After a week of anticipation, Democrats finally learn who won the party’s nomination to run for governor following the nation’s first statewide election using ranked-choice voting.
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Posted inElection 2018
So who won 2 of Maine’s Democratic primary contests? Scanning, scanning …
Ranked-choice ballots are collected and tabulated Friday, in a process that’s expected to last into next week.
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Posted inElection 2018, Local & State, News, Politics
Ballots start arriving in Augusta for ranked-choice tabulations in 2 races
The next round of vote counts in Democratic primaries for governor and the 2nd Congressional District are expected to begin Monday with high-speed equipment.
Posted inElection 2018, Local & State, News, Politics
Mills or Cote will likely emerge as Democratic nominee for governor, but not until next week
No other candidate has a realistic chance, in a race that’s likely to hinge on the second choices of voters who favored Mark Eves and Betsy Sweet.
Posted inBill Nemitz, Opinion
Janet Mills paints rival Adam Cote as closet Republican, but it doesn’t pass straight-face test
There are good reasons why he was enrolled in the party for a while, and he was not an active member, both of which make the portrayal a political cheap shot.
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National women’s group goes after Cote in bid to elect Mills in Democratic primary
The $300,000 contribution to another PAC by EMILY’S List is the largest example of spending by outside groups that hope to influence Maine’s primary races for governor.