Real-time local results from the 2023 election.
Politics
Political news and information from the Sun Journal.
Photos: The early voter gets the worm in Wilton
The polls close at 8 p.m.
Live updates: Pine Tree Power referendum defeated; Portland voters reject rent control measure
Pine Tree Power referendum defeated 10:05 p.m.: A proposal to replace Maine’s two utilities with a publicly owned power company was soundly rejected Tuesday by Maine voters. With 36% of the vote counted, support for Question 3, to buy the assets of Central Maine Power and Versant Power, was garnering about 29% of votes statewide. […]
Maine voters head to the polls
Polling places across the state open Tuesday morning. Watch the results come in Tuesday evening at sunjournal.com.
Tuesday’s elections will be shaped by the politics of abortion. Here are the major races to watch
In races across the country, access to abortion has been a frequent topic in campaign debates.
Presidential candidates Kennedy, Williamson to visit Portland this week
Robert Kennedy Jr. will be at Ocean Gateway on Wednesday while Marianne Williamson will visit the University of Southern Maine and SerenityME on Thursday.
Trump lashes out from the witness stand at judge, prosecutor as he testifies in fraud trial
The judge admonishes the former president to answer the questions and stay on topic: ‘He has a lot to say that has nothing to do with the case or the questions.’
Future of Maine’s power companies tops issues in Tuesday’s elections
Voters will be deciding eight state referendum questions and electing mayors in Portland, Biddeford, Lewiston and Auburn.
Trump’s decades of past testimony provide some clues about how he’ll fight for his real estate empire
The former president is set to testify Monday at his New York civil fraud trial, taking the stand in a deeply personal matter that is central his image as a successful businessman.