Voting results defied conventional geographic and demographic divisions among the state’s Democrats, who reacted to a winnowing of the field in recent days.
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Biden edges Sanders in Maine amid heavy Democratic turnout
Although Maine had not had a presidential primary in 20 years, the turnout of roughly 60% of Democratic voters was higher than anyone anticipated and slowed the vote counting.
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Biden and Sanders in close primary battle as count goes into Wednesday
Turnout was heavy for Maine’s first presidential primary in 20 years, and with 78% of polling places counted, Biden leads Sanders by about 1,350 votes.
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Democratic choices dwindle, but Maine voters’ absentee ballots still count
Seven of the 12 Democrats have dropped out since Maine printed its presidential primary ballot, and anyone who voted by absentee ballot will not get a second shot at voting.
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Sen. Collins won’t say how she voted in presidential primary
The Republican senator, who did not support President Trump in 2016, has cast an absentee ballot but not said whether she voted for Trump this year.
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Sanders, Trump lead pack in Mainers’ donations to presidential candidates
The state is seeing heightened campaign activity among the eight Democrats still in the running for their party’s nomination.
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In Scotland, Mills will glimpse Maine’s offshore wind potential
The governor will travel overseas to meet with developers, including a company turned away from Maine by former Gov. Paul LePage.
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Once wary, Eric Brakey has come to embrace Donald Trump
The Republican congressional hopeful once called him “a disaster,” but now, locked in a three-way primary, views Trump as “the best president in my lifetime.”
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New tax incentive would boost affordable housing construction
Gov. Janet Mills is expected to sign into law a bill to create the state’s first tax credit for affordable and low-income housing projects.
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Collins chose not to convict in Trump’s impeachment. Now what?
Maine’s senior senator has gone from popular to polarizing in the era of Donald Trump. How will her latest vote affect her re-election bid and her legacy?