March 28, 2024
BANGOR DAILY NEWS (BANGOR, MAINE

Democrats to offer action in primaries

Bangor voters will find only two contests for the State Legislature on June primary ballots, both on the Democratic side.

The primary is Tuesday, June 12. Two people are running for the right to challenge Catharine K. Lebowitz, R-115, in the general election in November. George E. Cyr, Carmel, and Kerry Sack, Bangor, filed election papers with the Secretary of State’s office.

In District 118, where Republican Joseph A. Garland is the incumbent, Rosemary Baldacci, Bangor, and William F. Stone, Bangor, will square off in the Democratic primary.

Stone ran in the 1988 primary, losing to Robert Soulas. Baldacci comes from a family full of politicians.

In all the other primaries, the candidates are unopposed.

The lone candidate in the Republican primary in District 116 is Donald C. Lewis III. The incumbent is Democrat Thomas A. Duffy. Lewis, a businessan, is in his first race for elected office.

In District 117, David D. Chotkowski is the Republican candidate. Patricia Stevens is the Democratic incumbent seeking re-election. Chotkowski has unsuccessfully sought several elected offices.

Hugh A. Morrison, is the candidate in the Republican primary for District 119. And, Everett O. Pederson, the Democratic incumbent is seeking re-election. Morrison, a former member of the Bangor Water District, finished fourth and out of the running in last election for the Bangor City Council.

The Republican candidate for the Senate seat from Bangor is N. Laurence Willey Jr. The Democratic incumbent, John E. Baldacci, is seeking re-election. Willey, a former chairman of the Bangor City Council, lost the Republican primray for the Senate seat two years ago.

“I probably see taxes as the major issue, taxes and mandates,” said William England, who heads the Republican City Committee. “We expect to hold our own and hopefully win at least one more seat.”

Arvilla Verceles, the chairwoman of the Democratic City Committee, said, “The budget issue in the state of Maine will be the big issue locally. And we’re definitely going to pick up. We’ll pick up two seats.”


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