Maine’s political races have been in the spotlight this year, with attention on battles for seats in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, as well as Blaine House.
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Maine has been in the spotlight this year with midterm elections and the battle over the U.S. Senate, now controlled by the Republicans.
With money and media attention flowing in, the battle over the Senate seat, held by incumbent U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, has been intense. Her challenger, Democrat Troy Jackson, has plenty of political experience in Maine, but it remains to be seen whether he can garner enough votes to get to Washington.
Deputy Editor Renee Cordes takes a closer look at the governor's race, which pits Democrat Hannah Pingree against Republican Bobby Charles and independent Rick Bennett.
Staff Writer Tina Fischer offers insights into the congressional second district race featuring former Gov. Paul LePage, a Republican, and Democrat Matt Dunlap. Those are the races highlighted in our election preview.
Cultural hub
Elsewhere in the issue, Senior Writer Laurie Schreiber looks at a $53 million renovation of the Augusta building that houses the state museum, archives and library. In the museum alone, the project involved moving some 800,000 items, Laurie writes. “But it’s not like just opening a cabinet and pulling something out,” says the director of the museum. “It took us about two years to dismantle and safely move and safely store all the collection items. Some were very large and were provided with special containers so they could stay where they are, like our Lombard log hauler. But we moved others. The fragile items required special care. That was a complex project.”
