Jason Cherry drops out of gubernatorial race, switches to new campaign

AUGUSTA, Maine (WABI) - Democrat Jason Cherry is dropping out of the gubernatorial race and is now switching his campaign.

Cherry announced Wednesday that he will now be running for the District 38 seat in the Maine House of Representatives.

Cherry said he was not able to get the needed 2,000 signatures to get on the ballot in the race for governor.

“During the campaign, I received a great deal of support from independent and conservative voters in Maine at the venues I attended,” said Cherry. “I hope to fulfill their expectations for fairness, common sense, and reasonable debate as a Representative for District 38.”