Alan Caron

Alan Caron was an independent candidate for Governor of Maine in 2018. Caron withdrew from the race on October 29, 2018.^[1] His name appeared on the ballot, but votes cast for him were counted as blank.^[2]^[3]

Elections

2018

See also: Maine gubernatorial election, 2018

General election

General election for Governor of Maine

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Janet T. Mills in round 1 .

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 630,667
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Richard Light (L)
Betsy Marsano (G)
Karmo Sanders (Independent)
Ken A. Capron (Independent)
John Jenkins (Independent)
Jay Parker Dresser (G)
Ethan Alcorn (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for Governor of Maine

Select round:

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Janet T. Mills in round 4 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.

Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
Janet T. Mills	33.3	41,735	0	Advanced (4)
Adam Cote	28.3	35,478	0	4
Betsy Sweet	16.6	20,767	0	3
Mark Eves	14.3	17,887	0	2
Mark Dion	4.1	5,200	0	1
Diane Russell	2.2	2,728	0	1
Donna Dion	1.3	1,596	0	1
Undeclared Write-insUndeclared write-in candidates may advance past the first round in some ranked-choice elections. If the official source reports write-in votes by candidate name, Ballotpedia displays them alongside the ballot-qualified candidates. However, if write-in votes are reported without a name, they will instead be included in the total write-in votes figure in Round 1. Please consult the official elections source for more details about unnamed write-in candidate vote totals past Round 1.	0.6	748	0

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 126,139
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican Primary for Governor of Maine

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Shawn Moody in round 1 .

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 94,382
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External links

Footnotes

↑ Portland Press Herald, "Independent candidate for governor Alan Caron ends campaign, endorses Janet Mills," October 29, 2018
↑ Bangor Daily News, "Independent Alan Caron quits Maine governor’s race," October 29, 2018
↑ Ballotpedia staff communication with Maine Secretary of State, October 29, 2018

[caron-1] Portland Press Herald, "Independent candidate for governor Alan Caron ends campaign, endorses Janet Mills," October 29, 2018

[2] Bangor Daily News, "Independent Alan Caron quits Maine governor’s race," October 29, 2018

[3] Ballotpedia staff communication with Maine Secretary of State, October 29, 2018

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Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
Janet T. Mills	50.9	320,962	0	Won (1)
Shawn Moody	43.2	272,311	0	1
Teresea Hayes	5.9	37,268	0	1
Alan Caron	0.0	0	0	1
Undeclared Write-insUndeclared write-in candidates may advance past the first round in some ranked-choice elections. If the official source reports write-in votes by candidate name, Ballotpedia displays them alongside the ballot-qualified candidates. However, if write-in votes are reported without a name, they will instead be included in the total write-in votes figure in Round 1. Please consult the official elections source for more details about unnamed write-in candidate vote totals past Round 1.	0.0	126	0

Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
Janet T. Mills	40.8	49,945	5,903	Advanced (4)
Adam Cote	34.8	42,623	5,080	4
Betsy Sweet	24.4	29,944	6,957	3
Mark Eves	0.0	0	-19,521	2
Donna Dion	0.0	0	0	1
Mark Dion	0.0	0	0	1
Diane Russell	0.0	0	0	1

Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
Janet T. Mills	35.5	44,042	2,307	Advanced (4)
Adam Cote	30.3	37,543	2,065	4
Betsy Sweet	18.5	22,987	2,220	3
Mark Eves	15.7	19,521	1,634	2
Mark Dion	0.0	0	-5,200	1
Diane Russell	0.0	0	-2,728	1
Donna Dion	0.0	0	-1,596	1

Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
Shawn Moody	56.6	53,436	0	Advanced (1)
Garrett Mason	22.9	21,571	0	1
Mary Mayhew	14.9	14,034	0	1
Kenneth Fredette	5.7	5,341	0	1

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Elections

2018

General election

General election for Governor of Maine

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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for Governor of Maine

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Republican Primary for Governor of Maine

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