2018 Maine Senate Race Votes Guide
Eric Brakey (R) vs Angus King (I) vs Zak Ringelstein (D)
The Candidates
Maine’s US Senate & Congressional races (but not state races) will be conducted under new Ranked Choice Voting rules. You can vote for your first-choice candidate while also ranking the remaining candidates in order of preference (second choice, third choice, etc.). The votes will be tabulated in rounds. If your first-choice candidate is eliminated in any given round, your second-choice vote will be counted in the next round, & so on, until one candidate wins.
Ban. “No innocent life should ever be snuffed out by another.”
Legal. Government should not “interfere in decisions… between a woman & her healthcare provider.”
Legal. Provide “full, publicly funded healthcare for women, including abortion.”
No position found. No position on Citizens United. Supported legislation to send Maine’s Clean Election Act back to the voters.
Yes, including online ads. Co-sponsored DISCLOSE Act. Pass amendment to overturn Citizens United.
Yes, including online ads. Pass amendment to overturn Citizens United.
No position found.
Yes. “One of the greatest threats of our lifetime” to both environment & national security. Keep Clean Power Plan restrictions on emissions.
Yes. “A brilliant legal mind with strong personal character.”
No. Could “undo significant progress we’ve made over the past half-century.”
No. Strongly opposes. Asked King & Susan Collins to vote “No.”
No. Says, “Government doesn’t create jobs, the free market creates jobs.”
Yes. Says has protected “thousands of jobs” at Bath Iron Works & helped bolster & diversify ME forest economy.
Yes. Lays out 7-point plan to “reignite Maine’s economy,” including spending for infrastructure & broadband.
No. “I don’t think tariffs are a good thing.” Would push for real free trade.
No position found.
Yes. Supports tax credit for parents who opt out of the public education system.
No. “Public schools are the idea at the heart of democracy.”
No. Invest public funds in public schools, not voucher or privatization programs.
No position found.
Yes. Supported bill requiring state independent redistricting commissions.
No. Introduced bills to repeal Maine gun laws.
Yes. Expand background checks, ban bump stocks, limit magazine capacity.
Yes. Universal background checks & ban assault weapons & bump stocks.
Repeal. “Look to free-market solutions.”
Support. “Not perfect,” but keep & strengthen.
Support. Then move to “Medicare For All.”
Yes. LePage’s push for this is a “tremendous step forward.”
Protect vulnerable, but consider work programs if include enough support.
No. Opposes making it harder to get healthcare.
Unclear on DACA. But says “We must put our citizens first.”
Yes. Co-sponsored bill to create “a path to citizenship for Dreamers.”
Wait & see. President “deserves some latitude in negotiations with Iran.”
No. A “terrible geopolitical mistake.” Strains relationships with key allies.
No position on Iran deal. Favors diplomacy against potential nuclear threats.
Yes. Has long supported Federal increase. Not yet backing $15.
No. Avoid “heavy-handed government controls.”
Yes. Ending net neutrality will “deprive Americans of open & equal access.”
Yes. Create federal law protecting net neutrality.
Likely no. Voted for bill allowing extra charges on solar power installations.
Yes. Says, has supported “increased production of renewable energy sources”
Yes. “Divest from fossil fuels. 100% renewable energy by 2035.”
No position found. Solution to student debt is teaching students real-world skills.
Yes. Voted for Warren bill. Also supported legislation to simplify repayment.
Yes. Calls them “pro-growth, pro-taxpayer & pro-little guy.”
Yes. Co-sponsored bill requiring government or college-issued photo ID.
No. Co-sponsored voting rights bill also including automatic voter registration.
No. Supports automatic voter registration, Election Day registration, & fully restoring Voting Rights Act.
We have space to include only candidates polling 15% or more. But check out others including Steven B. Grant (I), Dennis Misigoy (L), and Tuan Nguyen (I). guides.vote is a nonpartisan effort to show where candidates stand, with links to credible sources. We do not support or oppose any political party or candidate for office. Vote411.org offers guides to local races.