Election History: Interesting Facts about Past Elections in Maine and the U.S.

On an Election Day some call the most consequential in decades, our panel discusses the history of elections in Maine and the United States.

Herb Adams, adjunct professor, Southern Maine Community College; former longtime state representative from Portland

Jeffrey S. Selinger, associate professor, department of government and legal studies, Bowdoin College

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