Eliot Cutler and Gov. Paul LePage high-five at an October debate in Portland.
Mike Michaud gave up a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives to run for governor.
On Oct. 29, Eliot Cutler held a press conference to say he was pulling out of the gubernatorial race – but not really.
After losing handily in two consecutive primaries, Bruce Poliquin came back to win a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Former first lady Barbara Bush made a solid impression in an ad for the LePage campaign.
Mike Tipping gets the agitator of the year award for being “a thorn in the side of conservatives.”
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