Rick Bennett voted in Maine’s Democratic primaries but won’t say who he backed
The longtime Republican and independent gubernatorial candidate told reporters he felt “totally liberated” after casting his first-ever Democratic ballot.
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Graham Platner says Donald Trump is ‘scared’ after his primary victory
The Sullivan oyster farmer was responding to Trump calling him a “thug.”
Maine candidates fish, fret and spin results during a ranked-choice voting lull
After a primary night without closure, several candidates aiming to replace Gov. Janet Mills are playing the waiting game.
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.”
Graham Platner gets more primary votes than any other Democratic Senate candidate in Maine history
His vote share was also significantly more than all eight of the Republican candidates running for governor combined as of Thursday.
Maine judge upholds decision to keep transgender sports question off 2026 ballot
The ruling affirmed the Democratic secretary of state’s decision to invalidate thousands of signatures due in part to circulator fraud and misconduct.
Maine is skipping Donald Trump’s state fair
Trump is slated to open the Great American State Fair with a “rally.”
Republicans are worried after Maine Democrats’ strong primary turnout
More than 200,000 voters cast ballots in the Democratic Senate primary, up from 162,000 in the party’s 2020 primary.
Maine school budgets had a rare good night during Tuesday’s elections
Last summer, a series of taxpayer revolts led several districts to hold repeated budget votes, with some lacking a budget until November.
Northern Maine towns reverse course to approve 4 school budgets rejected at polls last year
No budgets decreased versus the previous year.
Graham Platner takes Aroostook County by storm
The U.S. Senate challenger began regular town hall visits to The County early in his campaign, drawing voters who identified with his message of change.
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.
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