election 2018

Published
November 9, 2018

Voters elect women in record numbers, across Maine and the nation

Mirroring a national trend, a record number of women – some of them political first-timers – win election to the state’s highest political offices.
Published
November 9, 2018

Maine sees full force of midterm ‘blue wave’ that missed much of nation, panel in Brunswick says
Published
November 8, 2018

Brakey reflects on Senate race loss, what comes next

The Auburn Republican, who fell short in his bid to unseat Sen. Angus King, says he may return to political activism, and doesn't rule out another run for office.
Published
November 8, 2018

Prior court rulings would complicate any challenge to Maine’s ranked-choice voting system

Courts have upheld the voting method on several occasions elsewhere in the United States.
Published
November 8, 2018

Maine’s next governor tells radio hosts she wants state to ‘turn the page’

'We don't want to have a reputation as being a state that doesn't respect itself,' Janet Mills says during a Thursday morning show on WGAN.

Published
November 8, 2018

Power shift in Congress will change some roles for Maine delegation
Published
November 8, 2018

Ranked-choice tabulation will start Friday to break a virtual tie between Bruce Poliquin and Jared Golden
Published
November 8, 2018

AP Explains: Ranking candidates 1, 2, 3 on ballot in Maine
Published
November 8, 2018

Leonard Pitts: Disappointments aside, progressives got a lot of what they needed in midterms

For what may be the first time ever, Donald Trump now faces accountability.
Published
November 8, 2018

Our View: No high political drama, but plenty of change for Maine

Janet Mills, the state's first woman governor, will have majorities in the Legislature to combat gridlock.