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Fayette voters elect select board, school board members

by Rebecca Richard 33 minutes agoJune 9, 2026

Nancy Cronin and Robin Holman were elected to the school committee.

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2nd District Democratic primary going to runoff, face Paul LePage

by Billy Kobin 44 minutes agoJune 9, 2026

State Sen. Joe Baldacci, State Auditor Matt Dunlap, former Capitol Hill operative Jordan Wood and social worker Paige Loud were competing for the chance to succeed U.S. Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine.

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Extremely close Maine Democratic governor primary headed to ranked-choice runoff

by Rachel Ohm and Ethan Wolin 58 minutes agoJune 9, 2026

Troy Jackson and Nirav Shah traded tenuous early leads, but numerous candidates are still competitive.

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Richmond voters elect selectmen, approve land use rule changes

by Keith Edwards 59 minutes agoJune 9, 2026

Incumbent Robert Bodge and former board member Marilyn Gritzkewitsch were elected to the Richmond Board of Selectmen.

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Bobby Charles surges to the top of Republican governor primary

by Rachel Ohm and Billy Kobin 1 hour agoJune 9, 2026

Charles looked close to pulling off a wire-to-wire victory Tuesday.

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Winthrop voters approve $15.6M school budget

by Ethan Horton 2 hours agoJune 9, 2026

The spending plan requires an additional $301,805 from local taxpayers.

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Graham Platner clinches Democratic nomination to take on Susan Collins in Maine Senate race

by Randy Billings 2 hours agoJune 9, 2026

It was Platner’s first test before voters.

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Contentious primaries draw Mainers to the polls

by Dylan Tusinski 3 hours agoJune 9, 2026

Republican and Democratic primaries for governor, as well as the Democratic U.S. Senate primary, are being watched across the country as bellwethers for national political trends.