Voters in Auburn and Lewiston are electing municipal officials and deciding statewide ballot questions.
Election 2021
Posted inElections, Maine
Question 1: Voters soundly reject power line corridor
Tuesday’s outcome is a repudiation of the NECEC transmission line project, but power line supporters vowed to fight the measure in court.
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Posted inElections, Nation / World, Politics
Republican Youngkin wins Virginia governor’s race, jolting Democrats
The loss in Virginia deepens the sense of alarm in the Democratic Party heading into next year’s midterm elections.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Voting is steady with no reported problems in Maine
Voting is steady as Mainers head to the polls to have their say on a 145-mile power line to serve as a conduit for Canadian hydropower and a constitutional amendment to enshrine residents’ right to grow, raise, harvest and produce their own food.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Statewide and town-by-town results for Election 2021
Real-time statewide results from the 2021 election. Use the navigation below to view map to view town-by-town results for Question 1, or search for towns in the field below. Polls close at 8 p.m.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Maine voters weigh in on big issues: Electricity, roads, food
In Portland, residents also will vote on a referendum that would limit the size of future homeless shelters.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Question 1 Q&A: Win or lose, power line fight will continue
No matter how the vote goes, a war over competing visions for Maine’s energy future could drag on well into 2022 or beyond.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion, Perspective
Shining some extra light on this Tuesday’s election
An almost biennial feature of Maine elections is a vote on a constitutional amendment. This year voters have an opportunity to amend the 201 year old document for the 175th time. The Food Sovereignty Constitutional Amendment The topic: An unusual one as its proponents seek to make the state the first in the country to […]
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Elections, Franklin, Lewiston-Auburn, News, Oxford Hills
Where to vote Tuesday in Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties
Communities within the Sun Journal’s coverage area will be voting Tuesday in the following locations.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Auburn City Council Ward 5: Leroy Walker competes with write-in challengers Joseph DeMotta and Kathy Shaw
Joseph DeMotta and Kathy Shaw are declared write-in candidates for the Ward 5 seat.