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Election 2024: Maine voters decide on several key issues

MAINE, USA — Voters from across the state headed to the polls Tuesday to make their voices heard on several key races. Polls closed at 8 p.m. This year, Mainers weighed in on the presidential election with Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump.

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AP Race Call: Kamala Harris wins the statewide vote in Maine and two electoral votes

Democrat Kamala Harris earned a statewide win in Maine, collecting a pair of electoral votes on Wednesday. Maine is one of two states that divide their electoral votes with two votes going to the statewide winner and one vote apiece to the winner of each congressional district.

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Election Results 2024: Trump Wins Kentucky, Harris Wins Vermont as Polls Close in Key States

Polls have closed in North Carolina, Georgia and a few other states, as the nation awaits the results of a nailbiter presidential election. The polls are also set to close at 8 p.m. in Pennsylvania and Michigan — both key swing states.

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Election 2024: First Polls Of 2024 Close In Indiana And Kentucky

This post will be updated with the latest news throughout Election Night. Refresh for latest. Update, 3:01 p.m. PT/6:01 p.m. ET: The first polls in the 2024 election have closed, in portions of Indiana and Kentucky.

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Ranked voting tabulation in pivotal Maine congressional race to begin Tuesday

Election officials say a ranked-choice voting tabulation aimed at determining the winner of a key congressional race in Maine starts in the coming week. Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Golden claims he won ...

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Pedestrian from Connecticut killed after being struck by car in Maine

PORTLAND, Maine (WTNH) — A Connecticut woman was killed when she ... crash or has information is asked to call 207-874-8532 ...

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Question 5: Will Maine be adopting a new design for its state flag?

Mainers voted on five referendum questions on Election Day, including whether to adopt a new design for the official state ...

Tight Maine House race between Golden and Theriault moves to ranked voting with no decisive winner

The toss-up race between Democratic Rep. Jared Golden and Republican state Rep. Austin Theriault is headed for a ranked ...

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Maine voters approve $30 million trails bond

Maine voters have approved a $30 million bond proposal that will support the design, development and maintenance of ...

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Maine teacher gives birth in school parking lot minutes after dismissing class: ‘The baby came right then and there’

A Maine teacher went from educating her students ... Tori Hildreth wasn’t expecting to meet her daughter when she arrived at work on Oct. 8, but as the day went on, plans changed as her ...

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Harris outraised Trump nearly 8-to-1 across Maine in September

Generally, Trump appears to have an immovable base of support across much the country and in Maine’s 2nd District, plus an ability to show up on TV and news sites without spending money.

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More Maine police departments are using body-worn cameras, some say it's too expensive

Researchers contacted all 139 agencies in Maine and 77% responded. Of those, 70% said they were already using body cameras. Of the remainder, 21% said they were considering cameras and 8% said ...

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Winner of Maine’s 2nd Congressional District seat still undetermined in close race

Democratic Rep. Jared Golden, a moderate known for defying party orthodoxy, is in a tight race to keep his seat in Congress against Austin Theriault, a stock car driver and Republican state lawmaker.

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