AUGUSTA (AP) — With no more time to field replacements for Maine legislative candidates who’ve withdrawn, more than a dozen House and Senate races will go uncontested by Republicans and Democrats. In most of those races, Democrats aren’t fielding candidates.
But both parties on Tuesday are saying they have strong slates of candidates and are optimistic about their chances of winning majorities in November.
The deadline was 5 p.m. Monday for the political parties to file the names of legislative candidates who are replacing the 48 who withdrew since the June primaries.
As of Tuesday, Democrats have no candidates in 10 districts. Republicans are leaving only four seats uncontested. Legislative elections are particularly intense this year, with Democrats hoping to regain from Republicans majorities they’ve enjoyed for decades.
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