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Local Elections

Published
October 6, 2021

Affordability, homelessness animate Portland City Council District 1 race

Two candidates are running to replace City Councilor Belinda Ray, who is not seeking a third term.
Published
October 5, 2021

Competition fierce for an at-large seat on Portland City Council

All four candidates cite voters' worries about the city's increasing lack of affordability, especially in housing.
Published
September 23, 2021

Portland school board member apologizes for past use of homophobic slur

Roberto Rodriguez, who is running for City Council, said he has been reaching out to individuals and community groups to make amends since the old posts began resurfacing last week.
Published
September 3, 2021

Portland councilor, a plaintiff in lawsuit against the city, won’t recuse herself from dispute

April Fournier's decision runs counter to the city attorney's recommendation that she recuse herself from deliberations of the clean-elections case.
Published
August 31, 2021

Portland councilors consider next move in clean elections case, but too late for fall vote

Advocates want the City Council to reverse course and put the 2019 citizen initiative on the November ballot, but the clerk says ballots are already being printed.

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Published
August 12, 2021

Biddeford mayor wants sixth term, faces challenge from former lawmaker

Two candidates have take out nomination petitions: Mayor Alan Casavant and former Rep. Victoria Foley.
Published
August 9, 2021

A third city councilor bows out of Portland’s November election

Spencer Thibodeau's announcement widens an opening for an energized progressive wing and Democratic Socialist movement to capture council seats in Maine's largest city.
Published
August 4, 2021

Westbrook voters to consider ranked-choice voting in city elections

Residents will vote in November on a proposal that would allow ranked-choice voting in mayoral, City Council and School Committee races.
Published
June 10, 2021

Newly elected charter commissioner criticized for tweets calling city manager ‘white supremacist’

After being criticized for her initial tweet, Nasreen Sheikh-Yousef amplified her accusation in a subsequent post.
Published
June 9, 2021

Political momentum and ranked-choice runoffs put reform candidates in charge of Portland charter review

Progressive candidates secured a solid majority on the Charter Commission using ranked-choice voting and an energized political base in an off-year election.