AUGUSTA ( AP) — Three Republicans have filed petitions to appear on the primary ballot for candidates hoping to fill the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Maine Republican Olympia Snowe.
Small business owner Scott D’Amboise and former state Sen. Rick Bennett filed their petitions on Monday, and Secretary of State Charlie Summers did the same on Tuesday.
They’re the first Senate hopefuls to submit signatures. The deadline is Thursday evening.
In the 1st Congressional District, Democratic Rep. Chellie Pingree is assured of a GOP competitor with petitions filed Tuesday by two Republicans, Senate Majority Leader Jon Courtney and Patrick Calder, a Portland mariner.
In the 2nd District, two Republicans, Senate President Kevin Raye and Blaine Richardson of Belfast, previously filed petitions in a bid to challenge Democratic Rep. Mike Michaud.
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