Republican Jennifer White of Gray is facing off against Democrat Cathy Breen, who is seeking her fourth term in the Maine Senate.
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Maine’s high court denies request to put ranked-choice decision on hold
The Maine Republican Party wants to ask the federal courts to consider First Amendment arguments in a case that allows for ranked-choice voting in the November presidential election.
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Trump, Biden snipe from road and rails after debate chaos
The president and his Democratic challenger are competing for working-class voters in the Midwest.
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Judge declines to intervene on Maine’s absentee ballot rules
Justice William Stokes finds that changing the rules so close to the election would not be in the public interest, and that the state’s existing rules present no irreparable harm to voters.
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Debate commission plans to change format to avoid a second ‘embarrassment’
Moderator Chris Wallace struggled to gain control of the debate in Cleveland because of frequent interruptions, primarily by President Trump.
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Early in-person voting to begin Monday in Portland and other Maine communities
Votes can be cast at the city clerk’s temporary office in Merrill Auditorium. Other cities, including Lewiston, are expected to begin allowing in-person voting as well.
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Some voters second-guessing their decision to cast absentee ballots
Many are asking what they should do if they change their minds about whether to vote absentee or vote in person.
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Debate veers from ‘How you doing?’ to ‘Will you shut up?’
Tuesday’s presidential debate started out civil enough, but it deteriorated within 15 minutes.
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Debate takeaways: An acrid tone from the opening minute
After more than a year of circling each other, the candidates battled on the debate stage Tuesday night in Ohio.
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Trump’s belligerence reduces debate to chaos as he attacks election integrity
President Trump repeatedly interrupted with personal insults, prompting Joe Biden to snap, ‘Will you shut up, man?’