Biden won the 1st Congressional District and the statewide tally, good for 3 electoral votes.
Election 2020
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Election officials scramble to count ballots in key states
It is typical for ballots to be counted for days after election night. In fact, it happens every year.
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Susan Collins wins 5th Senate term as Sara Gideon concedes
Collins won the election not only by capturing clear majorities in hundreds of Maine’s more conservative, rural communities, but she also appeared to eat into Gideon’s margins of victory in traditional Democratic strongholds.
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Democrats retain control of the Maine Legislature
While the balance of power in the House shifted slightly to the right, incomplete returns suggest Democrats will gain one seat in the Senate and remain in control of the Legislature for the next two years.
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Push to relax drug laws gains big victories on state ballots
Five more states legalized marijuana for adults and voters made Oregon the first state to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of street drugs such as cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine.
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N.D. Republican who died of the coronavirus, wins election to state house
David Andahl died of COVID-19 in early October, just as the coronavirus was pummeling his home state of North Dakota.
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Here’s what we know about key states that are still counting ballots
The record number of Americans voting by mail this year has slowed ballot counting in many parts of the country.
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Golden leads in bid for second term in U.S. House
Preliminary results show Democrat Jared Golden ahead of Republican Dale Crafts.
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Portland voters fill three school board seats, one by ranked-choice runoff
Yusuf Yusuf won a three-way race for an at-large seat with 55 percent of the vote.
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Richmond voters reject all three proposals to change subdivision regulations
The proposals centered around how subdivisions are regulated in Richmond. Now, the Board of Selectmen is expected to take up the issue in 2021.