Emily Cain Defeated In Maine Midterm Election

Emily Cain Defeated In Maine Midterm Election

Maine state Sen. Emily Cain (D) lost to tea party-backed businessman and former Maine state Treasurer Bruce Poliquin in the state's 2nd District Tuesday.

Poliquin defeated former state Senate President Kevin Raye, a former chief of staff to Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), in the Republican primary earlier this year.

Cain received support in her race from Emily's List, a group which works to elect Democratic women who support abortion rights.

The opportunity to represent the district opened when Rep. Mike Michaud (D-Maine) decided to challenge Gov. Paul LePage (R).

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