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Lewiston's Jared Golden wins 1st ranked-choice congressional race

AUGUSTA — Democrat Jared Golden learned Thursday — nine days after Election Day — that he won Maine’s 2nd Congressional District race, after a historic tabulation of ballots using Maine’s new ranked-choice voting law. Golden, 36, of Lewiston said he was “humbled and honored” to emerge the victor in a contest in which Republican U.S. […]

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Saviello re-elected; Hilton joining select board

WILTON — Tuesday’s election produced a first-time selectperson: Philip Hilton won the three-year seat, replacing Jeff Adams, who was elected in 2015. Tom Saviello will return for his third term as a selectperson, finishing out the remaining year of Ruth Cushman’s three-year term. Saviello is on the Planning Board, and will need to resign from that […]

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Deadline looms for switching parties ahead of primaries

AUGUSTA (AP) — The deadline for Mainers to switch parties to vote in the June 12 primary elections is drawing near. Election officials say the deadline is Friday in most municipalities to switch parties to vote in Republican or Democratic primaries. Unenrolled voters don’t face the same requirement; they can register with a party on […]