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Collins Will Not Run for Governor of Maine

October 13, 2017 at 8:25 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) “ended more than two years of political speculation Friday and announced she would not run for governor in 2018, a decision that opens up the race for the Blaine House and keeps Collins’ moderate voice in the thick of national politics,” the Portland Press Herald reports.

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