The independent senator-elect is expected to align with them but insists he’ll remain an independent voice.

The 68-year-old, Harley Davidson-riding, politically independent former two-term governor weathered a storm of negative television ads from out-of-state groups trying to elect a Republican majority to the Senate.

Polling places will be open across the state until 8 p.m. Tuesday, and voters are energized and eager to have their say on the issues, from the national to the local.

Romney gains among men in the latest Maine survey, but Obama still holds a 7-percentage-point edge; also, same-sex marriage heads for a showdown.

Out of vacation time, Charlie Summers often works for free. A deputy is managing elections.

The Republican secretary of state has run out of vacation time, his office says.

The poll results also show, once again, that Gov. Paul LePage remains a polarizing figure, two years after his narrow election.

Intriguing backgrounds add heft to their determination to battle waste, excess and incompetence in government.

The former Wyoming senator says Angus King could become an independent bridge between the deadlocked parties in the Senate.