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      Nov. 6, 2018 U.S. Senate

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+Angus King (I) i
 		344,575
 		54.31%
Eric Brakey (R)
 		223,502
 		35.22%
Zak Ringelstein (D)
 66,268
 10.45%
others
 64

634,409
Total ballots cast: 646,064, including 11,655 blank.
Plurality: 121,073 votes (19.09 percentage points).
 ME Secretary of State



Notes: Sen. Angus King (I), 74, was heavily favored in his bid for a second term and there were no surprises.  King defeated state Sen. Eric Brakey (R), a millennial who leans libertarian, having served as Maine state director of Ron Paul's 2012 presidential campaign, and Zak Ringelstein (D), a millennial who has worked as a public school teacher and CEO of an education business and is also a failed country music star. 

In the June 18 Republican primary Brakey obtained 59,853 to 41,732 tallied as blank.  Max Linn had been disqualified as a candidate by the Secretary of State for an insufficient nominating petition, but his name still appeared on the ballot.  Also of note, Gov. Paul LePage (R) made noises in 2016-17 about possibly running, but ultimately did not get in the race.

The three general election candidates engaged in a number of forums and televised debates:

Oct. 12 - forum on homelessness at Preble Street Soup Kitchen in Portland;

Oct. 22 - debate on WGAN radio in South Portland (>);
 
Oct. 29 - televised debate hosted by News Center Maine (WCSH/WLBZ) (>);

Oct. 30 - televised debate hosted by Maine Public at Bowdoin College in Brunswick on Oct. 30 (>); and

Oct. 30 - televised debate on WGME CBS 13 News in Bangor (>).

According to Open Secrets (>), the King campaign spent almost $5 million compared to $950,423 for the Brakey campaign and $379,176 for the Ringelstein campaign.
Campaign Managers:
Angus King:  Toby McGrath 
Managing director of Drummond Woodsum Strategic Consulting in Portland from Jan. 2016; started as a non-lawyer consultant in summer 2015.  Deputy chief of staff to Sen. King in Washington, DC.  Assistant Administrator for Field Operations at the Small Business Administration.  Maine state director on Obama for America from July 2008.  Chief of staff to the Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives, as well as chief of staff of the Maine House Majority Leader and House Caucus director in 2004.  M.A. in organizational psychology and change leadership from Columbia University; B.A. from Bowdoin College, 1999.

Eric Brakey:  David Boyer, political director
Maine political director for the Marijuana Policy Project from Jan. 2013.  Campaign manager on Yes on 1: Regulate and Tax Marijuana, May-Nov. 2016.  Executive director of Defense of Liberty PAC, May 2012-Feb. 2013.  Regional director on Ron Paul's presidential campaign in Maine and Missouri, Oct. 2011-Mar. 2012.

Zak Ringelstein:  ???
 










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