Democrat Doore wins the House District 85 nod; Ayotte, Greenwood are GOP picsk for House Districts 82 and 83.
Elections
Pickett, Skillings elected to Skowhegan select board
Town officials reported 1,016 votes were cast in Tuesday’s election.
Augusta’s Lithgow Library bond passes by wide margin
Work to renovate and expand the library is likely to begin in about a year.
Waterville area turnout reflects lack of local races
Now in the 1st Congressional District, where there are no contested primaries, some city residents didn’t know there was an election Tuesday.
Low voter turnout expected for Tuesday’s primary
The biggest draw will be the hotly contested 2nd Congressional District Republican and Democratic races.
Compromise meets hard line in 2nd District
Democratic rabble-rouser Troy Jackson and tea party-backed Bruce Poliquin hope to defeat more established candidates in the primaries Tuesday.
Campaigns fan out across Maine’s 2nd Congressional District
Volunteers for Republicans and Democrats are working for votes in the two races, one of which looks close, before Tuesday’s primary.
Senate candidate Shenna Bellows to walk the length of Maine
Bellows will walk the 350 miles from Houlton to Kittery as she tries to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins.
Michaud proposes anti-fraud plan
The Democrat’s rivals for governor say the mechanisms for welfare oversight already exist.
Election officials won’t investigate Cumberland County sheriff’s race
Sheriff Kevin Joyce alleged that his primary opponent Michael Edes coordinated with a political action committee that has spent $100,000 to influence the race.