Elizabeth “Libby” Mitchell and Kevin Sullivan squared off in a repeat of the 2016 race, with Mitchell winning the seat for a second time.
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Posted inElection 2020, Maine, News, Politics
Biden wins Maine, but Trump picks up electoral vote in the 2nd Congressional District
Biden won the 1st Congressional District and the statewide tally, good for 3 electoral votes.
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Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Nation & World, Politics
Election officials scramble to count ballots in key states
It is typical for ballots to be counted for days after election night. In fact, it happens every year.
Posted inElections, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Politics
Signature campaign underway to require citizenship to vote in Maine
A wealthy Wisconsin conservative is funding a push by organizers for a ballot question next fall.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Maine, News, Politics
Susan Collins wins 5th Senate term as Sara Gideon concedes
Collins won the election not only by capturing clear majorities in hundreds of Maine’s more conservative, rural communities, but she also appeared to eat into Gideon’s margins of victory in traditional Democratic strongholds.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Local Elections, Maine, News, Politics
Democrats retain control of the Maine Legislature
While the balance of power in the House shifted slightly to the right, incomplete returns suggest Democrats will gain one seat in the Senate and remain in control of the Legislature for the next two years.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Nation & World, Politics
Push to relax drug laws gains big victories on state ballots
Five more states legalized marijuana for adults and voters made Oregon the first state to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of street drugs such as cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine.
Posted inNation & World, Politics, Uncategorized
Trump falsely claims victory, seeks to stop ‘all voting’ — but only counting remains
President Trump says he’ll take the presidential election to the Supreme Court, but it’s unclear what he means in a country in which vote tabulations routinely continue beyond Election Day, and states largely set the rules for when the count has to end.
Posted inElection 2020, Kennebec Journal, Maine
Political newcomer Allen wins at-large seat on Augusta City Council
Courtney Allen squared off against former City Councilor Harold Elliott Jr. for the at-large spot vacated by Darek Grant.
Posted inElection 2020, Maine, Politics
Analysis: All eyes are on Maine’s 2nd District
The White House may hinge on whether Donald Trump won voters in rural Maine