Making the primary ballot is just the first hurdle in Maine’s long Blaine House race March 13, 2018Daily Brief, Elections, Governor LePage, Legislature, U.S. CongressAngus King, Betsy Sweet, Bob Celeste, Chuck Schumer, David Hogg, Donald Trump Jr., Donna Dion, Emma Gonzalez, Eric Brakey, Garrett Mason, Janet Mills, Les Gibson, Mary Mayhew, Matthew Dunlap, Max Linn, Mike Thibodeau, Patrick Gallagher, Paul LePage, Shawn Moody, Terry Hayes By Michael Shepherd Five candidates have qualified for gubernatorial primary races with more to come before the Thursday deadline, but other deadlines remain.