When polls close at 8 p.m. on Nov. 5, six trained election clerks in New Vineyard, a town of about 700 in Franklin County, will start counting ballots by hand.

Maine House candidate Mark Zimmer shares his views as he seeks election in 2024 in Maine House District 150, (Eliot/Kittery/South Berwick).

An outspoken and conservative lawmaker from Auburn has emerged as a powerful force in Republican politics heading into the election, with her network of political action committees outspending the official campaign arm of House Republicans.

Independent groups and official party committees have spent about $2.9 million on battleground races that could determine who controls the Legislature, and about half of that amount came in the last week alone.

Maine will once again use ranked choice voting for federal races in the current election. Here's how the system works, and what supporters and detractors say about it.

In a presidential contest that’s expected to be tight, every electoral vote could matter. That’s why the Harris campaign has cast its eyes northward to Maine, home to one of the largest,

Assistant US Attorney John Osborn will oversee the district’s handling of election day including complaints, threats, and election fraud.

Maine House candidate Elizabeth Jordan shares her views as she seeks election in 2024 in Maine House District 134 (Kennebunk/Kennebunkport/Biddeford)

Golden joined us on 207 and talked about his support of tariffs, why he thinks they can help bring back manufacturing jobs, and how to strengthen bipartisanship in Washington. Watch our interview to learn more. For more local stories continue with us on our NEWS CENTER Maine+ streaming app.

Maine Conservation Voters Action Fund, an environmental conservation group, has spent over $193,000, including $115,000 on House races and $78,000 on Senate races. The group’s ads promote Democratic candidates as protectors of drinking water and the environment from forever chemicals.

Political or civic experience highlights: Maine State Representative: 2022-present. Town of Kennebunk Budget Board: 2020-22 What are your top three priorities if elected?:

The race has become a referendum on what the Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office did, and failed to do, before a shooting that killed 18 people in Lewiston last fall.