An anti-gay marriage group plans to spend $500,000 in an effort to reach 10 million people in Maine and five other states.
Elections
U.S. Senate: Candidates square off in testy final debate
Independent candidate Steve Woods drops out of the race and urges voters to support Angus King.
Candidates debate: What ails Washington, who best to fix it?
Senate hopefuls make their pitches in the first of three consecutive events.
Secretary of state taking unpaid time to campaign
Out of vacation time, Charlie Summers often works for free. A deputy is managing elections.
Summers on unpaid leave to finish campaign
The Republican secretary of state has run out of vacation time, his office says.
Three long shots have low profiles, lofty ambitions in U.S. Senate race
Intriguing backgrounds add heft to their determination to battle waste, excess and incompetence in government.
Former Republican Sen. Simpson backs King
The former Wyoming senator says Angus King could become an independent bridge between the deadlocked parties in the Senate.
Maine’s U.S. Senate race: A day on the campaign trail
We follow each of the three leading candidates for a full day as they chase votes.
Rove’s super PAC spends on anti-King ad
King’s camp denounces the $335,000 ad, while the Summers campaign sees it as a good sign.
Cynthia Dill, Democrat: Amid obstacles, time taken to serve needy
Dill challenges the idea that she’s a spoiler, then breaks from campaigning to make lunch for her kids.