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PublishedJanuary 2, 2019
Janet Mills sworn in as governor, declares ‘we are all in this together’
The Farmington Democrat, the first woman to occupy the governor's office in Maine's 199-year history, delivers a message of inclusion and hope, saying the time has come to protect and improve the state we all call home.
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PublishedDecember 31, 2018
Mills puts poetry back in the inaugural mix
Wesley McNair will deliver a poem for Maine's new governor, reviving an inaugural tradition that went away during the LePage years.
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PublishedNovember 15, 2018
Gov.-elect Mills names team that will assemble her new administration
Maine's incoming governor hopes her new executive search committee will help her fill out her Cabinet by January.
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PublishedNovember 7, 2018
Fresh off historic victory, Mills says Medicaid expansion and opioid crisis will be priorities
The Democrat says she will expand Medicaid as soon as possible after she takes office in January and becomes the first woman to serve as governor in Maine's 198-year history.
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PublishedNovember 6, 2018
Janet Mills becomes first woman elected Maine governor
The Democratic attorney general made history with help from a strong turnout in traditionally Democratic towns, especially in southern Maine.
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PublishedNovember 6, 2018
Election 2018: Statewide results maps for the governor’s race, U.S. Senate and House seats
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PublishedNovember 6, 2018
2018 Statewide and Local Election Results
Unofficial live election results collected by the Portland Press Herald, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel, Sun Journal, and the Associated Press.
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PublishedNovember 5, 2018
Maine secretary of state assures voters that state’s election system is secure
As concerns about the security of voter databases in Georgia make headlines, Maine's top election official says the state's use of paper ballots makes for a more secure system.
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PublishedNovember 4, 2018
This year’s midterm election in Maine ‘hard to predict’
One political observer wonders how much local and state decisions will be affected by the divisive national tone.
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PublishedNovember 1, 2018
Debate gets tense as candidates for governor scrap over claims in campaign ads
In their final debate, the three remaining candidates call out attack ads run in the days leading up to next week's vote.
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