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Your Vote 2014

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8 GOP House Candidates, 3 Democrats Withdraw

Maine Public | By Associated Press

Published September 8, 2014 at 3:08 PM EDT

AUGUSTA, Maine - Eight Republicans and three Democrats have dropped out of their races of the Maine House of Representatives.

Candidates had until Friday to withdraw their names from the November ballot. They cannot be replaced with new candidates.

The withdrawals mean several incumbents will run unopposed, including Republican Rep. Dale Crafts of Lisbon, Democratic Rep. Peggy Rotundo of Lewiston and Democratic Rep. Richard Farnsworth of Portland.

Democrats are trying to maintain majorities of both the House and Senate, which they retook from Republicans two years ago. In the 151-person House, 89 members are Democrats, 58 are Republicans, two are independents and two are unenrolled.

Democrats have more than double the number of incumbent lawmakers on the ballot this fall than Republicans.