 | 50.52% | 43.02% | D+7.5 | R |
| 8 | 57.56% | 40.71% | D+16.8 | 57.68% | 35.92% | D+21.8 | D |
| 9 | 58.64% | 39.98% | D+18.7 | 56.60% | 37.23% | D+19.4 | R |
| 10 | 54.02% | 43.13% | D+10.9 | 41.58% | 50.80% | R+9.2 | R |
| 11 | 66.36% | 31.38% | D+35 | 55.49% | 37.35% | D+18.1 | D |
| 12 | 69.51% | 27.82% | D+41.7 | 55.49% | 37.35% | D+18.1 | D |
| 13 | 63.20% | 35.03% | D+28.2 | 54.95% | 39.36% | D+15.6 | D |
| 14 | 63.73% | 34.40% | D+29.3 | 58.39% | 35.61% | D+22.8 | D |
| 15 | 60.76% | 37.27% | D+23.5 | 52.98% | 40.36% | D+12.6 | D |
| 16 | 52.74% | 44.50% | D+8.2 | 40.29% | 52.24% | R+11.9 | R |
| 17 | 52.83% | 44.53% | D+8.3 | 36.47% | 55.51% | R+19 | R |
| 18 | 61.34% | 36.11% | D+25.2 | 45.60% | 45.84% | R+0.2 | D |
| 19 | 57.69% | 40.05% | D+17.6 | 44.20% | 48.08% | R+3.9 | R |
| 20 | 46.78% | 50.23% | R+3.4 | 32.83% | 60.18% | R+27.3 | R |
| 21 | 52.88% | 44.78% | D+8.1 | 39.31% | 53.47% | R+14.2 | R |
| 22 | 50.96% | 46.27% | D+4.7 | 37.84% | 55.25% | R+17.4 | R |
| 23 | 50.59% | 47.44% | D+3.2 | 40.02% | 53.28% | R+13.3 | R |
| 24 | 51.97% | 45.85% | D+6.1 | 43.87% | 49.17% | R+5.3 | D |
| 25 | 52.34% | 45.03% | D+7.3 | 43.87% | 49.17% | R+5.3 | R |
| 26 | 57.85% | 40.10% | D+17.7 | 52.22% | 41.41% | D+10.8 | D |
| 27 | 55.21% | 42.99% | D+12.2 | 52.66% | 40.37% | D+12.3 | D |
| 28 | 54.16% | 44.13% | D+10 | 55.14% | 39.08% | D+16.1 | R |
| 29 | 54.16% | 44.13% | D+10 | 55.14% | 39.08% | D+16.1 | R |
| 30 | 63.23% | 35.50% | D+27.7 | 70.43% | 24.88% | D+45.6 | D |
| 31 | 72.88% | 25.36% | D+47.5 | 74.35% | 20.62% | D+53.7 | D |
| 32 | 66.87% | 31.00% | D+35.9 | 65.27% | 29.03% | D+36.2 | D |
| 33 | 67.72% | 30.37% | D+37.4 | 62.55% | 31.48% | D+31.1 | R |
| 34 | 61.95% | 35.19% | D+26.8 | 57.32% | 35.48% | D+21.8 | D |
| 35 | 63.65% | 34.15% | D+29.5 | 55.04% | 37.86% | D+17.2 | D |
| 36 | 69.85% | 28.12% | D+41.7 | 69.99% | 24.69% | D+45.3 | D |
| 37 | 74.82% | 22.79% | D+52 | 74.84% | 19.17% | D+55.7 | D |
| 38 | 84.99% | 10.96% | D+74 | 84.49% | 9.56% | D+74.9 | D |
| 39 | 84.15% | 12.47% | D+71.7 | 81.52% | 12.27% | D+69.3 | D |
| 40 | 83.40% | 12.49% | D+70.9 | 79.10% | 12.76% | D+66.3 | D |
| 41 | 74.79% | 22.43% | D+52.4 | 75.16% | 19.11% | D+56 | D |
| 42 | 73.59% | 24.03% | D+49.6 | 73.34% | 21.68% | D+51.7 | D |
| 43 | 60.77% | 37.87% | D+22.9 | 64.59% | 30.36% | D+34.2 | D |
| 44 | 54.86% | 43.78% | D+11.1 | 61.70% | 33.10% | D+28.6 | D |
| 45 | 52.97% | 45.45% | D+7.5 | 58.41% | 35.08% | D+23.3 | D |
| 46 | 53.97% | 43.54% | D+10.4 | 50.88% | 42.34% | D+8.5 | R |
| 47 | 61.12% | 37.17% | D+23.9 | 67.44% | 26.84% | D+40.6 | D |
