The district attorney is re-elected and William King is elected sheriff without opposition.
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Ogunquit
Voters back a ban on the use of synthetic pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers.
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Cumberland voters approve establishment of public beach
Voters authorize the town to borrow $3 million to buy about 25 acres of the Payson estate.
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Backers of South Portland tar-sands ban win council seats
Two incumbents keep their school board seats.
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Pot legalization approved in South Portland, defeated in Lewiston
The votes on making it legal for adults to possess small amounts of marijuana are largely symbolic.
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Pingree easily wins fourth term in Congress
The Democrat defeats Isaac Misiuk and Richard Murphy, according to early returns.
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Super PACs, candidates move to bold heights
Campaigns share their strategies as outside groups join the political fracas with gobs of cash.