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South Portland voters approve $76.2M school budget
Taxes will increase by 6%.
Cape Elizabeth passes $38.7M school budget
It raises the overall tax rate by 7.13%.
Freeport-area voters approve school budget
Nearly 4,000 cast “yes” votes for the school budget, according to unofficial results.
Republicans in 1st District primary to face Chellie Pingree running tight race
Ron Russell, a military veteran from Kennebunkport, and Joshua Pietrowicz, a former car salesman from New Gloucester, were vying to win the Republican nomination.
Sanford voters approve $74M school budget
The budget is up 7.42% from the current year.
Saco voters approve $59.9M school budget
The budget represents a 4.74% increase over this year’s and will require a nearly 10% tax hike.
Arundel reelects Thomas Danylik to select board, Mandy Cummings to school board
Both races were won by their incumbents Tuesday night.
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Gray elects Simoneau, Edson to Town Council
Residents also approved a $13 million municipal budget.
Kennebunkport voters say town should cover some Christmas Prelude costs
The outcome of the nonbinding question will impact the wording of a referendum planned for November. Residents also reelected Mary Beth Gilbert to the town selectboard.
Brunswick voters approve $61.2M school budget
Nearly 6,000 residents backed the school department budget.
2nd District Democratic primary going to runoff
State Sen. Joe Baldacci, State Auditor Matt Dunlap, former Capitol Hill operative Jordan Wood and social worker Paige Loud were competing for the chance to succeed U.S. Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine.
Falmouth approves fire station project, school budget
Voters elected Bryce Hach and Michael Vance to the Falmouth Town Council.
Extremely close Maine Democratic governor primary headed to ranked-choice runoff
Troy Jackson and Nirav Shah traded tenuous early leads, but numerous candidates are still competitive.
Bobby Charles surges to the top of Republican governor primary
Charles looked close to pulling off a wire-to-wire victory Tuesday.
Graham Platner clinches Democratic nomination to take on Susan Collins in Maine Senate race
It was Platner’s first test before voters.
Contentious primaries draw Mainers to the polls
Republican and Democratic primaries for governor, as well as the Democratic U.S. Senate primary, are being watched across the country as bellwethers for national political trends.
Live Now: Maine statewide and local election results
Real-time statewide and town-by-town results for Maine’s 2026 primary and local elections. Use the navigation below to view maps and results for each race. Polls close at 8 p.m.
Scenes from Maine’s primary election as voters hit the polls | Photos
A collection of photos as Mainers cast votes Tuesday in primary and municipal elections.
Live updates: Many Maine races too close to call on election night
Graham Platner will face Susan Collins in November’s Senate election, but results in Maine’s gubernatorial primaries and 2nd District House race aren’t yet clear.
What’s the Election Day weather forecast for Maine?
Tuesday is expected to mark the beginning of a warm spell, with highs in the 80s across much of Maine, according to the National Weather Service.
Gorham voters getting texts urging them to check AI-generated budget website
It’s not clear who is behind the site, which claims to be an ‘independent analysis of public records’ and identifies ‘red flags’ in the district’s proposed school budget.
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