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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Local, statewide and national political news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inElection 2020, News, Politics
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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Posted inElection 2020, Kennebec Journal, Local Elections, Maine
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.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Nation & World, Politics
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.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Nation & World, Politics
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
Posted inElection 2020, Maine, Morning Sentinel
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.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Nation & World, Politics
‘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.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Nation & World, Politics
The Latest: More Nevada results will come Thursday morning, election official says
The latest on the election around the U.S.
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Maine on track for historic turnout in unprecedented election
While there were long lines early in the day at many polling places, poll workers generally reported that the process was going smoothly despite the pandemic precautions and the heavy turnout.
Posted inNation & World, Politics, Uncategorized
Maine’s ranked choice voting rules and procedures, explained
Voters will for the first time in U.S. history use ranked choice voting to determine their pick for president of the United States.