AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Gov.-elect Paul LePage on Friday laid the groundwork for setting up his new Republican administration as he named the three co-chairs of his transition team, vowing to make it account publicly for every dollar it raises and spends in doing its work. They include Tarren Bragdon, chief operating officer of the […]

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Republican Paul LePage says he won’t be going to Augusta with an “ax to be chopping heads” but that he’ll be seeking to do what he did as mayor of Waterville: Reverse the trend of high taxes, streamline regulations, and shrink the size and scope of government. LePage defeated independent Eliot […]

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Republican Paul LePage, a tea party-backed candidate won Maine’s five-way race for governor and vowed Wednesday to fulfill promises of streamlining government and working to bring good-paying jobs to the state. The Waterville mayor defeated independent Eliot Cutler and three other candidates to become the first Republican to be elected governor […]

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Only the losing Democrat is sure of the outcome in Maine’s three-way race for governor. With the race too close to call, Mainers had to wait until Wednesday to see if Republican Paul LePage or independent Eliot Cutler would emerge as the winner. Democrat Libby Mitchell is out of the race […]

Both sides settled in for a long night before a winner became clear, but LePage, who was front-runner throughout the campaign, remained confident. LePage trailed Cutler for much of the night, but the gap narrowed as votes from more than half of the precincts were counted. “We’re going to take this,” LePage told supporters in […]

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Independent Eliot Cutler was leading Paul LePage in Maine’s race for governor as early results were tallied. With votes counted from 13 percent of the state’s precincts, Cutler led with 40 percent of the vote, while LePage had 32 percent and Libby Mitchell 22 percent. Fellow independents Shawn Moody and Kevin […]

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine election officials are expecting a big turnout as voters get ready to cast their ballots in the open race for governor and two congressional seats. Republican Paul LePage has been leading the polls in the five-way race for governor, while independent Eliot Cutler and Democrat Libby Mitchell are hoping to […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — An eighth-grader’s submitted question about negative political ads triggered the sharpest exchange among the five candidates for governor on Saturday night as they held their final debate before Election Day. Republican candidate Paul LePage said more than $2 million had been spent by opponents attacking him, although he quipped, “One good thing […]