Another poll shows Gideon leading Collins in potential Senate match-up

The survey by the left-leaning firm Public Policy Polling also shows President Trump trailing both Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders among likely Maine voters.

March 2020 Statewide and Local Election Results

Biden and Sanders in close primary battle as count goes into Wednesday

Turnout was heavy for Maine's first presidential primary in 20 years, and with 78% of polling places counted, Biden leads Sanders by about 1,350 votes.

March 2020 Statewide and Local Election Results

Interactive: 2020 Maine Democratic Presidential Primary

Mainers to cast ballots in Super Tuesday presidential primaries, vaccinations referendum

Maine is one of 14 states participating in the Super Tuesday primaries but has received relatively little attention from candidates aside from campaign advertising.

Portland asks court to dismiss lawsuit challenging rejection of clean election initiative

The dispute is over whether a clean elections program can be decided by referendum, or whether the question must go to a charter commission.

Most ethics complaints from Portland’s bruising mayoral race are dropped

Unite Portland, a political action committee that opposed Ethan Strimling's re-election as mayor, is still expecting to pay fines for being late to file independent expenditure reports.

Portland council decides to ask voters whether to expand ranked-choice voting in city elections

The effort to expand ranked-choice voting to all city elections was initially led by Fair Elections Portland, but the group failed to gather enough signatures to put it on the ballot.

Safiya Khalid’s win considered ‘milestone’ for Lewiston

The deep negativity Lewiston's youngest councilor ever experienced on social media during her campaign was ugly, but she has disavowed the hate and looks forward to representing her constituents.