Socialist Party of Maine


The Socialist Party of Maine was a multi-tendency democratic socialist political party in the U.S. state of Maine. During its first incarnation in the early 20th century, prominent members included naturalist Norman Wallace Lermond of Warren and artist Charles L. Fox of Portland, both of whom ran for Governor as Socialist Party nominees.
In August 2016, Socialist Party USA members established a local in Southern Maine. In April of the next year, SPUSA established a second local in Maine, this one based in Eastern Maine. In July 2017, the two locals held a convention and formed a statewide party.
In the 2018 elections, the Maine Socialists nominated Maia Dendinger for Maine Senate in the fifth district. Dendinger drew 1,124 votes, or 7.5%. The winner of the race was incumbent Democrat James Dill. As of 2019, the party was no longer listed on the Socialist Party's directory of local organizations and its website had gone inactive.

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