The final tally was 1,893 votes against and 1,322 in favor of a referendum question about authorizing the Board of Selectmen to borrow $8.5 million for a combined building.
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Wynne prevails in Hallowell’s Ward 5; Walker, Aucoin, Dufour also elected to City Council
Newcomer Patrick Wynne, who beat four-term incumbent Lisa Harvey McPherson, will take over as Ward 5 councilor in January.
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Waterville elects four new city councilors, re-elects two school board members
Michael Morris defeated Catherine Weeks by only four votes in the race for City Council in Ward 1.
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‘Bizarre’ DA’s race ends with Auburn-based incumbent re-elected
Andrew Robinson easily defeated Seth Carey, whose law license had been suspended.
Posted inElection 2018, Local & State, Politics
Poliquin-Golden race likely will come down to ranked-choice voting
Results Wednesday morning showed a dead heat between the two for the 2nd Congressional District seat currently held by Poliquin.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Politics
Waterville approves plastic bag ban by fewer than 150 votes
The City Council had overriden Mayor Nick Isgro’s veto of its vote to let voters decide whether to ban plastic bags, a proposal initiated by the Sustain Mid-Maine Coalition.
Posted inElection 2018, Local & State, Politics
Janet Mills becomes first woman elected Maine governor
The Democratic attorney general made history with help from a strong turnout in traditionally Democratic towns, especially in southern Maine.
Posted inElection 2018, Nation & World, Politics
Black woman makes history, wins U.S. House seat in Massachusetts
Ayanna Pressley, a young progressive, is the first person of color elected to that congressional body from the Bay State, after a stunning defeat of 10-term Rep. Michael Capuano in the Democratic primary.
Posted inElection 2018, Local & State, Politics
Question 1 proposal for tax-funded home care headed for defeat
More than 60 percent of counted votes were against the home care referendum, with 72 percent of precincts reporting.
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Sen. King declares victory in re-election bid
The independent will return to the U.S. Senate for a second 6-year term. With three-quarters of precincts counted, he had 55 percent of the vote, ahead of Republican Eric Brakey, with 35 percent, and Democrat Zak Ringelstein, with 11 percent.