AUGUSTA — Attorney General Janet Mills won the Democratic nomination for governor on Wednesday following the nation’s first use of ranked-choice voting to decide a statewide election. After days of scanning, downloading and certifying ballots, the Secretary of State’s Office ran all of the results from the June 12 election through the ranked-choice voting tabulation […]
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Mills or Cote will emerge as Democratic primary victor, but not before Friday
Either Janet Mills or Adam Cote will be on the ballot for governor in November, but it will be days before Mainers know which of the two represents the Democratic Party this fall. With 80 percent of precincts statewide reporting, Mills continued to lead Cote by just under 5,000 votes on Wednesday morning. But Mills’ […]
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Democrats told to ignore ‘nasty’ politics as gubernatorial primary looms
LEWISTON — Perhaps the most surprising moment in Wednesday’s Democratic gubernatorial forum at the Lewiston Public Library came near the end, in response to a report that Maine Women Together plans to spend almost $200,000 to oppose one of the seven candidates. The target, lawyer Adam Cote, called the move outrageous, unprecedented and “exactly what […]
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National women’s group goes after Adam Cote in bid to elect Janet Mills in Democratic primary
A national political organization dedicated to electing Democratic women contributed $300,000 to support Attorney General Janet Mills’ gubernatorial bid and oppose challenger Adam Cote. The $300,000 donation from EMILY’s List is the first major infusion of “outside money” into Maine’s Democratic primary race, and comes days before the June 12 primary. The South Portland-based political […]
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Mills, Cote clash over guns in final Democratic debate
AUGUSTA — Democrats Janet Mills and Adam Cote clashed briefly over guns and the National Rifle Association on Tuesday night during the final debate among the seven candidates hoping to win their party’s gubernatorial nomination next week. The tone of Tuesday’s debate, hosted by WMTW-TV and WABI-TV, was largely congenial as the candidates – Mills, […]
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Nate Libby throws his support to Adam Cote in race for governor
LEWISTON — With a week to go before the primary, Sen. Nate Libby on Monday endorsed Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Adam Cote. Libby, the Democratic whip in the Senate, said Cote is “exactly the kind of leader Maine needs: pragmatic and progressive; fiscally smart and willing to invest in policies that help Maine families lead healthy, […]
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Cote leads Democrats in fundraising for governor’s race; Moody, Mason lead GOP
Adam Cote is leading Betsy Sweet and Janet Mills in the campaign fundraising race among Democrats running for governor in the June primary election, according to reports filed Tuesday with the state. Meanwhile, Shawn Moody and Maine Senate Majority Leader Garrett Mason, a clean election candidate, appear to be the top fundraisers among the Republican […]
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In support of Adam Cote
Democrats, Republicans and the unenrolled are all likely to be fed up with the chaotic and sclerotic pace of Maine’s government. No matter their political party, people are tired of lawmakers in Augusta not working with each other because of their political party. I support Adam Cote for governor, because he will put the partisan […]
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Democrats tell Lewiston progressives they will bring change to Maine
LEWISTON — There wasn’t a hint of romance in the air during a speed dating event Wednesday in a venue featuring the requisite exposed ducts, wooden columns and pizza. Ten Democrats tried to woo about 100 progressives brought together there by the Maine People’s Alliance during 150-minute tour through an acoustically challenged room in an old […]
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Taylor Construction in Wilton sold
WILTON — After 40 years in business, Taylor Made Homes-Taylor Construction was sold Wednesday to Adam Cote of Temple. Dennis Taylor of Wilton built the first house for the business, Taylor Made Homes, in 1976, he said. When the company started doing more commercial work, Taylor Construction was added to the name. The company, at […]