BIDDEFORD (AP) — Democratic Sen. Susan Deschambault has easily defeated former Biddeford Mayor Joanne Twomey in the Senate District 32 primary.
Deschambault, who was winning with 85 percent of the vote, joined the Senate after winning a special election in March.
Twomey is a former Biddeford mayor who made headlines when she halted a town hall meeting by throwing a jar of Vaseline in the direction of outspoken Republican Gov. Paul LePage. LePage once used a sexually vulgar phrase referring to Vaseline when criticizing a Democratic senator.
Legislative primaries will determine who’s on the November ballot as the major political parties battle for control of the Legislature.
There was a light turnout at polling places Tuesday. Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap predicted light turnout of 10 to 12 percent.
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