Local Elections
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PublishedDecember 5, 2019
Most ethics complaints from Portland’s bruising mayoral race are dropped
Unite Portland, a political action committee that opposed Ethan Strimling's re-election as mayor, is still expecting to pay fines for being late to file independent expenditure reports.
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PublishedNovember 19, 2019
Portland council decides to ask voters whether to expand ranked-choice voting in city elections
The effort to expand ranked-choice voting to all city elections was initially led by Fair Elections Portland, but the group failed to gather enough signatures to put it on the ballot.
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PublishedNovember 13, 2019
Councilor Kate Lewis will be the next mayor of South Portland
City councilors unanimously selected Lewis, a nonprofit administrator, to lead them and the city in the coming year.
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PublishedNovember 7, 2019
Write-in candidate wins South Portland school board seat
Michael Faulkingham, a registered voter and resident of District 2, received the most votes in a race that drew no official candidates.
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PublishedNovember 6, 2019
On the day after, Portland’s mayor-elect reflects on a win that surprised even herself
Kate Snyder says in a Q&A with the Portland Press Herald that she's already making plans to meet with city councilors and the city manager to begin the transition to her new full-time job.
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PublishedNovember 6, 2019
Portland voters once again choose to change mayors
Since the popularly elected post was created in 2011, voters have turned out both incumbents.
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PublishedNovember 6, 2019
Somali community revels in Safiya Khalid’s victory in Lewiston council race
The 23-year-old, who also is the youngest person elected to the council, says she's ‘in shock’ over the win and the attention she's getting.
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PublishedNovember 6, 2019
Kennebunkport will hold a do-over after election ends in tie
Two candidates for a seat on the Board of Selectmen each got exactly 352 votes.
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PublishedNovember 5, 2019
Safiya Khalid elected first Somali-American to Lewiston City Council
The 23-year-old said the results show that Lewiston voters want change.
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PublishedNovember 5, 2019
Tae Chong wins 5-way race for Portland District 3 council seat
The former school board member finished strong, as did Adam Burk in a decisive election to the District 3 school board seat.
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