Election officials gathered at City Hall on Wednesday morning to calculate the results of the ranked-choice ballots after none of the 5 candidates received more than 50% of the vote.
Grace Benninghoff
Staff Writer
Grace covers city hall and Greater Portland for the Press Herald. She previously covered reproductive health for Texas Monthly and served as the local host of All Things Considered at Vermont Public. Before moving to Maine, Grace attended Columbia Journalism School in New York City and spent many years in Colorado and Oregon working in the non-profit sector. When she isn't reporting you can find her trail-running with her dog Loma, practicing her Spanish, surfing, or making pottery.
Posted inElection 2023, Local & State, Politics
Fournier, Bullett and Sykes win Portland City Council races
Councilor April Fournier was reelected to an at-large seat, with Anna Bullett and Kate Sykes taking district seats.
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Posted inElection 2023, Local & State, Politics
Portland mayor to be decided in ranked-choice runoff; Mark Dion leads
The final unofficial tallies Tuesday night showed Dion was leading with about 40% of the vote, triggering a ranked-choice runoff that will be tabulated Wednesday morning.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Hundreds pay respects to Arthur ‘Artie’ Strout, one of 18 killed in Lewiston mass shootings
After the funeral, family and friends met at Legends Pool Hall in Lewiston for a celebration of life for Strout, a passionate billiards player who was practicing the night he was killed.
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Biden’s words, empathy touch family of Lewiston shooting victim
One Lewiston family invited a reporter to be with them as President Biden and first lady Jill Biden offered support.
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Portland’s clean elections candidates continue to out-raise opponents
In all but one race, clean elections candidates continue to have far more money behind their campaigns than their traditionally funded competitors.
Posted inCops & Courts, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State
One shooting victim at CMMC remains in critical condition
Three people who were critically injured in the shootings last week are being cared for at Central Maine Medical Center. As of Thursday, only one patient remained in critical condition.
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State, city clear dozens of homeless camps along Portland’s Marginal Way
More than 120 tents were in the area on Wednesday morning before crews and outreach workers started clearing the encampments. Many say they’ll relocate to an encampment under the Casco Bay Bridge.
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Mayoral candidates see a bright future for Portland
They envision a city with robust public transit and plenty of housing. They each think they can get us there.
Posted inElection 2023, Local & State, Politics
Kate Snyder endorses Mark Dion, Andrew Zarro for Portland mayor
The city’s current mayor says she plans to rank Dion as her top choice and Zarro as her second choice on the Nov. 7 ballot.