Election 2020 Archives - The Portland Press Herald

Final election results reported for legislative, school budget elections

by Kelley Bouchard July 17, 2020July 17, 2020

Legislators Rebecca Millett and Anne Carney are poised for a possible seat swap; results are in for RSU 5 and SAD 15 school budget votes.

Local & State, News, Politics

Max Linn cleared for U.S. Senate race after challenge is withdrawn

by Associated Press July 17, 2020September 14, 2020

Former Republican state Sen. Mary Small had challenged the independent candidate’s nominating petitions, but dropped the challenge Friday.

Elections, Local & State, News, Politics

Trump, Biden running a close money race in Maine

by Kevin Miller July 17, 2020September 14, 2020

Both President Trump and Joe Biden have raised more than $400,000 from Maine donors, although the former vice president has done it faster since securing the Democratic nomination.

Lakes Region Weekly

Election results: Bragdon wins NG Selectboard seat, voters reject library, planning budgets

by Emily Bader July 17, 2020July 17, 2020

NEW GLOUCESTER — The proposed $8 million town budget will be sent back to the Selectboard for revisions after voters Tuesday rejected its appropriations for the New Gloucester Public Library and the Planning Department. Voters also elected Peter Bragdon to a three-year term on the Board of Selectmen. Bragdon, a former chairman of the Budget […]

Elections, Local & State, News, Politics

Biden endorses Gideon in Maine’s U.S. Senate race

by Kevin Miller July 17, 2020September 14, 2020

The former vice president and current presidential candidate served for years in the Senate with Republican Sen. Susan Collins.

The Forecaster

Letter: The real truth about voter fraud

July 17, 2020September 14, 2020

The statistics from the NPR report Edgar Beem cites in “Voting by mail” (July 3), actually come from the Heritage Foundation’s Election Fraud Database, which states it “presents a sampling of recent proven instances of election fraud from across the country.” Only a sampling! The 2005 Carter-Baker Commission stated that “absentee ballots remain the largest […]