By Lauren McCauley | Editor
“This process took time because it’s supposed to, and that care is exactly what voters deserve.” - Hannah Pingree, on the lengthy ranked-choice tabulation process that led to her victory in the Democratic primary for governor.
Hannah Pingree speaks at the No Kings rally in Portland, Maine on Oct. 18, 2025. (Photo by Jim Neuger/ Maine Morning Star)
By Eesha Pendharkar
Hannah Pingree was pronounced the Democratic nominee for governor, emerging victorious from a crowded field after the five-day ranked-choice voting tabulations concluded at roughly 1:45 a.m. Friday morning.
By Emma Davis
The Department of the Secretary of State announced Charles, an attorney from Leeds and former federal government official, won the crowded race after concluding ranked-choice voting tabulations in Augusta. Charles will face Democratic nominee Hannah Pingree and independent candidate Rick Bennett, a state senator who was formerly a Republican, in the Nov. 3 general election.
By Kaitlyn Budion
State Auditor Matt Dunlap has won the Democratic primary in Maine’s 2nd congressional district after three rounds of ranked choice tabulation, the Secretary of State’s Office announced just before 2 a.m. on Friday. State Sen. Joe Baldacci (D-Penobscot) led in the first and second rounds, but ultimately fell behind Dunlap in the final round of tabulations by less than three thousand votes.
By Kaitlyn Budion
Todd Martin with the National Parks Conservation Association, said at Acadia signs had been removed from Cadillac Mountain, the Great Meadow, the Sieur de Monts Nature Center and Rockefeller Hall.
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