Jared Golden, Maine and Democrat
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Mainers voted Tuesday on changes to election and gun laws with Questions 1 and 2, and many communities voted on municipal elections and local referendums.
Two referendum questions are being voted on across Maine. One has to do with changing election laws, including establishing voter ID, while the other is about creating a red flag law.
There was a high voter turnout across the state of Maine today. Bangor in particular saw long lines throughout the day.
Real-time statewide and town-by-town results for Maine's 2025 election. Use the navigation below to view maps and results for each race.
Maine's Total Coverage has put together a voting guide with information Mainers should know before heading to the polls.
The Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives announced his top choice for Maine’s next governor. At the former Biddeford Courthouse Friday afternoon, House Speaker Ryan Fecteau (D-Biddeford) said he is backing Hannah Pingree in next year’s gubernatorial election.
On Tuesday, Maine voters rejected Question 1, a Republican-backed measure primarily about voter ID, that, if approved, would have restricted absentee voting and ballot access and disenfranchised eligible voters.
“Once again, Maine people have affirmed their faith in our free, fair, and secure elections, in this case by rejecting a direct attempt to restrict voting rights. Maine has long had one of the highest rates of voter turnout in the nation, in good part due to safe absentee voting — and Maine people tonight have said they want to keep it that way."
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Maine and Texas consider Republican-backed election proposals on voter ID, noncitizen voting
Voters in Maine and Texas are deciding whether to enact new Republican-backed measures that supporters say would help safeguard elections, but which opponents believe are intended to make voting more
Maine's elections chief, a former civil liberties advocate 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.