The party conventions are over. So are our polls. There were more votes cast in the Democratic poll (384) than the Republican poll (175). In our non-scientific poll, Steve Rowe walked away with the win for the Democrats. Rowe finished 20 points ahead of Libby Mitchell and Rosa Scarcelli. On the Republican side, Paul LePage won by almost as big a margin, besting Steve Abbott by 17 points. Below are the results for both polls.
Democratic Poll Results
Steven Rowe (42%, 161 Votes)
Libby Mitchell (22%, 86 Votes)
Rosa Scarcelli (22%, 84 Votes)
Pat McGowan (14%, 55 Votes)
Republican Poll Results
Paul LePage (36%, 63 Votes)
Steve Abbott (19%, 34 Votes)
Peter Mills (16%, 28 Votes)
Les Otten (9%, 15 Votes)
Bill Beardsley (8%, 14 Votes)
Bruce Poliquin (6%, 11 Votes)
Matt Jacobson (6%, 10 Votes)
Paul LePage is the bulldog this state needs to crack the corrupt and wasteful 2-party system in Maine. The People have long been legislated away and want to be heard.
My vote is for LePage.