SANFORD, Maine — Local races for two Maine House seats are headed for recounts on Thursday, Nov. 21, following last week’s election results, Secretary of State Shenna Bellows announced Wednesday night. The recounts will focus on the races for House ...

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.

Eleven legislative races from the Nov. 5 election will be recounted, per requests from the losing candidates. Maine law does not require recounts, but candidates can request one. Candidates are allowed to request a recount without having to pay a deposit if the races are very close — 1% or less of the apparent margin

It is important to note the Trump administration has not announced any plans to challenge marriage equality. Same-sex marriage has been legal in Maine since 2012.

AUGUSTA — Election officials are steadily slogging their way through the votes cast in every town in Maine’s sprawling 2nd Congressional District to determine whether U.S. Rep. Jared Golden, a Lewiston Democrat, will return to Capitol Hill for a fourth ...

A ranked-choice voting tabulation aimed at determining the winner of a key congressional race in Maine will continue on Thursday, with the possibility of having final results by the end of the workday or sometime on Friday,

Supporters of providing photo identification to cast ballots in Maine elections are planning to put the question before the state’s voters. If approved, the proposal would require Mainers to present a photo ID at polling stations or when requesting an absentee ballot for federal,

Diana Merenda said she never expected to win the race for Congress, but she wanted to be an alternative choice for voters.

On Wednesday, votes from Aroostook, Washington, and Oxford Counties were verified, leaving votes in eight more counties for Bellows and her team to examine.

It is well past Election Day and there is still no winner in the race for Maine's Second Congressional District.

One week after Election Day, Maine's Second District Congressional race is still up in the air, as a ranked choice count is now underway.

The other House races scheduled for recounts include District 52, District 81, District 96, District 98, District 141 and District 142. In the Senate, District 8, they will have a