Poll workers across the region dealt with lines of voters Tuesday, even after heavy absentee voting. ‘We want people to know their vote is safe, and it counts,’ said one official.
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Republicans pick up seat in West Virginia and block Florida challenge in race toward Senate majority
Vote counting in some races could extend well past Tuesday.
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See the latest election results across the nation as Americans cast their ballots
Control of the U.S. Senate, House and White House are on the line as voters cast their ballots.
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Not everything will run perfectly on Election Day. Still, U.S. elections are remarkably reliable
Glitches have always occurred. Yet election workers across have consistently pulled off presidential elections and accurately tallied the results.
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Auburn’s Eric Brakey quits his Maine senate seat so he can vote in New Hampshire
Brakey has long planned to move to the Granite State to run a libertarian group.
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Trump and Harris rack up early wins as America awaits battleground results
The closeness of the race and the number of states in play raised the likelihood that once again a victor might not be known on election night.
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Potentially historic voter turnout across Maine, boosted by same-day registrations
Here’s a look at what happened at polling places across the state.
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Some Republican-led states refuse to let Justice Department monitors into polling places
The Justice Department’s election monitoring effort, a long practice under both Democratic and Republican administrations, is meant to ensure that federal voting rights are being followed.
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All eyes on Pennsylvania as Harris and Trump spend final day campaigning there
About 77 million Americans have voted early. A victory by either side would be unprecedented.
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Nearly 4 in 10 Maine voters cast ballots before Election Day
More than 360,000 absentee ballots had been returned and accepted by municipal clerks as of 3 p.m. Monday, according to the Maine Department of the Secretary of State.