LISBON — Open Door Christian Academy students said Monday they learned a lot from Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s rally at their school. For one thing, his hair looks much better in person than it does on television, where it sometimes looks like he’s wearing a guinea pig on his head, sophomore Samantha Shaw said. […]
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Emily Cain, Bruce Poliquin flood Maine’s airwaves with ads
Perhaps the hottest congressional campaign in America is right here in Maine. The 2nd District showdown between U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin, a first-term Republican, and Democratic challenger Emily Cain is one of the most expensive in the nation and is filling the airwaves with more advertising than any other congressional race in the land ahead […]
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Lewiston candidate for Legislature moved out of state
LEWISTON — The Republican candidate for House District 59 has moved to Arizona for college and is no longer running for the seat, according to his father. However, Elliot Chicoine never told election officials that he was leaving the state or dropping out of the race, so his name remains on the ballot. House District […]
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Gov. Paul LePage shifts $193,000 from PAC to Maine GOP
Gov. Paul LePage has transferred a major chunk of his political action committee, ICE PAC, to the Maine Republican Party. He and two former administration officials run the group, which had raised $385,000 as of Oct. 25. So far, it has spent $199,000, with $193,000 of it going to the state GOP, including a $110,000 transfer on […]
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FBI email inquiry dominates presidential race
WILTON MANORS, Fla. (AP) — Hillary Clinton enters the final full week of the presidential race on defense once again over her use of a private email system. Meanwhile, a newly emboldened Donald Trump is seizing on the discovery of a trove of new emails that may be pertinent to the FBI’s investigation and trying […]
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Large young-voter turnout in Maine could sway tight races
AUGUSTA (AP) — The prospects for bigger paychecks and marijuana social clubs could tempt Maine’s younger voters, disenchanted with the presidential candidates, to come to the polls, potentially providing winning margins in tight races on Election Day. Ballot questions on raising the minimum wage or legalizing the recreational use of marijuana are on the Nov. […]
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Maine House 54: Ruth Lyons
Party affiliation: Republican Clean Election candidate? Yes
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House House 54: Denise Tepler
Party affiliation: Democrat Clean Election candidate? Yes
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Maine House 58: Matthew Roy
Party affiliation: Republican Clean Election candidate? No
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Maine House 59: Elliot Chicoine
Party affiliation: Republican Clean Election candidate? No