| 48 | 63.72% | 34.42% | D+29.3 | 62.79% | 30.71% | D+32.1 | D |
| 49 | 66.60% | 30.87% | D+35.7 | 64.31% | 29.15% | D+35.2 | D |
| 50 | 66.60% | 30.87% | D+35.7 | 64.31% | 29.15% | D+35.2 | D |
| 51 | 58.58% | 39.45% | D+19.1 | 55.69% | 38.65% | D+17 | D |
| 52 | 63.98% | 33.34% | D+30.6 | 58.51% | 33.61% | D+24.9 | D |
| 53 | 56.02% | 41.61% | D+14.4 | 45.84% | 46.96% | R+1.1 | R |
| 54 | 57.11% | 40.82% | D+16.3 | 53.00% | 39.43% | D+13.6 | D |
| 55 | 52.51% | 44.95% | D+7.6 | 40.95% | 51.26% | R+10.3 | D |
| 56 | 50.09% | 46.77% | D+3.3 | 35.42% | 57.00% | R+21.6 | R |
| 57 | 49.74% | 47.49% | D+2.3 | 31.76% | 61.09% | R+29.3 | R |
| 58 | 56.16% | 41.59% | D+14.6 | 40.51% | 52.08% | R+11.6 | D |
| 59 | 59.75% | 38.11% | D+21.6 | 48.86% | 44.30% | D+4.6 | D |
| 60 | 69.63% | 27.53% | D+42.1 | 63.88% | 29.58% | D+34.3 | D |
| 61 | 60.40% | 36.73% | D+23.7 | 45.18% | 47.33% | R+2.2 | D |
| 62 | 57.96% | 39.18% | D+18.8 | 45.94% | 45.57% | D+0.4 | D |
| 63 | 56.47% | 40.52% | D+15.9 | 43.52% | 48.81% | R+5.3 | R |
| 64 | 54.78% | 42.67% | D+12.1 | 44.04% | 47.76% | R+3.7 | D |
| 65 | 50.66% | 47.08% | D+3.6 | 40.92% | 51.66% | R+10.7 | R |
| 66 | 52.42% | 45.33% | D+7.1 | 41.68% | 51.40% | R+9.7 | D |
| 67 | 50.43% | 47.14% | D+3.3 | 42.81% | 49.99% | R+7.2 | R |
| 68 | 50.59% | 46.79% | D+3.8 | 36.57% | 55.59% | R+19 | R |
| 69 | 52.79% | 44.16% | D+8.6 | 40.88% | 51.15% | R+10.3 | R |
| 70 | 53.93% | 43.29% | D+10.6 | 42.30% | 49.47% | R+7.2 | R |
| 71 | 54.29% | 42.05% | D+12.2 | 39.51% | 52.35% | R+12.8 | R |
| 72 | 51.93% | 45.45% | D+6.5 | 34.53% | 56.78% | R+22.2 | R |
| 73 | 53.53% | 42.96% | D+10.6 | 37.43% | 53.69% | R+16.3 | R |
| 74 | 62.03% | 35.41% | D+26.6 | 42.38% | 49.51% | R+7.1 | D |
| 75 | 48.71% | 48.59% | D+0.1 | 33.59% | 60.03% | R+26.4 | R |
| 76 | 54.86% | 42.71% | D+12.2 | 44.90% | 48.25% | R+3.3 | R |
| 77 | 50.66% | 46.96% | D+3.7 | 39.35% | 52.33% | R+13 | R |
| 78 | 53.91% | 43.85% | D+10.1 | 42.60% | 49.76% | R+7.2 | D |
| 79 | 47.84% | 49.51% | R+1.7 | 35.30% | 57.05% | R+21.7 | R |
| 80 | 52.45% | 44.63% | D+7.8 | 36.64% | 55.48% | R+18.8 | R |
| 81 | 54.77% | 42.68% | D+12.1 | 47.50% | 44.64% | D+2.9 | D |
| 82 | 48.51% | 48.09% | D+0.4 | 34.29% | 57.59% | R+23.3 | I |
| 83 | 56.63% | 40.02% | D+16.6 | 47.31% | 44.95% | D+2.4 | D |
| 84 | 56.51% | 41.13% | D+15.4 | 49.40% | 43.45% | D+6 | D |
| 85 | 59.68% | 38.00% | D+21.7 | 50.35% | 41.91% | D+8.4 | D |
| 86 | 59.23% | 37.24% | D+22 | 49.50% | 42.73% | D+6.8 | R |
| 87 | 52.02% | 45.12% | D+6.9 | 40.62% | 52.15% | R+11.5 | R |
| 88 | 51.72% | 45.78% | D+5.9 | 39.27% | 53.65% | R+14.4 | R |
