Electoral History
- 2008 Democratic Primary for Congress - 1st District
- Chellie Pingree 44%
- Adam Cote 28%
- Michael Brennan 11%
- Ethan Strimling 11%
- Mark Lawrence 5%
- Stephen Meister 1%
- 2011 Mayoral
- Michael Brennan 26.76%
- Ethan Strimling 22.42%
- Nicholas Mavodones 15.00%
- David A. Marshall 7.74%
- Jed Rathband 7.12%
- Jill Duson 4.26%
- Markos Miller 3.67%
- Richard Dodge 3.42%
- Christopher Vail 2.06%
- Peter Bryant 1.87%
- John Eder 1.38%
- Charles Bragdon 1.09%
- Hamza Haadoow 0.94%
- Jodie Lapchick 0.65%
- Note: Through 14 rounds of instant runoffs, Brennan extended the lead he built on Election Day. During the retabulation process, second choice votes for lower ranked candidates were systematically reallocated to higher ranked candidates until an individual claimed more than 50 percent of the total.
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