AUGUSTA — In the heated three-way race for Maine governor, Republican Paul LePage spent the least amount of money on his re-election bid and still came out on top, according to final campaign finance reports filed this week. LePage, who won with 48 percent of the vote last month, spent about $1.9 million over the course […]
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Review finds 21 mystery ballots in legislative recount
AUGUSTA — A review of Election Day documents has revealed that crucial questions about 21 mystery ballots in the Maine Senate District 25 election — which changed the outcome of the race after a recount — remain unanswered. A major factor in that reversal was 21 additional ballots from the town of Long Island that […]
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Libby prevails in recount of Lewiston state Senate race
AUGUSTA — Nate Libby, a Lewiston Democrat, was officially declared the winner in the race for state Senate District 21 on Monday, according to Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap. Libby, who currently serves in the Maine House of Representatives and on the Lewiston City Council, was running against Republican Patti Gagne, a local insurance […]
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Two Maine Senate candidates withdraw recount requests
AUGUSTA — Two candidates vying for seats in the Maine Senate are no longer seeking a ballot recount. Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap’s office said Friday that there will no longer be recounts in the race for Senate District 2, which includes parts of Aroostook and Penobscot Counties. Unofficial results show that Republican Michael […]
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Governor’s race, bears, pot drove Twin Cities’ voters
LEWISTON — The governor’s race, the bear baiting referendum and a local vote on legalizing marijuana seemed to drive local voters to the polls Tuesday. Of 13,680 ballots cast Tuesday in Lewiston, 13,504 — nearly 99 percent of voters in the city — filled out the bubble on their ballot to vote in the governor’s […]
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LePage wins more votes than any governor in past 30 years
LEWISTON — Republican Gov. Paul LePage has entered Maine’s political history books — and this time it’s for a statistic that many of his opponents never saw coming. LePage was re-elected Tuesday with 48.4 percent of the vote over Democratic challenger Mike Michaud and independent Eliot Cutler. LePage also won more total votes than any […]
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In wake of losses, Maine Democratic Party chair says he won’t seek re-election
AUGUSTA — Two days after his party suffered defeat at the hands of Republicans, Maine Democratic Party Chairman Ben Grant announced Thursday he would step down. Grant, a 37-year-old lawyer and former Maine Senate staffer from Portland, took over the party in 2011, just months after Democrats suffered a similar thumping as Republicans rode a […]
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Dixfield residents pass five straw poll questions
DIXFIELD — Residents voted Tuesday evening in favor of five straw poll questions, including continuing to fund 24-hour police patrols. That question passed by a vote of 654-479. Other questions were: * Funding Town Office hours five days a week, approved 819-324. * Contracting the town of Mexico for all of the remaining water and […]
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Vanderwood apparent winner in close race for Oxford County treasurer
OXFORD — Marc Vanderwood of Oxford appears to have unseated Oxford County Treasurer Roy Gedat of Norway in Tuesday’s balloting. Vanderwood, a Republican, received 12,362 votes, while Gedat, a Democrat, garnered 11,863, with tallies from Albany Township and Upton yet to be reported. Vanderwood’s margin of victory is, so far, 499 votes. The combined number of […]
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Request made to recount Lewiston state Senate race
LEWISTON — State election officials confirmed Wednesday that a request has been made to recount ballots in the Senate District 21 race between Democrat Nate Libby and Republican Patti Gagne. According to unofficial results from the Lewiston city clerk’s office, Libby, a state representative and city councilor, won the Senate seat by 64 votes. In […]