Maine gubernatorial election, 2018 (Shattered)

The 2018 Maine gubernatorial election will take place on November 6, 2018. It will occur along with elections for the U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and other state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Governor is term limited and cannot seek re-election to a third consecutive term in office.

This gubernatorial election is scheduled to be the first in Maine to be conducted with, as opposed to a simple plurality, after voters passed a citizen referendum approving the change in 2016. However, an advisory opinion by the holding that ranked choice voting would be unconstitutional has made the format of the election uncertain.

Republican primary
Speculation that U.S. Senator was considering running for governor arose during the 2015  session when Rep. Matt Moonen (D-Portland) introduced a bill to strip the governor (currently Republican ) of the power to appoint replacement U.S. Senators in the event of a vacancy and instead have a special primary and general election. Moonen denied that he was motivated by Collins possibly running and was only interested in counterbalancing Republican-sponsored bills to change how the and  are chosen. Moonen stated that he spoke with Collins and she called speculation about her running for governor "silly." Collins, who was the, told News on January 4, 2016 that she was "baffled" by the rumors about her being interested in running for governor, and that many have encouraged her to run, but said she would not rule anything in or out. In October 2017, Collins announced her candidacy for governor in 2018.

Declared

 * , State House Minority Leader
 * , State Senate Majority Leader
 * , former Commissioner of the Maine Department of Health and Human Services
 * , U.S. Senator and nominee for governor in

Pending announcement

 * , businessman and independent candidate for governor in

Potential

 * , state senator
 * , former U.S. Representative
 * , former state representative and former State House Minority Leader

Declined

 * , former chairman of the, former of the , candidate for the U.S. Senate in  and nominee for  in
 * Peter Vigue, businessman

Withdrawn

 * Deril Stubenrod, write-in candidate for the U.S. Senate in