FALMOUTH — The banner atop the No. 7 METRO bus from Portland to Falmouth reminded residents to vote on Tuesday. And they listened. Voters turned out in large numbers to support the bus, with 5,289 voting to maintain the service and 2,223 voting for its demise. “It looks like this issue is settled once and for […]
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Vendil, Seeliger win Portland School Board contests
PORTLAND — Two incumbents and one newcomer are set to join the Portland School Board after victories on Election Day. Incumbent Sarah Thompson, who ran unopposed for her at-large seat, captured 26,757 votes in her bid for a third term. The District 1 seat, which covers the city’s East End to High Street, was captured by […]
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Close race for Peaks Island Council; Libby returns to water district
PORTLAND — Jimal Thundershield held a slim, 11-vote lead Tuesday evening when unofficial results were released in voting for the Peaks Island Council. Thundershield led his opponent, Marjorie Phyfe, 317-306, in the race for a one-year term on the island council. Incumbent Mary Anne Mitchell edged Cheryl Miner in the race for a three-year seat […]
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Alfond, Haskell win Senate seats by wide margins in Portland
PORTLAND — Well-known legislators overwhelmingly captured Portland’s two seats in the state Senate Tuesday, based on unofficial results released late in the evening. Two-term incumbent Sen. Justin Alfond, D-Portland, defeated Green Independent Asher Platts in the race for District 8, 12,491 to 5,124. The district includes the peninsula, the islands and the University of Southern […]
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Chipman turns away Adams, Tuttle in Portland House District 119
PORTLAND — City voters elected a pair of political newcomers to the state House of Representatives on Tuesday, along with a former legislator and five incumbents. In perhaps the most closely watched race, incumbent Rep. Benjamin Chipman, U-Portland, received 1,884 votes in District 119 to defeat Democrat Herbert Adams, who was the district’s previous representative, […]
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3 incumbents return to Portland City Council
PORTLAND — Five-term incumbent City Councilor Nicholas Mavodones Jr. held on to his at-large seat in Tuesday’s election, despite a strong showing by first-time candidate Wellington Lyons. Mavodones defeated Lyons, 16,826 to 13, 237, based on unofficial results released late Tuesday evening. In the race for the council’s District 1 seat, two-term Councilor Kevin Donoghue […]
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Pingree posts 2-1 victory margin in 1st Congressional District
PORTLAND — Incumbent U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, declared victory in her 1st Congressional District race against Republican Jon Courtney on Tuesday night just before 10 p.m. “Clearly the voters have said to me, ‘We’ve all worked hard over the last four years, there’s still more work to do,’” Pingree told a room full of […]
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UPDATE: Mainers legalize same-sex marriage; licenses likely by early January
PORTLAND — Same-sex couples in Maine should be able to obtain marriage licenses by Jan. 5, a spokeswoman for the secretary of state’s office said Wednesday morning after voters approved a referendum to allow gay marriage. The secretary of state has 20 days to approve election results and send them on to the governor, Megan […]
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UPDATE: King wins Maine U.S. Senate seat, says caucus decision coming
FREEPORT — U.S. Sen.-elect Angus King said Wednesday a decision is coming soon on which party he’ll caucus with when he arrives in the U.S. Senate in January. But the independent former governor warned that his membership in a party caucus isn’t an automatic vote for that party and against the other. “Some kind of […]
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Alfond, Haskell win in Senate Districts 8 and 9
PORTLAND — Incumbent state Sen. Justin Alfond, D-Portland, won re-election in the Senate District 8 race. With unofficial results being reported late Tuesday, Alfond had defeated Green Independent Asher Platts by a margin of 12,491 to 5,124. In District 9, Rep. Anne Haskell, D-Portland, won election in the senate with 14,027 votes. Republican Kirsten Martin […]