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Democratic Rep. Jared Golden wins through Maine's ranked choice voting
Democratic Rep. Jared Golden won reelection to Congress through Maine’s ranked choice system on Friday. It’s the third time in four elections in the hotly contested district that Golden won after votes were retabulated because first choices failed to produce a majority for any candidate. This time it was Republican challenger Austin Theriault who came out behind. His campaign had...
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Maine ranked choice count continues, elections chief who drew Trump's ire narrating livestream
Maine’s elections chief, a former civil liberties attorney who sparred with President-elect Donald Trump over ballot access, is acting like a play-by-play sports announcer as she describes the state’s process of determining a congressional winner through ranked choice voting. Shenna Bellows is spending the week streaming the effort live on YouTube and answering questions in real time. “We hope that...
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Ranked voting will decide pivotal Maine congressional race. How does that work?
In a pivotal congressional race in Maine, the state’s ranked choice voting system is being used this week to determine the winner, but that won’t be the end of it. The currently trailing candidate has requested a full recount that won’t begin until after more than 12,000 votes have been reallocated to determine a majority. Election workers will try to...
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Maine election update: Key US House district goes to ranked voting, King re-elected
Votes will have to be redistributed under Maine’s ranked choice system to determine the winner of a key congressional race, election officials said. The campaigns of both Republican challenger Austin Theriault and Democratic Rep. Jared Golden said Friday that they would participate in the process, although Golden said he already won the election, without a need for additional tabulations. Elsewhere...
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Mainers reject proposal to resurrect the state's original flag
Mainers were smitten by the state’s original flag during the 2020 bicentennial. But the retro flag’s popularity wasn’t enough to convince voters to make it the state’s official flag. Residents voted Tuesday to retain the existing flag — blue with the state seal — instead of adopting a flag that tracks closely with the state’s original flag — a simple...
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Dems claim victory in key Maine congressional district race; no race projection
With the balance of power in the U.S. House still up for grabs, Democrats were claiming victory in a key tossup race in Maine. While NBC News hasn’t projected a winner at 77% of votes counted, the Maine Democratic Party said Wednesday afternoon that Rep. Jared Golden held on to the seat, fending off a challenge from former NASCAR driver...
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Maine asks hunters to avoid eating deer, turkey in some areas because of PFAS contamination
Maine’s traditional fall hunting seasons are in full swing, but hunters are being asked to avoid eating their game in parts of the state because of the possibility of harmful chemicals in animal meat. Hunters from around the Northeast trek each autumn to Maine, where deer and wild turkeys are two of the most popular game animals. The Maine Department...
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Northeastern University to Open $100M Center in Portland
A Maine native is donating $100 million to Northeastern University to establish a graduate school and research center in Portland in hopes of transforming the city into a technology hub and sparking economic growth, officials said Monday. The Roux Institute, which will open in the spring, bears the name of donor David Roux, who grew up in Lewiston, Maine, and…
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US Still Sends Lots of Lobster to China, But Tariff a Worry
America is still sending millions of pounds of lobster to China, but members of the seafood industry remain on edge about the future of the United States’ relationship with one of its most important customers. The U.S. exported more than 17.6 million pounds of lobster to China last year, according to figures from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The...
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Shutdown Makes it Tough for Groups to Help Endangered Whales
Rescuers who respond to distressed whales and other marine animals say the federal government shutdown is making it more difficult to do their work.
