PARIS — As of 11 p.m. Tuesday, acting Sheriff James Theriault of Rumford held a small lead over Chief Deputy Christopher Wainwright in the race for Oxford County sheriff. As of 11 p.m., the vote total was 7,954 for Theriault and 7,644 for Wainwright. Since early 2018, Theriault has served as acting sheriff in place of Wayne Gallant, […]
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King re-elected to U.S. Senate
BRUNSWICK — U.S. Sen. Angus King declared victory late Tuesday in his bid for re-election, easily beating back his Republican and Democratic challengers. “I’ve never been involved in a campaign where people worked so hard for so long,” King told a group of supporters who had gathered at Flight Deck Brewing in Brunswick, the town where […]
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Janet Mills becomes Maine's first female governor
Democrat Janet Mills won the governor’s race early Wednesday, as Republican Shawn Moody conceded defeat. With 325 of 574 precincts reporting, Mills had 50 percent of the vote to Moody’s 44 percent. Independent candidate Terry Hayes, who conceded early in the evening, was drawing about 6 percent of the vote. The returns, coming in slowly […]
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Livermore voters medical marijuana moratorium
LIVERMORE — Voters on Tuesday adopted a 180-day moratorium on allowing medical marijuana retail stores, dispensaries, testing facilities and manufacturing facilities. The vote was 570-530. “It gives us six months’ time for the Planning Board to figure out how and what the town can put into effect,” Selectperson Tom Gould said at a public hearing Oct. […]
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Bruce Poliquin teeters on the edge in close Maine 2nd District race
After one of the most costly and closely watched campaigns in the country, U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin faces possible defeat. Ranked-choice voting, in place for the first time in American history for a congressional election, is going to decide whether the Republican incumbent returns for a third term or cedes his 2nd District seat to […]
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Lisbon passes three local bond questions
LISBON — Based on preliminary results, Kathi Louise Yergin and Kimberly Ann Labbe-Poisson won seats on the School Committee on Tuesday night. The vote was 1,943 for Yergin, 1,607 for Labbe-Poisson and 1,302 for Herbert Leslie Reed. Normand Roland Albert Jr., Kasie Lyn Kolbe and Allen Scott Ward all won uncontested council races. Marie Alvina […]
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SAD 44 votes to change cost-sharing formula
BETHEL — SAD 44 residents Tuesday voted 1,522 to 1,117 in favor of a proposed change to the district’s cost-sharing formula. Some officials and residents of School Administrative District 44 have hoped that the formula change, which is more favorable to Newry, will encourage those residents to remain in the district, rather than to continue […]
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Early results show Prodan ahead in Franklin County treasurer race
FARMINGTON — Partial voting results Tuesday night showed Democrat Pam Prodan ahead of Republican Quenten Clark Jr. in the race for Franklin County treasurer. Prodan was leading 6,138 to 5,083. Chesterville, Coplin Plantation, Farmington, Industry, Jay, New Sharon, Kingfield, Sandy River Plantation, Strong, Temple and Wilton reported results as of 1:05 a.m. on Wednesday. Prodan, a former private practice lawyer from Wilton, […]
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Livermore Falls voters nix property study
LIVERMORE FALLS — Residents defeated a proposal Tuesday to spend up to $10,000 from the town’s surplus fund to conduct a study of town-owned property. The measure failed 584-476. The money would have been used to determine the feasibility of using a tax-acquired property on Route 106 in East Livermore as the location of a […]
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Maine voters say nation headed wrong way
A majority of voters casting midterm election ballots in Maine said the country is headed in the wrong direction, according to a wide-ranging survey of the American electorate. As voters cast ballots for governor, U.S. Senate and members of Congress in Tuesday’s elections, AP VoteCast found that 35 percent of Maine voters said the country […]