An analysis of Tuesday’s voting in the state’s largest towns shows that 1 in 5 of the party’s primary voters left the president’s oval blank or wrote in another name.
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Another poll shows Gideon leading Collins in potential Senate match-up
The survey by the left-leaning firm Public Policy Polling also shows President Trump trailing both Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders among likely Maine voters.
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Portland overwhelmingly approves expansion of ranked-choice voting
Close to 80% of voters backed the proposal to use ranked-choice voting in all local elections.
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Biden and Sanders in close primary battle as count goes into Wednesday
Turnout was heavy for Maine’s first presidential primary in 20 years, and with 78% of polling places counted, Biden leads Sanders by about 1,350 votes.
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Interactive map on Maine Democratic presidential primary
Town-by-town results
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March 2020 Maine statewide and local election results
Unofficial live Maine election results collected by the Portland Press Herald and the Associated Press. Use the navigation boxes below to view results for each race. View interactive maps showing town-by-town results for the Democratic primary contest and the vaccination repeal vote. Select a race to view results: ✓ Win Source: Associated Press
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Mainers to cast ballots in Super Tuesday presidential primaries, vaccinations referendum
Maine is one of 14 states participating in the Super Tuesday primaries but has received relatively little attention from candidates aside from campaign advertising.
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Wrinkle emerges in proposal to expand ranked-choice voting in Portland
If the expansion passes Tuesday, the process may need to be changed before a multi-seat school board race in 2022.
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Portland asks court to dismiss lawsuit challenging rejection of clean election initiative
The dispute is over whether a clean elections program can be decided by referendum, or whether the question must go to a charter commission.
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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.