BRUNSWICK — While Democrat gains in Congress may have been modest compared to the midterm election hype, Maine Dems certainly made their presence known in 2018. “On the national level, everybody talks about a blue wave. I’m going to say it was a blue swell, certainly, at the national level,” said Pam Cahill, a former state […]

Democrats regained control of the U.S. House in Tuesday’s elections and Republicans kept the Senate, adding as many as three seats to what had been a razor-thin majority. Those changes will have implications for members of Maine’s congressional delegation. Rep. Chellie Pingree, who won a sixth term representing Maine’s 1st District, stands to benefit most. […]

The outcome of Maine’s hotly contested and sometimes bitter 2nd District congressional race will be decided by the ranked-choice voting process. Maine’s secretary of state announced Wednesday that the race is subject to the ranked-choice counting process because neither of the two leading contenders – Republican U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin and Democrat Jared Golden – […]

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine embarked on a voting experiment on Election Day. Instead of selecting a single winner, voters were asked to rank all of the candidates from best to worst on the ballot in a new way of voting approved by state voters. The election marked the first time what is known as […]