The results reflect 71% of precincts in the state – a day after technical problems marred the complicated process.
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Delaney, longest-running Democratic candidate, ends 2020 bid
John Delaney is ending his presidential campaign after pouring millions of his own money into the effort
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Marianne Williamson lays off 2020 Democratic presidential campaign staff
Nevertheless, the best-selling author and spiritual guru is pushing ahead with her presidential bid, a former adviser confirms.
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Top lawmakers reject most appeals to hear more bills in January
Members of the Legislative Council voted down more bills than they accepted Friday as lawmakers pushed to get previously rejected bills before the Legislature next year.
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Seven key questions to consider heading into tonight’s Democratic debate
Ten candidates seeking the party’s presidential nomination will again take the stage Wednesday.
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Democratic front-runners clash in debate over health care, immigration – and Obama
Thursday’s debate shows that Democrats are still divided over what the party stands for, beyond opposing President Trump.
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Some states will cancel Republican primaries to smooth Trump’s nomination, not N.H.
The New Hampshire primary can only be cancelled by changing a state law.
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Deadline nears for Mills to decide on ranked-choice voting for president
The governor has until midnight Friday to act on a bill to extend Maine’s ranked-choice voting system to presidential elections and primaries. She can sign it, veto it or let it become law without her signature.
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Bernie Sanders to stump in Maine on Sunday and Monday
The Vermont senator and Democratic presidential candidate will be in Portland for a Sunday night rally and a meeting with union workers on Labor Day.
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Maine Senate passes ranked-choice voting for March presidential primaries
The bill is now in the hands of Gov. Janet Mills, who won her Democratic gubernatorial primary last year in the nation’s first ranked-choice runoff for a statewide office.