The governor-elect arrived to find more than 100 people waiting to celebrate her Tuesday election victory.
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Waterville Ward 1 recount underway; bag ban could be challenged
Republican Catherine Weeks, who lost the Ward 1 race to Democrat Michael Morris by four votes, said she has submitted a formal request for a recount.
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Rivals so close in 2nd District that ranked-choice votes will determine the winner
The second and third choices of voters who picked the independent candidates will detemine whether U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin returns to Washington or Jared Golden replaces him there.
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Incumbent Democrats retain Kennebec County commission, deeds posts
In both races, Republican candidates brought strong challenges.
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Waterville elects four new city councilors, re-elects two school board members
Michael Morris defeated Catherine Weeks by only four votes in the race for City Council in Ward 1.
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‘Bizarre’ DA’s race ends with Auburn-based incumbent re-elected
Andrew Robinson easily defeated Seth Carey, whose law license had been suspended.
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Waterville approves plastic bag ban by fewer than 150 votes
The City Council had overriden Mayor Nick Isgro’s veto of its vote to let voters decide whether to ban plastic bags, a proposal initiated by the Sustain Mid-Maine Coalition.
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Maine governor, congressional races a big draw as central Maine voters flocked to polls
Several voters in listed the race for the Maine governor’s office as their top reason to get out and vote Tuesday, while area clerks were reporting heavy turnout throughout the day.
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Colby College student absentee ballots challenged over Waterville address concerns
About 150 absentee ballots have been challenged over concerns that the registrations were not completed with addresses reflecting residency, an issue Maine’s secretary of state calls a misunderstanding.