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In the spring, the Press Herald put together a first-of-its kind (for us) voter guide. Up and down the ballot, in small town races and major federal contests, we asked candidates a series of policy and biography questions.

Readers responded. The guide was viewed tens of thousands of times, and our analytics showed the average viewer clicked through half a dozen pages. 

It was a big undertaking, but after we published it, we took a moment to consider how to expand it for the fall. We want to make the guide even more timely and useful for Mainers.

But then, in the middle of those internal discussions, Graham Platner’s Senate campaign imploded, leaving Democrats scrambling and a dozen competitors suddenly vying to become Sen. Susan Collins’ challenger in a race that could decide control of the chamber.

What better time to break out the voter guide once again? 

There is a catch, of course. In the Maine Democratic Senate race, there aren’t exactly voters. A contingent of 601 delegates will pick the candidate at a huge convention in Bangor next weekend. Those delegates will be elected by county Democratic meetings over the next few days.

But it’s still important for all Mainers to know where the next Democratic Senate candidate stands on the key issues. So we asked them more than a dozen wide-ranging questions.

Read what they had to say here. We’ll see you at the Democratic convention in a couple weeks.