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Elections

Published
July 12, 2018

Mayor and councilor pushing to give non-citizens the right to vote in Portland

The proposal calls for letting legal residents participate in municipal elections, but it faces legal and other hurdles.
Published
July 10, 2018

York County lawmaker pulls out of House District 9 race

Republican Stedman Seavey said health reasons prompted him to decide against seeking re-election.
Published
June 24, 2018

In governor’s race full of uncertainty, only sure thing will be LePage

The Nov. 6 election will be all about him, and whether voters want someone to carry on the Republican's legacy or blaze a new trail.
Published
June 23, 2018

Pingree challenger sees victory potential in ranked-choice voting

Independent Marty Grohman also faces a conservative opponent in the 1st District race.
Published
June 22, 2018

Maine Democrats’ U.S. Senate candidate arrested, eventually released while trying to get into detention center at border

Zak Ringelstein, who is challenging U.S. Sen. Angus King, went to McAllen, Texas, with supplies he said he wanted to deliver to children separated from their parents. He was released early Saturday morning.

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Published
June 21, 2018

How vote totals changed in the ranked-choice Democratic gubernatorial race

This chart shows how votes were redistributed among candidates in the 2018 Democratic primary for Maine governor during the ranked-choice tabulation Wednesday. On Election Day, voters ranked candidates in order of preference. During the retabulation, losing candidates were gradually eliminated and their votes redistributed to the voters’ next choice. The first candidate to top 50 percent wins.
Published
June 21, 2018

Maine lawmakers still seeking fix to get public campaign funds released

A deal could satisfy House Republicans who are ideologically opposed to public campaign funding.
Published
June 21, 2018

Historic ranked-choice vote changed perceptions, if not election outcomes

How the process played out is likely to be scrutinized for some time, while candidates say it resulted in a more civil campaign.
Published
June 20, 2018

Jared Golden is Democrats’ nominee to challenge Rep. Poliquin

The state lawmaker from Lewiston beat Lucas St. Clair in ranked-choice voting to represent the party in the 2nd Congressional District race in November.
Published
June 20, 2018

With 54%, Janet Mills wins Democratic nomination in race for Maine governor

After a week of anticipation, Democrats learn that Mills beat Adam Cote by 8 points in the nation's first statewide election with ranked-choice voting.