AUBURN — Edouard Plourde of Lewiston retained his District 1 seat on the Androscoggin County Commission on Tuesday in a special election to fill the final two years of a four-year term. District 1 includes much of downtown Lewiston. Plourde finished with 2,395 votes, while Republican challenger Bret Martel had 1,511. Plourde, 70, was appointed […]
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Posted inElection 2022, Lewiston-Auburn
Democrats sweep in Lewiston legislative races
LEWISTON — Democrats captured all five of the state legislative seats from Lewiston in Tuesday’s election, ousting a Republican incumbent in the process. In a race for the new District 21 state Senate race, Democrat Peggy Rotundo rolled to an easy win over Republican challenger Rick LaChapelle, a city councilor, 7,713 to 5,472. In the […]
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Posted inElection 2022, News, Oxford Hills
Paris voters pass marijuana ordinance
PARIS — Following a failed attempt two years ago, voters Tuesday passed a revised ordinance that will allow for the sale and cultivation of marijuana. The tally was 1,280 to 703, with 65% of voters supporting it. Officials made several changes to the original ordinance that narrowly failed to pass in October 2020 by a […]
Posted inElection 2022, Maine, Politics, Uncategorized
Pingree wins reelection in 1st Congressional District
With 44 percent of the votes counted at around 11:15 p.m., Pingree had a commanding lead of 59% to 41% over Republican challenger Ed Thelander.
Posted inElection 2022, Maine
Jared Golden holds a lead in Maine’s closely fought 2nd District race
After a costly and hard-fought rematch of the 2018 contest, both Golden and Poliquin hope for the best.
Posted inElection 2022, Maine, Politics
Gov. Mills defeats LePage by overwhelming margin
Democrats also retained control of both houses of the Legislature in a high turnout election that many predicted would favor Republicans.
Posted inElection 2022, Nation / World, News
House, Senate hang in balance as election results come in across the country
Republicans are looking to break Democrats’ grip on both chambers following an expensive and divisive midterm campaign.
Posted inElection 2022, Lewiston-Auburn
Lewiston’s Mana Abdi to be first Somali-American lawmaker in Maine
“I’m walking into new territory,” Abdi said. She says her election is a sign that the Legislature is growing more representative of the people it serves.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Election 2022, News, Schools & Education
Too young to vote, Lisbon teen helps work the polls instead
After attending Dirigo Girls’ State this summer, Helena Kay preregistered to vote at 16 and applied to be a poll worker.
Posted inElection 2022, Nation / World, News, Politics
Abortion bans, protections awaiting verdicts from voters
Democrats fear their grip on the U.S. House may be slipping and their control of the U.S. Senate – once seen as more secure – may loosen.