The 4 candidates highlight the support of various backers in city politics, business, arts and education circles.
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District 3 candidates face off for Portland’s only contested school board seat
The race features Adam Burk, executive director of a social innovation lab, and Sam Rosenthal, a retired engineer.
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Gun-rights champion Eric Brakey says he’ll give an AR-15 to a donor to his congressional campaign
The Republican running in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District plans to hand over a $1,200 gun next month to someone who signs up to become a monthly donor.
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Portland voters will decide whether to open up city government to major changes
Several councilors say they don’t want a charter commission but felt legally obligated to put it to voters in response to a petition by supporters of a taxpayer-funded clean elections program.
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Business group’s poll shows it’s tight at the top in Portland’s race for mayor
The poll commissioned by the Portland Chamber of Commerce included 2nd- and 3rd-place voter preferences to account for the ranked-choice voting system.
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Citing ‘vast sums of money’ required, Jon Treacy withdraws from U.S. Senate race
Treacy, who retired from the Air Force as a major general, was among several Democrats hoping to challenge Republican Sen. Susan Collins next year.
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Facebook disables Russian, other misinformation campaigns
The accounts, posing as locals in swing states, followed a similar game plan to election interference efforts in 2016.
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Four candidates seek 2 seats on Sanford City Council
Residents will also vote on a school committee race and 3 referendum questions.
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Eleven candidates compete for 7 Biddeford School Committee seats
The race includes six incumbents who want to return to the board for another two years.
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Biddeford City Council races draw slate of candidates
Three incumbent councilors are running unopposed, as are two newcomers.