2014 Maine gubernatorial election
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The 2014 Maine gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014 to elect the governor of Maine. Incumbent Republican governor Paul LePage won re-election to a second term, defeating Democratic nominee Mike Michaud, the U.S. representative from Maine's 2nd congressional district, and independent Eliot Cutler, an attorney and second-place finisher from the 2010 gubernatorial election.[1] This is currently the most recent election that Maine elected a Republican governor. Primary elections were held on June 10, 2014.
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LePage was initially considered vulnerable in this race, due to persistent approval ratings below 50%. The consensus among The Cook Political Report,[2] Governing[3] and The Rothenberg Political Report[4] was that the race was a "tossup" and Daily Kos Elections[5] and Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] rated the race as "lean Democratic".