AUBURN — Eric Brakey walked into Rolly’s Diner on Thursday and was immediately greeted by a supporter with a solemn look. “I wish it was your name,” she said of the Election Day results. Brakey, the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, lost handily Tuesday to Sen. Angus King, on a night that conservatives in Maine […]
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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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Eric Brakey, Zak Ringelstein get feisty with Angus King
The three candidates for U.S. Senate sparred on immigration, health care, gun control and more during a fast-moving debate Monday night. U.S. Sen. Angus King, the incumbent independent, said he is running for re-election because he has seen a lot of “hope and heartbreak” over the past year, and he wants to address both. He mentioned the […]
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Data company makes a King-size omission in U.S. Senate prediction
A global data company is trying to make a splash with a study that predicts the outcome of next month’s U.S. Senate elections based on Google searches for each candidate’s name. When it comes to Maine’s Senate race, the marketing data firm, SEMrush, makes a bold prediction: that Republican Eric Brakey will win, with 54 […]
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Angus King hit from right and left during first U.S. Senate race debate
SOUTH PORTLAND — The two challengers to U.S. Sen. Angus King criticized the independent from both sides during an hourlong debate Monday morning hosted by WGAN radio. King, first elected to the Senate in 2012, mostly declined to respond to attacks from Democrat Zak Ringelstein, who targeted the senator for accepting corporate donations and for […]
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Eric Brakey, Zak Ringelstein aim to beat Angus King in first ranked choice voting race
PORTLAND (AP) — Two challengers from opposite ends of the political spectrum are looking at an uphill battle to knock off a popular incumbent in the first U.S. Senate race to use a ranked-choice style of voting. Independent Sen. Angus King, first elected in 2012, has enjoyed high approval ratings in his state and is […]
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Trump Jr. visits Portland to raise money for Brakey and Maine Republicans
Donald Trump Jr., a reliable and outspoken cheerleader for his father’s presidency, visited Portland on Monday evening to help raise money for the Maine Republican Party and its candidates. The event, held at the Holiday Inn by the Bay, featured a private reception from 5 to 6 p.m. for donors who contributed $1,500 or more, […]
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Democrat challenging King already looking ahead to Collins in 2020
Zak Ringelstein says the deciding factor will be how Sen. Susan Collins votes on Brett Kavanaugh. U.S. Senate candidate Zak Ringelstein says if he’s unsuccessful in his long-shot bid to unseat Sen. Angus King this November, he’ll likely challenge Susan Collins in 2020. In an interview Monday, Ringelstein said Collins’ vote on Supreme Court nominee […]
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Brakey campaign releases spliced King remarks
LEWISTON — Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Brakey of Auburn is criticizing his political rival, independent Angus King, arguing that King equated the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks with recent Russian cyberwarfare during remarks Tuesday. King, speaking at 9/11 remembrance ceremonies in Lewiston and Auburn, told audiences that 9/11 was the start of warfare over ideals […]
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Cohen, Mitchell endorse Angus King's re-election for Senate
BANGOR — Two former senators from Maine — one a Democrat, one a Republican — declared Friday independent U.S. Sen. Angus King deserves another six years in Washington because of his proven ability to fight for Maine with civility and a willingness to compromise. Former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell, who served as the Democrats’ majority leader, said […]