The state of the Maine gubernatorial race on Twitter as of Saturday, February 20, 2010 3:30PM EST.
Republican Steve Abbott (@Abbott4Governor, Mentions) is following 155, has 122 followers, and 27 Tweets. +8 Followers
Republican Bill Beardsley (@billbeardsley, Mentions) is following 0, has 36 followers, and 48 Tweets. +2 Followers
Independent Eliot Cutler (@Cutler2010, Mentions) is following 1,021, has 324 followers, and 160 Tweets; +60 Followers.
Republican Matt Jacobson (@jacobson4gov, Mentions) is following 1151, has 1529 followers, and 390 Tweets; -2 Followers.
Republican Paul LePage (@lepage2010, Mentions) is following 332, has 237 followers, and 17 Tweets; +6 Followers.
Democrat Pat McGowan (@McGowanForMaine, Mentions) is following 270, has 153 followers, and 23 tweets; +11 Followers.
Republican Peter Mills (@millsformaine, Mentions) is following 205, has 247 followers, and 195 Tweets; +8 Followers.
Democrat Libby Mitchell (@LibbyForGov, Mentions) is following 44, has 175 followers, and 91 Tweets; +8 Followers.
Republican Les Otten (@LesOtten, Mentions) is following 171, has 305 followers, and 146 Tweets; +3 Followers.
Republican Bruce Poliquin (@BruceForME, Mentions) is following 620, has 431 followers, and 526 Tweets; +45 Followers.
Democrat Steven Rowe (@Steven_Rowe, Mentions) is following 602, has 551 followers, and 203 Tweets; +9 Followers.
Democrat Rosa Scarcelli (@rosascarcelli, Mentions) is following 874, has 619 followers, and 490 Tweets; +32 Followers.
Green Independent Lynne Williams (@Lynne4Governor, Mentions) is following 27, has 123 followers, and 123 Tweets; +2 Followers.
Cutler led the field in gains this week, followed closely by Poliquin and Scarcelli. The other candidates mostly had modest gains this week, though Jacobson lost a few followers. Interestingly, Cutler now has the fifth-most number of followers, after two Republicans (Jacobson and Poliquin) and two Democrats (Rowe and Scarcelli).

