AUGUSTA — Even as thousands remained in the dark following a powerful snowstorm, officials said voter turnout appeared heavy Tuesday as Republican Gov. Paul LePage looked to fend off a fierce challenge from Democrat Mike Michaud to win another four years. LePage and Michaud were locked in a tight race that appeared to be going […]
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Maine utility crews working to restore power allowed to vote remotely
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine utility workers who are unable to get to the polls because they’re restoring power to homes and businesses will still be able to send in their ballots. An emergency proclamation signed by Republican Gov. Paul LePage on Tuesday allows the workers to vote remotely. Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap says they’ll […]
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Thousands still without power on Election Day
PORTLAND (AP) — Thousands of Maine electric customers could remain without power into Thursday following a weekend snow storm that has prompted the state to change some polling places this Election Day. Central Maine Power Co. was reporting more than 49,000 homes and businesses without power on Tuesday morning, with Waldo and Knox counties the […]
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Maine voters heading to polls to decide close governor’s race
AUGUSTA (AP) — As Maine voters headed to the voting booths, Republican Gov. Paul LePage was hoping to fend off a fierce challenge from Democrat Mike Michaud to win another four years in the Blaine House. LePage and Michaud are locked in a tight race approaching Tuesday’s election with independent Eliot Cutler trailing in a […]
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North to Augusta: The makeup of the next Maine Senate key, the end is near and vote!
Nothing says the end of fall like setting the clocks back an hour and the return of the regular, annoying television ads instead of the barrage of political hatchet jobs we’ve been subjected to the past few weeks. So, happily, it’s Election Day — and hopefully by day’s end, we will know who Maine’s governor […]
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Auburn independent attacks PAC spending on ‘clean election’ candidates
AUBURN — An independent candidate running for the Maine Legislature attacked one of his opponents and four other Democratic candidates in a full-page advertisement Monday, stating the group was “dirty, rotten, crooked” and “cheaters” by benefiting from outside money while running as Clean Election candidates. The print advertisement, which was published on Page C2 of […]
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Republican committeemen say Michaud was not bipartisan on state budgets
AUBURN — A trio of Republicans, including one sitting state representative and two who served with Democrat Mike Michaud in the Legislature in the 1990s, said Friday that Michaud has misrepresented his legislative work on the state budget. Michaud is the Democratic challenger to Republican Gov. Paul LePage. Also in the race is independent Eliot […]
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Ad to repeal Lewiston housing project violates city, state laws
LEWISTON — Newspaper advertisements urging voters to repeal a downtown housing project have run afoul of the city and of state law. Lewiston City Administrator Ed Barrett said he has notified supporters of city ballot Question 1 to remove the city’s official seal from their advertising. The advertisements, urging voters to repeal the City Council’s […]