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.
Mainers will go to the polls on Nov. 6 for congressional, state, county and local elections. For the first time, congressional elections will be decided by ranked-choice voting, raising questions about the process and this year’s election in general.
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.
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.
President Donald Trump endorsed two-term incumbent U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin in a Thursday afternoon Twitter Post.
Students from more than 60 schools across the state chose Republican Shawn Moody as Maine’s next governor in mock voting that took place this month.
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.
An independent candidate for governor of Maine says he will make a decision about whether to stay in the race after the next couple of debates.
