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Initial results show Mark Dion in the lead, with nearly 40% of the vote. Andrew Zarro was in second place, at 26%, followed by Pious Ali at 21%.
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Carmakers will now be required to allow independent mechanics and owners to access a vehicle's diagnostic data.
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A citizen-initiated proposal would have exempted landlords with nine or fewer units from Portland's rent control ordinance, but roughly two-thirds of voters decided to reject it.
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Copies of Maine Constitution will now include a long-omitted section on treaty obligations to tribesMaine voters approved a constitutional amendment requiring that all provisions of the state constitution be included in official printed copies.
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In Lewiston, a four-way race for mayor resulted in no candidate getting more than 50% of the vote. That means that the two top place finishers, incumbent Carl Sheline and challenger Jon Connor, will square off in a runoff election next month.
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Maine voters resoundingly rejected the campaign to replace the state’s two largest electric companies with a consumer-owned utility on Tuesday.
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At one polling location, voters were split over a public buyout of the state's electric grid.
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State elections officials say that voting has largely gone smoothly so far across the state, even as voters work through eight different referendum questions on the ballot. Polls will close tonight at 8 p.m.
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University of Maine at Farmington political science professor Jim Melcher told Morning Edition host Irwin Gratz what makes referendum elections different is what he calls the lack of a "party cue."
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The two ballot initiatives have conflicting language about whether Pine Tree Power's funding requires voter approval. And if both measures are approved next month, the issue is expected to move from the ballot box to the courtroom.