It’s deadline day for Maine party candidates who want to make the ballot March 15, 2018Daily Brief, Elections, Governor LePage, Legislature, U.S. CongressBeverlyn Beatty, Bruce Poliquin, Craig Olson, Diane Russell, Donna Dion, Jared Golden, Jonathan Fulford, Ken Fredette, Les Gibson, Louis Luchini, Lucas St. Clair, Paul LePage, Sadiya Ali, Steve DeAngelis, William King By Michael Shepherd We’re expecting an eight-way Democratic gubernatorial primary and a five-way Republican primary, which will test Maine’s new ranked-choice voting system.