Good morning from Augusta. Democrats are outspending Republicans by a historic margin in legislative races in 2018 as they seek to win control of both chambers for the first time in six years — though plenty of battlegrounds remain, particularly in the Maine Senate.
Good morning from Augusta. Maine’s 2nd Congressional District is the oldest part of the nation’s oldest state by median age, putting Social Security and Medicare — the two most important government programs for seniors — at the forefront of the frantic race there.
Good morning from Augusta. Maine’s gubernatorial candidates met in their second-to-last debate on Sunday and the squabbling was again minimal as the hopefuls looked to make their closing statements in a race to be decided in eight days.
Following through on an early campaign vow, independent gubernatorial candidate Alan Caron — conceding that he had no chance to win — withdrew from the race on Monday, endorsing Attorney General Janet Mills, the Democratic nominee.
Ranked-choice voting will be used in Maine’s 2018 congressional elections, but not in the race to replace Gov. Paul LePage, whose plurality elections spurred the 2016 referendum to institute the electoral method.
Good morning from Augusta. Assistant House Majority Leader Jared Golden has fundraising momentum in his race with U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin of Maine’s 2nd District, whom he outraised by more than seven times over the first 17 days of October.
Maine’s four gubernatorial candidates have released their rough economic roadmaps, with Republican Shawn Moody targeting “red tape” and Democrat Janet Mills leaning on a battery of grant and loan programs.
Ahead of the Nov. 6 election, the Bangor Daily News put the same eight questions to every candidate on the ballot in each of the 151 Maine House of Representatives districts, getting their stances on the economy, health care, infrastructure and other issues.
Ahead of the Nov. 6 election, the Bangor Daily News put the same eight questions to every candidate on the ballot in each of the 35 Maine Senate districts, getting their stances on the economy, health care, infrastructure and other issues.
After his administration was sued by Attorney General Janet Mills over withholding millions from her office, Gov. Paul LePage injected himself into her Nov. 6 race to succeed him and compared her to former Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton.
