Overwhelmingly, they are Democrats critical of President Trump.
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Question 1 proposal for tax-funded home care headed for defeat
More than 60 percent of counted votes were against the home care referendum, with 72 percent of precincts reporting.
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Sen. King declares victory in re-election bid
The independent will return to the U.S. Senate for a second 6-year term. With three-quarters of precincts counted, he had 55 percent of the vote, ahead of Republican Eric Brakey, with 35 percent, and Democrat Zak Ringelstein, with 11 percent.
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South Portland voters uphold contested short-term rental rules
The referendum caps a yearlong struggle that has consumed the city over home rentals promoted on popular websites such as Airbnb and HomeAway.
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Ankeles wins Brunswick Town Council seat after friendly campaigns
BRUNSWICK — Dan Ankeles will be the newest member of the Brunswick Town Council, taking more than 63 percent of the votes in Tuesday’s election, according to unofficial results. Ankeles, a legislative aide, defeated his opponent, planning board member Sande Updegraph, 6,011 votes to 3,511. There were 101 write-in votes. “We have a lot of […]
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Election results show Pingree headed for 6th term in Congress
Maine’s 1st District representative had nearly 60 percent of the vote early Wednesday morning.
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Health care, Trump are core issues for voters in poll
Immigration is also a driving factor as Americans submit their ballots.
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Americans borrow Russian tactics in spreading fallacies before elections
Forget the Kremlin’s 2016 meddling – this year, U.S. citizens are doing a ‘devastatingly effective’ job of dividing the country on their own.
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Judge orders Portland polling place to stay open late
The order affects the Italian Heritage Center on outer Congress Street, which will remain open until 9:30 because traffic was rerouted after police blocked the street because of an accident.
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Facebook blocks 115 accounts tied to election meddling
The social media giant shuts down 30 Facebook accounts and 85 Instagram accounts over suspected ties to foreign groups stoking division among the electorate.