Republicans lack candidates for three Maine Senate races
https://bangordailynews.com/2018/07/24/politics/republicans-lack-candidates-for-three-maine-senate-races/
Republicans, who hold an 18-17 majority in the Maine Senate, wont field candidates in three Senate races this fall.
Monday was the deadline for party county caucuses to select replacements for legislative candidates who withdrew after meeting the March 15 deadline to earn their parties a spot on the November general election ballot. Republicans did not find replacements for candidates in three Portland-area Senate districts.
But that should not greatly alter the campaign landscape leading up to what bodes to be a heated competition for control of the upper chamber. All three districts in which Republicans chose not to enter a candidate tilt solidly Democratic.
Sen. Bill Diamond, D-Windham, whose legislative career dates to the 1970s, has rarely faced serious competition in District 26, which covers the Sebago Lakes region. Hes on a clear path to the third term of his latest stint in the Senate.
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