Bruce Poliquin hugs his son Sam after declaring victory in the primary at Dysarts Broadway in Bangor Tuesday. Carl D. Walsh / Staff Photographer
Emily Cain speaks to supporters Tuesday night. She won the Democratic nomination in the 2nd Congressional District. Gabe Souza/Staff Photographer
Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Shenna Bellows, center, discusses absentee ballot results with Bill Sullivan, left, of Bangor, and Margaret Baillie, right, of Bangor, as they wait for primary election results at the Holiday Inn in Bangor with supporters for Emily Cain, Democratic candidate for the 2nd Congressional District, Tuesday, June 10, 2014. Gabe Souza/Staff Photographer
Supporters of Bruce Poliquin, Tim and Anne Amadon of Skowhegan (at left) and Simone and Robert Engelhardt of Pittsfield, gather at Dysarts Broadway in Bangor. Carl D. Walsh/Staff Photographer
Media and campaign supporters wait for Troy Jackson at his headquarters in Lewiston as results start to come in during primary elections. Derek Davis/Staff Photographer
Kevin Raye chats with members of the media as he awaits election results at his campaign headquarters in Bangor after the polls closed on Tuesday. Kevin Bennett Photo
Ed Pineau of Vassalboro, and Charles Pray of Millinocket, supporters of Democratic candidate for the 2nd Congressional District Emily Cain, wait for results from the primary election at the Holiday Inn on Odlin Road in Bangor. Gabe Souza/Staff Photographer
Sam Poliquin shares a laugh with his father Bruce Poliquin and guests at Dysarts Broadway in Bangor. Carl D. Walsh/Staff Photographer
Members of the media question Kevin Raye, right, as early election results come in at his campaign headquarters in Bangor after the polls closed Tuesday. Kevin Bennett Photo
Bree LaCasse, left, a volunteer with the Yes on 1 campaign and Elizabeth Baldacci, who handled communications and media for the campaign, check voting results at Think Tank in Portland on Tuesday night. Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer
Supporters of the Yes on 1 campaign for the Congress Square Plaza vote gather at Think Tank in Portland on Tuesday. Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer
Dysarts Broadway staff member Chris Gaudet watches as John Mason climbs a ladder to replace a light bulb before Bruce Poliquin's Primary night gathering. Carl D. Walsh/Staff Photographer
Madi Gilman, 11, left, of Enfield, shows her mother, Renee Gilman, a video she made of the scene at the Holiday Inn in Bangor as supporters of Emily Cain, Democratic candidate for the 2nd Congressional District, wait for the results of the primary election. At right is Renee Gilman's mother-in-law Ronette Gilman. Gabe Souza/Staff Photographer
"I'm tired but energized." said Kevin Raye, right, as he greets Gail Kelly of Brewer at his campaign headquarters in Bangor just minutes after the polls closed on Tuesday.Kevin Bennett Photo
Members of Emily Cain's family wait in a room at the Holiday Inn on Odlin Road in Bangor for results from the primary election. Gabe Souza/Staff Photographer
L to R, Ward clerk Anne Strout, and ward workers Barbara Jackson, Ruth Boissonnault and Alfred Martel sit at their posts and wait for voters at the J. Richard Martin Community Center in Biddeford Tuesday. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer
Voters line up to have their ballots scanned in Kennebunk town hall on Tuesday morning. In Kennebunk, voters were casting ballots for selectmen, school board members, a school budget for RSU 21 and ten referendum articles. Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer
Voters fill out their ballots at the J. Richard Martin Community Center in Biddeford Tuesday. To the far left is Raymond Collard of Biddeford. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer
East End neighbors enter the polling area to vote at the East End Community School in Portland on Tuesday during the primary elections. Tim Greenway/Staff Photographer
Loree Allen of Portland gives a sticker to her daughter Keegan Pierce, 7, as her son Damien Pierce, 3, waits for his sticker after Allen voted at the East End Community School in Portland on Tuesday during the primary elections. Tim Greenway/Staff Photographer
Election clerk Muffie Fernald of Portland reads a magazine between greeting voters during a slow time at the East End Community School in Portland on Tuesday during the primary elections. Tim Greenway/Staff Photographer
Chris Moore, right, a volunteer with the Yes on 1 campaign, his wife Bree LaCasse, center and councilor David Marshall celebrate victory in Portland for the campaign that sought to save Congress Square Plaza from being sold for development.
Kevin Raye supporters listen as Raye tells them the poll trends are not in his favor during a short speech at his campaign headquarters. Kevin Bennett photo
Bruce Poliquin makes his victory speech at Dysarts Broadway in Bangor. Carl D. Walsh/Staff Photographer
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