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Statewide results for Tuesday’s 2022 primary election

June 14, 2022June 15, 2022

Real-time statewide results for the 2022 election. Use the navigation below to view specific races. Polls closed at 8 p.m.

Election 2022, Maine

Light turnout reported as voters across Maine head for the polls to decide key races

by Staff Report June 14, 2022June 14, 2022

Elections officials in Southern Maine reported light voter turnout shortly before noon on Tuesday, as polling places opened across Maine and voters began to cast ballots in dozens of state primary races as well as local elections. Secretary of State Shenna Bellows visited several polling locations across the state on Tuesday, with stops scheduled in […]

Nation / World, News, Politics

Watch Jan. 6 hearing: Witness says Trump ‘detached from reality’ over election

by LISA MASCARO and HOPE YEN Associated Press June 13, 2022June 13, 2022

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol is delving deeper into what it calls “the big lie,” Donald Trump’s false claims of voter fraud

Election 2022

Local coverage of the 2022 primary election

June 13, 2022June 15, 2022

Stories from Tuesday’s voting.

Election 2022, Maine, News, Politics

Maine primary elections to be held Tuesday

by Dennis Hoey June 12, 2022June 14, 2022

Primaries to elect a Republican candidate for the 2nd Congressional District and a Democrat to represent the Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office appear to be the highest-profile races facing voters.