With parting criticism of his independent rival, Paul LePage and the media, the Democrat prepares to end 34 years in elective office.
Maine Governor’s race
On Election Day, Greene proved to be LePage country
Nearly 70 percent of those who voted in the Androscoggin County town cast their ballots for the governor. One says it’s “because things have been accomplished.”
After Portland, no Maine town liked Mike more than Hallowell
Just downriver from the state’s capital, the progressive, gay-friendly community gave Democrat Mike Michaud about 65 percent of its votes.
Votes didn’t come cheap in Maine’s race for the Blaine House
About $20 was spent for each of Paul LePage’s 294,189 votes, and $38 for each of Mike Michaud’s, as the money total more than doubled from the 2010 campaign.
Republicans gear up to govern Maine after resounding victories
Triumphs by LePage, Poliquin and state senate candidates mirror a Republican surge that swept the nation
The next four years under newly re-elected Gov. Paul LePage
The Republican’s likely goals include continued welfare reform, lower energy costs and smaller government.
LePage secures second term as Michaud concedes defeat
In his acceptance speech at the Franco American Center near his childhood home in Lewiston the Republican governor told supporters ‘I have the American dream.’
Governor’s race marked by final push to reach voters
Big-name endorsements will highlight the campaign on the last day before Maine voters head to the polls.
A shift in complexion, but actual change obscured in Maine’s race for governor
Democratic candidate Mike Michaud receives a prominent endorsement, but LePage holds steady.
Mistake leads to confusion over Cutler advertising plan
The campaign of Eliot Cutler said a staffer accidentally ordered a cancellation of all television advertising, instead of a reduction.