Politics
Local, statewide and national political news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inElection 2022, Maine, Politics
Record spending to support top candidates for governor exceeded $40 per vote
Gov. Janet Mills and her supporters spent $48.14 per vote, while Paul LePage and his backers spent $44.90.
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Posted inElection 2022, Kennebec Journal, Maine
Matthew Boucher wins Kennebec County register of deeds race
Mathew Boucher, a small business owner and graphic artist, will assume full-time duties at the register of deeds office in January after defeating incumbent register Diane Wilson, who has worked in the deeds office for 25 years.
Posted inElection 2022, Maine
Roundup of Maine Senate races in central Maine
A roundup of unofficial election results for the Maine Senate in central Maine districts.
Posted inElection 2022, Maine
Roundup of Maine House of Representatives races in central Maine
A roundup of unofficial election results for the Maine House of Representatives in central Maine districts.
Posted inElection 2022, Kennebec Journal, Maine
Kennebec County elects first Republican commissioner in over 30 years
Joseph Pietroski Jr. narrowly defeated Democrat Charlotte Warren in the race for the District 2 Kennebec County commissioner seat.
Posted inElection 2022, Nation & World, News, Politics
Warnock, Walker advance to runoff for Senate seat in Georgia
The runoff campaign will be a four-week blitz that, depending on the outcomes in other Senate contests, could reprise the 2020 election cycle.
Posted inElection 2022, Elections, Local Elections, Local Government, Maine, Morning Sentinel, Politics
Thibodeau, Lawrence win seats on Fairfield Town Council
Incumbent Stephanie Thibodeau and former Councilor Peter Lawrence beat out newcomer Lawrence MacDonald for two open seats on the council, according to preliminary results Tuesday.
Posted inElection 2022, Times Record
Democrat Cameron Reny wins District 13 state Senate seat
With 55% of the vote, Democrat candidate Cameron Reny defeated Republican Abden Simmons to represent Lincoln County in Augusta.
Posted inElection 2022, Nation & World, News, Politics
Abortion supporters win in both conservative and liberal states
The votes are a dramatic illustration of how the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in June to eliminate the nationwide right to abortion has galvanized voters who support women’s right to choose.