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 ...

AUGUSTA, Maine (WABI) - It has been over a week since Election Day. The Secretary of State says 11 recounts have been scheduled for legislative races. In the House, District 44 will be recounted on Wednesday. Right now, Independent William Pluecker has the majority of the votes.

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 ...

The recounts will include House District 141, where Sanford Republican candidate Lucas Lanigan tied with Democrat Patricia Kidder. Lanigan was charged in October with aggravated assault.

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,

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

The Maine Department of the Secretary of State will host its ranked-choice run-off for the 2nd Congressional District race Tuesday afternoon. The tabulation will start at 1 p.m. at the Maine State Police headquarters in Augusta.

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.

Rep.-elect Ryan Fecteau, D-Biddford, was chosen Wednesday to be the next speaker of the House. The 32-year-old served as speaker from 2020-22 but could not seek reelection two years ago because of term limits. Derek Davis/Staff Photographer Buy Image