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Election 2023

Published
November 7, 2023

Hallowell reelects Lapointe as mayor

Lapointe defeated Councilor Maureen Aucoin for the second time, winning another three years in office.
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November 7, 2023

Portland voters reject rent control amendment

An Act to Amend Portland's Rent-Control Ordinance would have excluded anyone with an ownership interest in 9 or fewer rental units from the provisions of the city's rent control ordinance.
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November 7, 2023

Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear reelected in Kentucky, overcoming Republican dominance

His opponent, Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron, was a protege of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
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November 7, 2023

Fournier, Bullett and Sykes win Portland City Council races

Councilor April Fournier was reelected to an at-large seat, with Anna Bullett and Kate Sykes taking district seats.
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November 7, 2023

Scarborough voters reject $160 million K-3 unified school project

The project would have consolidated three primary schools and all third-graders into one new building, moved sixth-graders into Wentworth School and renovated Scarborough Middle School.

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Published
November 7, 2023

Effort to create Maine publicly owned electric utility fails

A proposal to create a publicly owned utility by taking over Maine's 2 big investor-owned utilities failed by a wide margin in Tuesday voting.
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November 7, 2023

Ohio’s Issue 1 passes, protecting abortion rights in the Republican state

It's the seventh state to protect access since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year.
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November 7, 2023

Automotive right-to-repair referendum passes with overwhelming support

Tommy Hickey, director of the Maine Automotive Right to Repair Coalition, said the next step is to sit down with the attorney general and help guide the state on how to best implement this law.
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November 7, 2023

Voters pass ban on foreign spending on referendum campaigns

Question 2 bans foreign governments and affiliated organizations from spending on Maine referendum campaigns.
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November 7, 2023

Portland mayor to be decided in ranked-choice runoff; Mark Dion leads

The final unofficial tallies Tuesday night showed Dion was leading with about 40% of the vote, triggering a ranked-choice runoff that will be tabulated Wednesday morning.