Who’s Running for Governor of Maine in 2018? These 7 People… So Far

The election is still a long way off, but as of July 14, 2017, these 7 Mainers are already running to replace Paul LePage in 2018.

LePage is term limited by the Maine constitution, and can't seek a third term. He was first elected in 2010, and started his term in January 2011. He's set to leave office after two full terms in January 2018. The election to replace him will be held on November 6, 2018.

Janet Mills
Democratic
Janet Mills from Farmington is currently serving her third term as Maine's first female Attorney General, and has been a frequent critic of Governor Paul LePage. In 1980, Mills was the first female district attorney elected to office in New England, serving Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties. She has served as a DA, State Representative, and Vice Chair of the Maine Democratic Party.
Adam Cote
Democratic
Adam Cote is an attorney from Sanford. An Iraq War veteran, Cote served in the armed forces for twenty years, and ran unsuccessfully for Congress in 2008.
Mark Eves
Democratic
Mark Eves served two terms as Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives, and four terms as a representative, serving South Berwick in the House.
Mary Mayhew
Republican
Mary Mayhew is a former Commissioner of the Department of Health & Human Services, under Governor Paul LePage.
Other Candidates
Also Running
Lesser-known candidates also running for Governor include Republican Deril Stubenrod, a write-in candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2014, Democrat Patrick Eisenhart, a retired United States Coast Guard commander, and Democrat Betsy Sweet, a former director of the Maine Women's Lobby.
For a more updated list of candidates, click here.

Who Else Might Run?

Who else might run?

...this is really the question that matters. The general consensus among politically-active people here in Maine is that if Susan Collins decides to run for Governor, she's going to be hard to beat. Here's a list of potential candidates who haven't declared their intentions as of July 14, 2017: