Saturday, May 25, 2013
The rematch is over. U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud, D-Maine, is once again re-elected in Maine's 2nd District over Republican Kevin Raye.
Democrat Colleen M. Lachowicz on Tuesday ousted incumbent Sen. Thomas H. Martin, Jr., a Republican, in the race for Martin’s Senate District 25 seat by 913 votes.
AUGUSTA — Democrat Maeghan Maloney of Augusta has a commanding lead over Republican Darrick X. Banda in the race to be district attorney for the next two years in Kennebec and Somerset counties.
Voters surveyed as they left the polls said they were concerned about unemployment and rising prices.
SKOWHEGAN -- The 15-year-old girl who was reported missing from her mother’s home in Skowhegan nearly two weeks ago has been found.
The American Legion in Waterville and City Hall in Skowhegan were packed late Tuesday afternoon, the parking lots were full and the lines of people stretched outside into the cold November night before the polls closed at 8 p.m.
Polls are closed and election night parties are in full swing for the candidates in Maine's 2nd Congressional District.
Incumbent Dick Woodbury appears to have held on to his seat in the closely fought Senate District 11. 
The president claims all four of the state's eclectoral votes. 
King prevailed over Republican Charlie Summers and Democrat Cynthia Dill in the race to replace Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe,
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The president pledges to work with leaders of both parties to help the nation complete its recovery from the worst recession since the Great Depression.
The 68-year-old, Harley Davidson-riding, politically independent former two-term governor weathered a storm of negative television ads from out-of-state groups trying to elect a Republican majority to the Senate.
Buoyed by strong support in Portland and farther up the coast toward her hometown of North Haven, Pingree solidified the 1st District’s reputation as reliably Democratic.
Gov. Paul LePage calls on legislators to put aside political rhetoric.
"We'll be able to stand before friends and family and make that lifetime commitment we've dreamed about," said Matt McTighe, campaign manager of Mainers United for Marriage.
ST. ALBANS -- Police and game wardens are seeking answers in a poaching case that left two deer dead Monday evening.
The ACLU of Maine said the poll watcher challenged the women because they were registering to vote with the help of an interpreter.
In the Rockaways, one of the worst-hit areas, nightfall brings with it fears of looting, burglaries – even armed robberies.
Three Maine professors also believe control for the Legislature will be nip-and-tuck.
The man on trial for killing 81-year-old Grace Burton in her apartment told police he was sorry about what happened but offered no motive.
WATERVILLE — In-person voting in Waterville appears to be up compared with the general election four years ago, city Clerk Patti Dubois said.
Voters turned out early in Waterville, with a steady line of line of people throughout the morning. Steady turnout was also reported in polling locations across central Maine, including Farmingdale, Randolph and at the Civic Center in Augusta.
All sides are awaiting, in particular, a verdict from the nine battleground states whose votes will determine which man can piece together the 270 electoral votes needed for victory.
"Nothing is more important than voting. What is the connection between voting and this?" said Alex Shamis, a resident of hard-hit Staten Island, gesturing to his mud-filled home.
The commission met in a special session Monday after the Maine Democratic Party filed a complaint alleging illegal coordination between the campaign for Mike Nadeau of Fort Kent and an outside group that spent nearly $1,500 on his behalf.
Prices vary per region, with the average cost in southwest areas of the state the lowest at $3.56 per gallon.
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