| 89 | 54.45% | 43.61% | D+10.8 | 51.10% | 41.67% | D+9.4 | R |
| 90 | 59.64% | 38.13% | D+21.5 | 56.53% | 37.50% | D+19 | D |
| 91 | 50.59% | 46.34% | D+4.2 | 40.13% | 53.06% | R+12.9 | R |
| 92 | 59.72% | 37.88% | D+21.8 | 52.61% | 41.62% | D+11 | D |
| 93 | 63.76% | 33.86% | D+29.9 | 56.36% | 36.44% | D+19.9 | D |
| 94 | 65.85% | 32.61% | D+33.2 | 67.70% | 27.26% | D+40.4 | I |
| 95 | 52.53% | 44.46% | D+8.1 | 43.05% | 50.09% | R+7 | R |
| 96 | 53.22% | 43.96% | D+9.3 | 46.09% | 45.62% | D+0.5 | D |
| 97 | 60.95% | 36.52% | D+24.4 | 57.61% | 35.28% | D+22.3 | D |
| 98 | 50.39% | 46.30% | D+4.1 | 40.80% | 51.21% | R+10.4 | R |
| 99 | 49.59% | 46.79% | D+2.8 | 38.95% | 51.81% | R+12.9 | R |
| 100 | 41.66% | 55.96% | R+14.3 | 30.51% | 62.28% | R+31.8 | R |
| 101 | 48.05% | 50.31% | R+2.3 | 42.68% | 49.76% | R+7.1 | R |
| 102 | 43.04% | 54.85% | R+11.8 | 32.72% | 60.41% | R+27.7 | R |
| 103 | 40.91% | 57.49% | R+16.6 | 31.01% | 62.88% | R+31.9 | R |
| 104 | 41.88% | 55.97% | R+14.1 | 29.63% | 63.01% | R+33.4 | R |
| 105 | 42.29% | 54.99% | R+12.7 | 28.06% | 64.26% | R+36.2 | R |
| 106 | 49.42% | 48.50% | D+0.9 | 33.92% | 58.24% | R+24.3 | R |
| 107 | 57.01% | 40.00% | D+17 | 41.97% | 51.07% | R+9.1 | D |
| 108 | 53.21% | 43.49% | D+9.7 | 38.84% | 53.47% | R+14.6 | R |
| 109 | 67.24% | 30.12% | D+37.1 | 58.40% | 33.72% | D+24.7 | D |
| 110 | 63.87% | 33.47% | D+30.4 | 54.37% | 37.58% | D+16.8 | D |
| 111 | 50.44% | 46.68% | D+3.8 | 36.86% | 56.60% | R+19.7 | R |
| 112 | 53.48% | 42.87% | D+10.6 | 37.66% | 52.96% | R+15.3 | R |
| 113 | 60.85% | 35.30% | D+25.5 | 48.50% | 41.70% | D+6.8 | R |
| 114 | 55.26% | 41.90% | D+13.4 | 38.76% | 52.49% | R+13.7 | R |
| 115 | 58.85% | 38.24% | D+20.6 | 38.90% | 52.27% | R+13.4 | D |
| 116 | 60.75% | 35.80% | D+24.9 | 35.54% | 54.38% | R+18.8 | R |
| 117 | 55.13% | 41.53% | D+13.6 | 43.57% | 47.95% | R+4.4 | R |
| 118 | 45.86% | 51.52% | R+5.7 | 31.81% | 61.90% | R+30.1 | R |
| 119 | 45.96% | 51.43% | R+5.5 | 32.24% | 61.04% | R+28.8 | R |
| 120 | 46.60% | 50.44% | R+3.8 | 35.73% | 56.84% | R+21.1 | R |
| 121 | 45.21% | 52.49% | R+7.3 | 34.05% | 59.30% | R+25.2 | D |
| 122 | 63.72% | 33.19% | D+30.5 | 53.84% | 37.36% | D+16.5 | D |
| 123 | 71.47% | 24.38% | D+47.1 | 64.13% | 26.92% | D+37.2 | D |
| 124 | 59.61% | 38.17% | D+21.4 | 55.14% | 36.96% | D+18.2 | D |
| 125 | 58.95% | 38.77% | D+20.2 | 53.33% | 38.99% | D+14.3 | D |
| 126 | 58.95% | 38.77% | D+20.2 | 53.33% | 38.99% | D+14.3 | D |
| 127 | 58.95% | 38.77% | D+20.2 | 53.33% | 38.99% | D+14.3 | D |
| 128 | 48.27% | 49.97% | R+1.7 | 42.23% | 50.10% | R+7.9 | R |
