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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Incumbents re-elected in Portland City Council races
PORTLAND — Incumbents in the races for three City Council seats all won re-election, according to unofficial results released by the city late Tuesday night. District 1 Councilor Kevin Donoghue defeated Justin Benjamin Pollard, 2,406 votes to 1,473. In District 2, Councilor David Marshall received 2,889 ballots to win over Shane Boyington, who received 1,016. […]
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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 […]
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Moonen, Chipman, Russell win House races on Portland peninsula
PORTLAND — Democract Matthew Moonen won election in the three-way race to represent House District 118, with 1,776 votes. Green Independent Thomas MacMillan received 937 votes, and Republican Kevin Casey picked up 483. Incumbents won re-election in races for the House District 119 and 12o seats. In District 119, Rep. Benjamin Chipman, U-Portland, received 1,418 […]
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Wellen topples Cassida for Freeport Town Council seat
FREEPORT — Political newcomer Andrew Wellen upset decade-long incumbent Jim Cassida for one of two Town Council seats, Tuesday night. Wellen toppled Cassida with a 655-528 vote for the District 4 council seat. Melanie Sachs took the uncontested at-large council seat to replace outgoing councilor, Charlotte Bishop. John Morang and Karin VanNostrand took the uncontested […]
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Dems sweep Portland's off-peninsula House races
PORTLAND — With the city reporting unofficial election results late Tuesday, Democrats swept races to represent Portland’s off-peninsula districts in the state House. Incumbent Rep. Mark Dion, D-Portland, defeated Republican Jeffrey Langholtz in the race for the House District 113 seat. Dion won by a margin of 2,661 to 1,414 over Langhotz. Incumbent Rep. Peter […]
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Gideon smashes James in House District 106
FREEPORT — Former Town Councilor and Democrat Sara Gideon will serve her first term in House District 106 after dwarfing her Republican challenger, Jody James. In a race that pitted a local politician and former marketer against a small-town banker, Gideon topped James 3,260 to 1,668. Gideon will represent Freeport and part of Pownal. Incumbent […]
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Cooper wins with ease against Hough in House District 107
YARMOUTH — Democrat and former congressional staffer, Janice Copper, beat small businessman Republican Mark Hough in a landslide victory to win the House District 107 seat, Tuesday night. Cooper buried Hough with 3,217 to 2,140 for the seat that covers Yarmouth. The seat was vacated by State Rep. Melissa Walsh Innes, D-Yarmouth, after announcing in […]
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Boyle wins in Senate District 6
SCARBOROUGH — In a race of political newcomers, Democrat James Boyle has beaten Republican Ruth Summers in Maine Senate District 6. Boyle rode returns in Gorham and Westbrook to a 7,587 to 4,862 lead over Summers, a Scarborough resident. Summers carried the western portion of Scarborough 4,634 to 4,242, but it was not enough to […]