Republicans were defending seats in states once considered long shots for Democrats.
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Coronavirus, economy topped list of Mainers’ concerns heading into elections
With COVID-19 surging in Maine, the majority of local participants in The Associated Press’s national survey said the virus was ‘not at all under control’ in the U.S. and strongly disapproved of President Trump’s handling of the pandemic.
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Virus hospitalizations surge as pandemic shadows U.S. election
New Mexico sets a new record and a Nebraska health official says every hospital in the state ‘could be at capacity in a very short period of time.’
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Wins in Wisconsin and Michigan put Biden one state away from the White House
The former vice president says he expects to win the election, even as President Trump prepares lawsuits in three states and requests a recount in Wisconsin.
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Statewide and town-by-town Maine results for Election 2020
Real-time statewide and town-by-town results from the 2020 election. Use the navigation below to view maps and results for each race. Search for towns in the field below. Polls close at 8 p.m.
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Augusta-area voters, not deterred by pandemic, line up to vote
Despite what is expected to be a record-breaking number of people voting by absentee before the election, numerous central Maine residents voting in person at the polls on Election Day.
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Potential for uncounted military votes looms large in swing states
Several factors could make it harder to count all ballots on time, whether mailed or cast in person.
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Election Day shadowed by threats of legal challenges
President Donald Trump says he’s planning an aggressive legal strategy to try prevent Pennsylvania from counting mailed ballots that are received in the three days after the election
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Central Mainers cast ballots in record numbers during historic election
Long lines greeted voters across central Maine on Tuesday morning, with some people waiting more than an hour in freezing temperatures and light snowfall.
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‘Vote and get home’: Anxious voters say on Election Day
Americans lining up to vote on Election Day are exhausted from constant crises, on edge amid volatile political divisions and anxious about what’s to come.