Portland voter Karen Thorne leaves the polls at Merrill Auditorium on Tuesday. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer
Brennan, sporting a fresh "I voted" sticker, talks to Len Freeman, an activist spreading the word about independent living for seniors. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer
Portland Mayor Michael Brennan greets a voter at the polling station at St. Pious Church Tuesday. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer
Spencer Thibodeau, candidate for City Council District 2, greets Mayoral candidate Ethan Strimling as he arrives to cast his vote at the Reiche School in Portland Tuesday. Jill Brady/Staff Photographer
Portland mayoral candidate Tom MacMillan shakes hands with voter Ron Shapiro outside the polling location at East End Community School. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer
Mayoral candidate Ethan Strimling talks with voters Alice and Dudley Woodall while waiting to cast their votes at the Reiche School in Portland Tuesday. Jill Brady/Staff Photographer
Ethan Strimling checks in with election worker Les Holmes before casting his vote at the Reiche School. Jill Brady/Staff Photographer
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