A record turnout is expected for the Nov. 5 election, which also includes two local referendum questions.
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Portland City Council District 2 candidates focus on housing, homelessness
The seat is currently held by Victoria Pelletier, who is not running for a second term. All but one of the five candidates have never held public office.
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FBI arrests Afghan man who officials say planned Election Day attack in the U.S.
The arrest comes as the FBI confronts heightened concerns over the possibility of extremist violence on U.S. soil.
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Harris proposes that Medicare cover long-term care at home
Vice President Kamala Harris’s plan, which would face an uphill battle to become law, aims to help Americans caring for elderly parents.
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Harris can’t point to anything she would have done differently than Biden in ‘The View’ appearance
Later in the show, the Democratic nominee identified one thing that she would do differently: She would put a Republican in her Cabinet.
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Meet the candidates for state House District 99
Incumbent Cheryl Golek, a Democrat, and Republican Sean Hall compete for the legislator seat representing Harpswell and part of Brunswick.
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Candidates for Portland City Council District 1 seat look to housing, transit as top issues
Sarah Michniewicz, Bayside Neighborhood Association president, and Todd Morse, founder of the Urbanist Coalition of Portland, are vying for the seat being vacated by Anna Trevorrow.
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Jared Golden, Austin Theriault clash in 2nd District debate: Here are the takeaways
Golden, a Democrat, is seeking a fourth term in Congress, while Theriault, a first-term Republican state representative and former NASCAR driver, hopes to unseat him.
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Presidential election is top of mind as early voting gets underway in Maine
In-person absentee voting got off to a robust start in several communities Monday, with some Portland voters saying they were eager to cast a ballot in the presidential election.
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New analysis suggests national debt could increase under Harris – but it would surge under Trump
Neither candidate has meaningfully stressed budget deficit reduction in their pitch to voters.