With 93% of the ballots counted, Democrats cast roughly 68,000 more votes than in 2018, with independents joining them by a 3-to-1 margin.
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Maine news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Will ranked-choice counting swamp national Democrats’ pick in the 2nd District?
State Sen. Joe Baldacci, D-Bangor, holds a narrow lead in the first round of ranked-choice voting.
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Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
What to watch for as Maine races head to ranked-choice runoffs
Both gubernatorial primaries and the Democratic primary in Maine’s 2nd District will go to runoffs. How will the candidates’ strategies and alliances play out?
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Maine’s Election Day issues: Getting asked to show ID and a town running out of ballots
From Gorham to Berwick to South Portland and elsewhere, Maine voters and clerks reported a few hiccups and problems on Election Day.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine bans retail sale of powerful rat poisons
State officials move to stop secondary poisoning after studies show toxic chemicals are turning up in Maine wildlife, including black bears and fishers.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Jackson Lab lands $1.8M grant from Michael J. Fox Foundation
The foundation awarded the grant to Jackson Lab, which is studying genetic mutations that are risk factors for Parkinson’s.
Posted inCommunity, Maine, News
Bees working in Richmond lupine field | photo
Photographer Joe Phelan captures bees and lupines at 150 Lincoln St. in Richmond.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics, Schools and Education
Maine transgender sports referendum back in court after invalidation
The group behind the question is asking that it be restored to the November ballot, while the secretary of state wants the court to affirm her conclusion that the petition fell more than 500 signatures short.
Posted inElections, Maine, Nation & World, New England, News, Politics
‘A cheap, no-good person’: Donald Trump tees off on Graham Platner
The attacks signal a bruising, scorched-earth general election campaign for Maine’s Senate seat, which is key for both parties’ plans to control the upper chamber.
Posted inFact Brief, Maine, News
Is the term ‘moxie’ derived from the name of Maine’s state soft drink? | Fact brief
Maine made Moxie its official state soft drink in 2005.