Learn About Tableau LEWISTON — Despite spending record amounts to attack candidates they opposed, political action committee spending on state legislative races in 2014 seemed to have little success in swaying voters, based on the outcomes of Tuesday’s election. According to state campaign finance records, independent expenditures, money spent by political action committees, out of […]
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Republicans take control of U.S. Senate
WASHINGTON — Riding a powerful wave of voter discontent, resurgent Republicans captured control of the Senate and tightened their grip on the House Tuesday night in elections certain to complicate President Barack Obama’s final two years in office. The Republican Senate leader, Mitch McConnell, dispatched Democratic challenger Alison Lundergan Grimes in Kentucky after a $78 […]
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Lewiston developer vows to proceed, despite losing in housing vote
LEWISTON — A narrow vote against her downtown housing project won’t stop developer Phyllis St. Laurent, she said Tuesday. Lewiston voted against the proposed development 6,820 to 6,278. That’s a difference of 542 votes. St. Laurent said it’s a setback, but it won’t stop her. She said she’ll come back with a project that doesn’t […]
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South Portland approves marijuana use
SOUTH PORTLAND — Voters in South Portland have voted to legalize possession of small amounts of marijuana. Ballot initiatives in South Portland and Lewiston call for the cities to allow adults ages 21 and older to possess an ounce of marijuana without facing any penalty. South Portland voters approved the measure Tuesday, while Lewiston defeated […]
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LePage takes the cake in Lewiston bakery’s cookie poll
LEWISTON — In a wholly unscientific but decidedly sweet sampling of voter preference, Republican Gov. Paul LePage was leading in a dough-slide Tuesday afternoon. LePage’s likeness, or at least his photo baked on top of a sugar cookie, was the favorite for patrons of Grant’s Bakery on Sabattus Street in the bakery’s Election Day cookie […]
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Voters and candidates mingle at Lewiston-Auburn polling places
LEWISTON — Voters were walking the gauntlet of candidates, including some running for statewide offices, at the Longley School in the downtown Tuesday morning as poll workers handled a steady stream of people casting their ballots. “Something you said really resonated with me,” one man, leaning on a cane as he entered the building told […]
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Maine election officials report heavy turnout
AUGUSTA — Even as thousands remained in the dark following a powerful snowstorm, officials said voter turnout appeared heavy Tuesday as Republican Gov. Paul LePage looked to fend off a fierce challenge from Democrat Mike Michaud to win another four years. LePage and Michaud were locked in a tight race that appeared to be going […]
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North to Augusta: The makeup of the next Maine Senate key, the end is near and vote!
Nothing says the end of fall like setting the clocks back an hour and the return of the regular, annoying television ads instead of the barrage of political hatchet jobs we’ve been subjected to the past few weeks. So, happily, it’s Election Day — and hopefully by day’s end, we will know who Maine’s governor […]
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Auburn independent attacks PAC spending on ‘clean election’ candidates
AUBURN — An independent candidate running for the Maine Legislature attacked one of his opponents and four other Democratic candidates in a full-page advertisement Monday, stating the group was “dirty, rotten, crooked” and “cheaters” by benefiting from outside money while running as Clean Election candidates. The print advertisement, which was published on Page C2 of […]
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Maine voters to pick from three in race for governor
On Tuesday, Maine voters will choose a governor to lead the state as it confronts significant economic and demographic challenges. Here’s a look at the candidates’ backgrounds and their views on some of the issues most important to them: Republican Gov. Paul LePage: — Background and personal life: The oldest of 18 children, LePage left […]