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- ↑ "Maine Senate" Senator Listing by County
- ↑ Maine Official Election Results Archived 2010-11-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Maine State Senate official election results for 2008
- ↑ "Our Campaigns - ME District 2 - R Primary Race - Jun 11, 2002".
- ↑ "Raye Considering Challenge to Michaud in Maine's 2nd District". Maine Public Broadcasting Network. July 15, 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ↑ "Five Republicans join Senate race; Michaud, Raye stick to House race". Bangor Daily News. March 2, 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ↑ "Kevin Raye wins GOP nomination in 2nd District, prepares for rematch against Mike Michaud". Bangor Daily News. June 12, 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ↑ "Raye joining Republican fray for Michaud's seat". Kennebec Journal. 2013-08-29. Retrieved 2013-08-29.
- ↑ "GOP's Bruce Poliquin wins 2nd Congressional District primary". Bangor Daily News. 2014-06-10. Retrieved 2014-06-11.