| 129 | 46.34% | 51.62% | R+5.3 | 38.68% | 53.96% | R+15.3 | R |
| 130 | 50.42% | 47.47% | D+2.9 | 38.87% | 53.71% | R+14.8 | R |
| 131 | 53.33% | 44.07% | D+9.3 | 44.62% | 48.28% | R+3.7 | R |
| 132 | 50.56% | 46.18% | D+4.4 | 43.40% | 48.98% | R+5.6 | D |
| 133 | 61.90% | 35.54% | D+26.4 | 58.29% | 34.81% | D+23.5 | D |
| 134 | 65.13% | 32.50% | D+32.6 | 56.99% | 36.58% | D+20.4 | D |
| 135 | 65.78% | 31.66% | D+34.1 | 65.51% | 28.90% | D+36.6 | D |
| 136 | 48.92% | 47.96% | D+1 | 38.51% | 53.59% | R+15.1 | R |
| 137 | 45.33% | 52.54% | R+7.2 | 32.99% | 60.19% | R+27.2 | R |
| 138 | 46.20% | 51.54% | R+5.3 | 33.60% | 59.26% | R+25.7 | D |
| 139 | 52.45% | 44.64% | D+7.8 | 42.77% | 50.10% | R+7.3 | R |
| 140 | 54.52% | 42.52% | D+12 | 42.09% | 50.96% | R+8.9 | D |
| 141 | 40.37% | 57.48% | R+17.1 | 25.45% | 68.33% | R+42.9 | R |
| 142 | 44.25% | 53.03% | R+8.8 | 30.36% | 63.04% | R+32.7 | R |
| 143 | 52.29% | 45.49% | D+6.8 | 37.41% | 56.99% | R+19.6 | D |
| 144 | 42.14% | 55.70% | R+13.6 | 30.93% | 63.59% | R+32.7 | R |
| 145 | 38.61% | 58.67% | R+20.1 | 24.60% | 69.65% | R+45 | R |
| 146 | 42.70% | 55.08% | R+12.4 | 31.90% | 62.06% | R+30.2 | R |
| 147 | 52.79% | 44.50% | D+8.3 | 42.10% | 49.42% | R+7.3 | R |
| 148 | 54.63% | 42.47% | D+12.2 | 40.30% | 53.21% | R+12.9 | D |
| 149 | 52.29% | 45.53% | D+6.8 | 40.55% | 52.79% | R+12.2 | R |
| 150 | 72.28% | 25.81% | D+46.5 | 51.67% | 42.92% | D+8.7 | D |
| 151 | 62.84% | 35.10% | D+27.7 | 43.90% | 50.45% | R+6.5 | D |
| Total | 56.44% | 41.10% | D+15.3 | 47.97% | 45.00% | D+3 | - |
| Source: Daily Kos | |||||||
See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Maine Legislature, "Maine Revised Statutes, Title 21-A, Chapter 5, Subchapter 1, Article 4, §339. Time and nature of election," accessed September 26, 2017
- ↑ Maine Legislature, "Maine Revised Statutes, Title 21-A, Chapter 5, Subchapter 1, Article 4, §335. Petition requirements," accessed September 26, 2017
- ↑ Per e-mail received from Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions, Division of Elections & Administrative Procedure Act, Melissa K. Packard, Director of Elections and APA, received June 12, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 State of Maine Judicial Branch, "Probate Matters," accessed July 23, 2014
- ↑ Maine.gov, "Maine State Constitution – Article VI, Section 6," accessed May 29, 2016
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Maine; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ 270towin.com, "Maine," accessed June 1, 2017
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017
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