After recounts, here’s the make up of the Maine Legislature
After a flurry of recounts, the final results for the more than 180 seats in the Maine Legislature are mostly in. Every seat in the Maine House of Representatives and Senate was up for reelection on Nov.
Conservatives love him. Liberals disdain him. For residents of Maine town, it’s more complicated.
The success moved Leonard Leo out of the shadows, turning him into a hero to conservatives and a villain to liberals.
Maine voter turnout this year surpassed previous record high
More Mainers turned out to vote in 2024 than ever before, according to data collected by the Secretary of State’s office. With 842,447 people casting votes in both the presidential election and the race for U.
Timing out Thanksgiving storm that will bring impactful snow to many in Maine
People who are planning to travel during the afternoon and evening on Thanksgiving should be careful, as the storm is expected to bring heavy, wet snow and rain.
Record number of ballots cast in Maine
A record number of voters throughout Maine cast ballots in this year's presidential election. According to the Sun Journal, a total of 842,447 people voted in both the presidential and U.S. Senate races in Maine. Secretary of State Shenna Bellows says this was the most votes cast in the state's history.
Record number of Maine voters cast ballots in 2024 election
More than 840,000 voters cast ballots in this November's election, which Secretary of State Shenna Bellows said was the most in state history.
Hand recount for Maine's 2nd Congressional District race to begin December 2
The hand recount in Maine’s hotly contested Second Congressional District race won't happen until after Thanksgiving. Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows says the recount will begin on Monday, December 2.
Maine lawmaker proposes changes to ranked choice voting process
A Maine lawmaker is looking to change the rules when it comes to blank ballots to avoid a situation the ranked choice tabulation in Maine's Second District this year. Republican David Boyer of Poland is pushing a bill that would not require a ranked-choice count in a two-person race if one candidate does not get at least 50 percent of the votes when you add blank ballots into the total.
Conservatives love him. Liberals disdain him. For residents of a Maine town, it’s more complicated
The success moved Leo out of the shadows, turning him into a hero to conservatives and a villain to liberals. But for his neighbors on a sparsely populated island off the coast of Maine, the equation is more complicated.
Democratic Rep. Jared Golden wins through Maine’s ranked choice voting
Democratic Rep. Jared Golden won reelection to Congress through Maine’s ranked choice system on Friday. It’s the third time in four elections in the hotly contested district that Golden won after votes were retabulated because first choices failed to produce a majority for any candidate.
Golden declared winner after ranked-choice run-off for Maine’s 2nd District
Incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Golden won the ranked choice vote with 50.35% for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, which election officials determined Friday through a tabulation process that took four days.
Maine GOP announces AG nomination, joins Maeghan Maloney in race
Two challengers are hoping to serve as Maine’s next attorney general.The Maine GOP has nominated Robert Charles, calling him "the most qualified AG in Maine history."Also read: Maine AG files lawsuit against big oil companies over climate changeThey say Charles is a native of Wayne and earned degrees from Dartmouth,