While Maine’s gubernatorial primaries won’t produce many surprises with only one candidate running on each party’s ticket, the trickle-up influences of the race on issues such as government-imposed COVID-19 mandates make it a heavily watched one, with some state progressives saying they’re voting for the first time as Republicans.
An 11th-hour contender running as an independent is also expected to influence the race, with Maine having one of the largest blocks of independent voters in the United States.
