Michael Faulkingham, a registered voter and resident of District 2, received the most votes in a race that drew no official candidates.
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Libertarians sue Maine secretary of state for decertifying their party
The party failed to turn out 10,000 voters in the 2018 election, the minimum for party status under state law.
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Buttigieg’s campaign bus stopping in Portland
The ‘Pete for America bus’ will arrive Thursday evening at Monument Square, but the South Bend, Ind., mayor won’t be on it.
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On the day after, Portland’s mayor-elect reflects on a win that surprised even herself
Kate Snyder says in a Q&A with the Portland Press Herald that she’s already making plans to meet with city councilors and the city manager to begin the transition to her new full-time job.
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Trump plows ahead despite fresh signs of trouble in 2020
A too-close-to-call race in deep-red Kentucky and Republican defeats in key battleground state suburbs are warning signs for the president.
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Jeff Sessions to announce Alabama Senate bid
The former attorney general ousted by President Trump plans to run for his old seat in the U.S. Senate.
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Somali community revels in Safiya Khalid’s victory in Lewiston council race
The 23-year-old, who also is the youngest person elected to the council, says she’s ‘in shock’ over the win and the attention she’s getting.
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Biddeford native, a former Google exec who advised Schwarzenegger, joins Senate race
Ross LaJeunesse, 49, enters Maine’s Democratic primary with hopes of unseating four-term incumbent Susan Collins.
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Five incumbents reelected to board of Waterville-based Kennebec Water District
Each of the races was uncontested as Waterville, Fairfield, Winslow and Vassalboro residents returned their representatives to the board of 10.
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Monmouth voters authorize Board of Selectmen to sell elementary school facility to developer
Housing is the expected development option when the Henry L. Cottrell Elementary school is deeded from Regional School Unit 2 back to Monmouth.