governor 2018

Published
January 2, 2019

Janet Mills sworn in as governor, declares ‘we are all in this together’

The Farmington Democrat, the first woman to occupy the governor's office in Maine's 199-year history, delivers a message of inclusion and hope, saying the time has come to protect and improve the state we all call home.
Published
December 31, 2018

Mills puts poetry back in the inaugural mix

Wesley McNair will deliver a poem for Maine's new governor, reviving an inaugural tradition that went away during the LePage years.
Published
November 15, 2018

Gov.-elect Mills names team that will assemble her new administration

Maine's incoming governor hopes her new executive search committee will help her fill out her Cabinet by January.
Published
November 7, 2018

Fresh off historic victory, Mills says Medicaid expansion and opioid crisis will be priorities

The Democrat says she will expand Medicaid as soon as possible after she takes office in January and becomes the first woman to serve as governor in Maine's 198-year history.
Published
November 6, 2018

Janet Mills becomes first woman elected Maine governor

The Democratic attorney general made history with help from a strong turnout in traditionally Democratic towns, especially in southern Maine.
Published
November 6, 2018

Election 2018: Statewide results maps for the governor’s race, U.S. Senate and House seats
Published
November 6, 2018

2018 Statewide and Local Election Results

Unofficial live election results collected by the Portland Press Herald and the Associated Press.
Published
November 5, 2018

Maine secretary of state assures voters that state’s election system is secure

As concerns about the security of voter databases in Georgia make headlines, Maine's top election official says the state's use of paper ballots makes for a more secure system.
Published
November 4, 2018

This year’s midterm election in Maine ‘hard to predict’

One political observer wonders how much local and state decisions will be affected by the divisive national tone.
Published
November 2, 2018

Letter to the editor: Maine needs skilled leader like Janet Mills, former candidate Alan Caron says

Of the three people remaining in this race, she's the only one who has the experience, intelligence and toughness to do the job of governor, the independent says.