LEWISTON (AP) — A contentious mayoral campaign is coming to an end in Lewiston, which will host a runoff election for its top elected position.
Incumbent Robert Macdonald faces Ben Chin in the runoff on Tuesday. Chin got the most votes in the city’s Nov. 3 election, but did not receive the needed 50 percent of the votes in the multi-candidate race.
Chin is a Bates College graduate and community organizer and Macdonald is a retired police officer. Chin got 44 percent of the votes last month and Macdonald got 37 percent, resulting in a 566 vote margin.
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