Voters across the state will head to the polls today to decide contentious issues about gambling and same-day voter registration. Locally, voters will choose the city’s first publicly elected mayor since 1923.
Jason Singer
Mayoral hopefuls go to school
Students ask tough questions during the last candidate debate of the campaign.
Portland mayoral candidatestackle homeless issue
With growing numbers of homeless in Portland straining the city’s resources, candidates advocate a range of differing solutions to deal with the problem.
Mayoral candidates make their pitch in final debate
Seventh-graders moderating the debate ask some of the toughest questions of the campaign.
Candidate Mavodones touts investments in city
Seeking re-election, he says the city has received nearly $600 million in new investments in the last four years, three of which he’s been mayor.
Mayor candidate Miller critical of Portland’s current leadership
Strimling proposes a tax break and some other candidates agree to collaborate.
Brennan leads in mayor’s poll, but methodology criticized
Strimling comes in second and Mavodones third in first-place mayoral votes, but others question the results.
Poll: Brennan leading in Portland mayoral race
The poll by the Maine People’s Resource Center has Ethan Strimling finishing second.
Mayor candidate has TV to himself
Michael Brennan hopes the 30-second ad will give him an edge in the last week of the race.
The Race for Mayor: Strimling gets endorsement from fellow candidate Eder
Eder says they represent a ‘new guard’ fighting the status quo. Some other candidates are skeptical.