Maine Archives - Lewiston Sun Journal (original) (raw)

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With 93% of the ballots counted, Democrats cast roughly 68,000 more votes than in 2018, with independents joining them by a 3-to-1 margin.

Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics

State Sen. Joe Baldacci, D-Bangor, holds a narrow lead in the first round of ranked-choice voting.

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Both gubernatorial primaries and the Democratic primary in Maine’s 2nd District will go to runoffs. How will the candidates’ strategies and alliances play out?

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From Gorham to Berwick to South Portland and elsewhere, Maine voters and clerks reported a few hiccups and problems on Election Day.

Posted inBusiness, Maine, News

State officials move to stop secondary poisoning after studies show toxic chemicals are turning up in Maine wildlife, including black bears and fishers.

Posted inHealth, Maine, News

The foundation awarded the grant to Jackson Lab, which is studying genetic mutations that are risk factors for Parkinson’s.

Posted inMaine, News, Politics, Schools & Education

The group behind the question is asking that it be restored to the November ballot, while the secretary of state wants the court to affirm her conclusion that the petition fell more than 500 signatures short.

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The attacks signal a bruising, scorched-earth general election campaign for Maine’s Senate seat, which is key for both parties’ plans to control the upper chamber.

Posted inFact Brief, Maine, News

Maine made Moxie its official state soft drink in 2005.

Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics

The US Senator often boosts her popularity by keeping her distance from the president.