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Op-eds, Opinion

Jim Fossel: Blue wave comes ashore in Maine

by Jim Fossel November 11, 2018November 9, 2018

After Tuesday’s election results, the Maine Republican Party needs to do some serious soul-searching.

Bill Nemitz, Opinion

Bill Nemitz: Poliquin faces uphill battle for House seat

by Bill Nemitz November 11, 2018November 11, 2018

Republicans overlook the document that will likely land Jared Golden on Capitol Hill: the Constitution of the United States.

Election 2018, Local & State, News, Politics

Why so blue? Maine Democrats ‘were absolutely motivated’

by Eric Russell November 11, 2018November 11, 2018

Turnout emerged as a deciding factor for both parties in Maine as it shifted away from the status quo.

Local & State, News, Politics

Rep. Poliquin’s campaign raises concerns over handling of ballots in ranked-choice voting process

by Gillian Graham November 10, 2018November 10, 2018

But Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap says the concerns appear to be unfounded and that ‘trying to delegitimize the election process is a bit reckless at this point.’

Times Record

Voters elect women in record numbers, across Maine and the nation

by BY NOEL K. GALLAGHER November 9, 2018November 20, 2019

Women were elected to higher office in record numbers Tuesday, and Maine made history with its first female governor and a record number of women elected to the Legislature. “It’s a culmination for a lot of women. After the 2016 election, they were rising up, doing the marching, signing up (to run for office) – […]

Elections, Local & State, Politics

Maine Senate Democrats and Republicans choose new leaders

by Eric Russell November 9, 2018November 9, 2018

Troy Jackson of Allagash will serve as Senate president, while Dana Dow of Waldoboro will be the minority leader.

Times Record

Prior court rulings would complicate any challenge to Maine’s ranked-choice voting system

by BY STEVE COLLINS November 9, 2018November 20, 2019

It is not clear yet what legal arguments might be made against ranked-choice voting if the law were challenged as a result of the outcome in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District race. “I don’t think there’s any way they can win,” Rob Richie, president of Fair Vote, a Maryland group advocating election reform, said Thursday. He […]

Times Record

Maine begins process of determining congressman via new way

by PATRICK WHITTLE November 9, 2018November 20, 2019

PORTLAND (AP) — Couriers rolled through Maine on Thursday to collect ballot materials as the state determines the winner of a U.S. House seat via its new voting method for the first time. Mainers ranked their choices in Congressional ballots this week in case no candidate cleared 50 percent of the popular vote. The office […]