Incumbent U.S. Rep. Jared Golden retained his seat in Maine's 2nd Congressional District against challenger and former U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin after ranked choice votes were tallied.
Ranked choice voting is required under Maine law if no candidate receives at least 50% of first choice votes on election day. The ranked-choice count will be determined on Nov. 15.
Gov. Janet Mills wins a second term as governor over Paul LePage, while U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree will return to Washington to represent the state's 1st District. In the 2nd Congressional District, U.S. Rep. Jared Golden retains a thin lead over challenger Bruce Poliquin.
Former U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin, R-Maine, said Friday he has accepted an offer from the Trump administration to serve as chairman of the Securities Investor Protection Corp., in Washington, D.C.
U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin, R-2nd District, has officially requested a recount in the Nov. 6 general election in which his election-night lead over Democratic challenger Jared Golden was reversed when ranked choice votes were tallied and put Golden over the 50% threshold to win the contest.
Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap, Maine's top election official, confirmed Wednesday that the District 2 race between Republican incumbent Bruce Poliquin and his Democratic challenger Jared Golden will require the ranked-choice voting process.
The 2nd District race between Republican U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin and Democratic challenger Jared Golden will be the first in a Maine regular election to be decided by ranked-choice voting.
New Balance Athletics Inc., which has 900 employees at its three Maine sites, announced Tuesday that President and CEO Rob DeMartini will step down effective Dec. 31. He'll be replaced by a New Balance veteran, Joe Preston, who currently serves as chief commercial officer.
Maine's congressional delegation announced Tuesday that Flemish Master Weavers, with 130 employees working at its 210,000-square-foot plant in Sanford, prevailed in its application for an exemption from a tariff on yarn it uses to manufacture area rugs in Maine.
As concern grows about how a potential U.S.-China trade war may continue to adversely impact Maine lobster exports, the state's congressional delegation fears additional tariffs proposed by the Trump Administration also could harm a North Berwick-based manufacturer of bleachers and auditorium seating.