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For this research, Buzzell worked with faculty mentor <strong>Mark Brewer<\/strong>, Professor and Department Chair of Political Science. Buzzell&#8217;s Fellowship is supported by the David &#8217;64, &#8217;67G and Alison &#8217;71 Wiggin Humanities Fellowship Fund.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Info:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Haden Buzzell will present his project &#8220;The 2014 Maine Gubernatorial Election and the Future of Franco-American Politics,&#8221; a detailed look at the dynamics driving the first race for the Blaine House where both major party candidates were Franco-Americans. This presentation will evaluate the voting behavior of Franco-American Mainers in recent statewide elections and consider potential future trends in the political participation of a prominent yet understudied ethnic community.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>For more details, email <a href=\"mailto:mhc@maine.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mhc@maine.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2014 Maine Gubernatorial Election and the Future of Franco-American Politics a presentation by MHC Undergraduate Fellow Haden Buzzell Monday, April 13, 2026 5:00 PM IMRC Center 104 Fernald Adaptive [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2578,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","_tribe_events_is_hybrid":"","_tribe_events_is_virtual":"","_tribe_events_virtual_video_source":"","_tribe_events_virtual_embed_video":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button_text":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_at":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_to":[],"_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_event":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_views":"","_tribe_events_virtual_url":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[],"class_list":["post-9336","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Haden Buzzell - The 2014 Maine Gubernatorial Election and the Future of Franco-American Politics - Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center - University of Maine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mhc\/event\/haden-buzzell-the-2014-maine-gubernatorial-election-and-the-future-of-franco-american-politics\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Haden Buzzell - The 2014 Maine Gubernatorial Election and the Future of Franco-American Politics - Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center - University of Maine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The 2014 Maine Gubernatorial Election and the Future of Franco-American Politics a presentation by MHC Undergraduate Fellow Haden Buzzell Monday, April 13, 2026 5:00 PM IMRC Center 104 Fernald Adaptive [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mhc\/event\/haden-buzzell-the-2014-maine-gubernatorial-election-and-the-future-of-franco-american-politics\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-03-30T20:36:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mhc\/event\/haden-buzzell-the-2014-maine-gubernatorial-election-and-the-future-of-franco-american-politics\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mhc\/event\/haden-buzzell-the-2014-maine-gubernatorial-election-and-the-future-of-franco-american-politics\/\",\"name\":\"Haden Buzzell - The 2014 Maine Gubernatorial Election and the Future of Franco-American Politics - Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center - University of Maine\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mhc\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-03-30T20:17:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-30T20:36:00+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mhc\/event\/haden-buzzell-the-2014-maine-gubernatorial-election-and-the-future-of-franco-american-politics\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mhc\/event\/haden-buzzell-the-2014-maine-gubernatorial-election-and-the-future-of-franco-american-politics\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mhc\/event\/haden-buzzell-the-2014-maine-gubernatorial-election-and-the-future-of-franco-american-politics\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mhc\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Events\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mhc\/events\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Haden Buzzell &#8211; 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