Open primaries bill clears both Maine House and Senate

primary elections

Published
June 9, 2021

Open primaries bill clears both Maine House and Senate

The House voted 92-52 to support allowing unenrolled voters to vote in a party's primary without having to register in that party.
Published
April 11, 2021

Our View: Keep Maine in the forefront of state election practices

Two bills before lawmakers in Augusta – one for online voter registration, and the other for open primaries – will promote voting.
Published
July 14, 2020

Gideon cruises to victory in Democratic primary, moves on to high-stakes race for Senate

The Maine House speaker will face Republican Sen. Susan Collins in the most costly Senate race in Maine history, with national implications for control of the Senate.
Published
February 6, 2020

Three Republicans debate who is the best candidate to replace Jared Golden in Congress

The Lewiston debate showcased strong commitment to Donald Trump by all three hopefuls but found sharp differences on foreign policy.
Published
June 17, 2018

Greg Kesich: Even in Maine, all politics is national

From the effort to recall the mayor of Waterville, to issues such as immigration and women mobilizing, we are not alone.
Published
June 15, 2018

So who won 2 of Maine’s Democratic primary contests? Scanning, scanning …

Ranked-choice ballots are collected and tabulated Friday, in a process that's expected to last into next week.
Published
June 14, 2018

Ballots start arriving in Augusta for ranked-choice tabulations in 2 races

The next round of vote counts in Democratic primaries for governor and the 2nd Congressional District are expected to begin Monday with high-speed equipment.
Published
June 13, 2018

Mills or Cote will likely emerge as Democratic nominee for governor, but not until next week

No other candidate has a realistic chance, in a race that's likely to hinge on the second choices of voters who favored Mark Eves and Betsy Sweet.
Published
June 10, 2018

Ranked choice’s role a wild card in primary

A big question remains: How will the voting method affect the outcomes of Democratic and Republican gubernatorial votes?
Published
May 14, 2018

State’s animated video offers primer on ranked-choice voting in closely watched elections

The 5-minute animated video from Secretary of State Matt Dunlap's office walks would-be voters through filling out the ballots and how they are tabulated.