Maine lawmaker sets the stage for a civil rights lawsuit against Hancock County officials
Rep. Nina Milliken was charged last year with breaking a rarely invoked campaigning law. The charge was ultimately dismissed, but Milliken called the experience “one of the most difficult and terrifying experiences of my life.”
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Here’s the timeline for Maine’s important ranked-choice voting count
Officials expect the Democratic and Republican governor’s races and the four-way Democratic 2nd Congressional District primary to head to ranked-choice counts.
Donald Trump calls Graham Platner a ‘thug’
“But this guy is a thug. He’s a fake. He’s a fake thug. He’s a phony.”
Why the 4th-place candidate has a real chance to win this Maine primary
Since ranked-choice voting rewards candidates with the broadest appeal, Shenna Bellows has a case to be the field’s strongest candidate.
See how your community voted in Graham Platner’s Senate primary win
Search for how your Maine community voted in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate won by Graham Platner.
Use the BDN’s ranked-choice simulator to see who could win Maine’s gubernatorial primaries
The Bangor Daily News built a simulator tool to see how the ranked-choice tallies may play out in Maine’s gubernatorial primaries.
Live updates: Graham Platner’s 1st post-primary ad targets the ‘Epstein Class’
Here are updates on the big races all the way down to the legislative and county primaries that faced Mainers yesterday.
Defying Trump ended some Republicans’ careers. It could help Susan Collins win reelection in Maine.
The president has spent years singling her out for daring to occasionally defy him on some issues.
Republican Ron Russell will run his 2nd longshot race against Chellie Pingree
Russell had 54.1% of votes to 45.9% for Joshua Pietrowicz of New Gloucester at 12:37 a.m. Wednesday.
Augusta voters pass school budget that will force $6.6M in cuts
About 64% of voters approved a budget backed by the conservative-led City Council that would cut more than 20 positions in Augusta schools
Graham Platner supporters celebrate after their candidate’s primary victory
Platner characterized the campaign as a movement that’s bigger than him and vowed to beat U.S. Sen. Susan Collins in November.
Bobby Charles has big lead in Republican gubernatorial primary going into ranked-choice count
Charles had the most first-round votes by a wide margin with 39.2% after riding a wave of grassroots support in an untraditional campaign.
Close Democratic primary in Maine’s swing district heads to ranked-choice count
Former political operative Jordan Wood of Auburn led Bangor state Sen. Joe Baldacci and State Auditor Matt Dunlap in early returns.
Tight Maine Democratic gubernatorial primary will go to ranked-choice tally
Four of the five candidates each had more than 20% of the early vote count across the state.
Graham Platner wins Democratic primary to face Susan Collins in November
Platner had 77.7% of votes when the Bangor Daily News and Decision Desk HQ, its election results partner, called the race at 9:07 p.m.
Follow the results of Maine’s Democratic primary for US Senate
Oyster farmer Graham Platner is the presumptive nominee, but he’s faced a string of recent controversies.
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