Elections 2020: Candidate profiles, municipal warrant articles, state questions
The 2020 General Election will be held Tuesday, Nov. 3 with polls open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
This is our 2020 Election Resource hub, featuring a myriad of stories pertaining to all elections beginning with the March presidential primaries, followed by the summer annual town meetings and state primaries, and concluding with the November elections.
The sidebar to the right features articles readers are most keen to read in preparation for the November elections: how to vote in the Midcoast, Q&A sessions with candidates, and breakdowns of referendum questions.
Below are all our 2020 election stories including letters to the editor, candidate forums, voter registration drives, and an archive of content published from elections held during March and the summer months.
This election resource hub is populated with new stories nearly every day, so check back often to remain up-to-date on everything leading up to the November elections.
Secretary Dunlap credits partnerships, thanks municipal clerks for conducting a safe election
Another grant comes Alna’s way for voting
Maxmin unseats Dow; Stover, Hanley, Hepler prevail in rematches
Alna eyes town vote on petition-led shoreland rules change
Voting chart here
Hepler, Shaw keep Woolwich selectmen’s seats
Maxmin defeats Dow for Senate 13 seat
Hepler keeps House District 53 seat
Hanley reelected to House District 87
Stover retains House seat
Boothbay Harbor voting results
Thank you election volunteers
Somerville voting results
Westport Island voting results
Windsor voting results
Alna voting results
Dresden voting results
Richmond voting results
Whitefield voting results
Southport voting results
Edgecomb voting results
Woolwich voting results
Randolph voting results
Boothbay voting results
Newcastle voting results
Friendship voting results
Wiscasset voting results
Phippsburg voting results
Arrowsic voting results
Jefferson voting results
Waldoboro voting results
South Bristol voting results
Pittston voting results
Bristol voting results
Nobleboro voting results
Damariscotta voting results
Georgetown voting results
Washington voting results
Bremen voting results
Monhegan Island voting
Be sure to vote
Week 33 – Time to vote
Read sample ballots for Nov. 3 election here
For community
How to vote absentee in the Nov. 3 election
Westport Island accepts $5K for safe elections
Put Hawke back in the House
Hawke will work for all
Vote for Hawke
Half-truth?
We need Stephanie Hawke
Holly Stover is there when you need her
Stover gives it her all
Stand with Chloe Maxmin
Lincoln County needs Stover
Stover deserves a second term
Vote for Stephanie Hawke
Stover has made a difference for District 89
A tough decision but voting for Hawke
Re-elect Holly Stover
I support Stephanie Hawke
Stover supports gender equality
Maxmin models democracy ideals
Holly Stover gets my vote
Vote to save the earth
Voting for Sara Gideon
Stephanie Hawke for state representative
Vote to change the U.S. Senate
On the issues: U.S. Senatorial Candidate Lisa Savage
The all in ballot
On the issues: U.S. Congressional Candidate Chellie Pingree
Political letters deadline
Alna gets grant to ensure safe election during COVID-19
Proud to vote for Stover
Experience abounds in race for Maine House District 87
Holly Stover: A good choice
Vote for Gideon
Flashback to the USSR
Please vote for Stephanie
A new, principled voice for the Maine State Senate
Send Holly back to the House
Don’t be baffled by the Collins bamboozle
Gideon is a ‘champion’
Shout out for Stephanie Hawke
Historian talk on political parties Oct. 13
Two familiar candidates vie for House District 53 seat
Stephanie Hawke seeks to reclaim House 89 seat
Holly Stover runs for House 89 reelection
The final weeks
Three vie for two seats on Woolwich select board
Democrats rally for a blue wave
Sara Gideon visits Two Bridges Regional Jail
Voting for Chloe Maxmin
Support and vote for Stover
I support Holly Stover
Vote for Hawke
Stover has my vote
I beg to differ
Holly’s leadership lifts us all
The polls
Keep Holly Stover serving us
Secretary Dunlap accepts generous election-focused PPE donation from Maine companies
Maxmin seeks District 13 State Senate seat
Dow believes lower taxes important to spur economic growth
Week 29 – Election fever
Vote for Chloe Maxmin Nov. 3
Vision, courage and fortitude
The Trump Coup d’état, coming Nov. 3
President is an American tragedy
Hawke for House District 89
Voting for Holly Stover
Meet and greet for Stephanie Hawke
Boothbay Harbor gets a Trump boat parade
Bring back Stephanie Hawke
Send Hawke back to Maine House
What Democrats hate
Wiscasset rallies to support parks and rec budget
Wiscasset gives protocol for tonight’s special town meeting
Alna special town meeting seeks no new funds
The journey of your absentee ballot
Vote for Holly Stover
Why I am voting for Maxmin
Collins has proven her worth
Holly has everybody’s back
Why I am voting for Hawke
Stover works for all of us
Stover cares about the community
Vote for Holly Stover
Support Stover’s reelection
Hawke is a person of action
County Democrats rally safely in spite of pandemic
Selectmen set special town meeting for Oct. 15
School committee presenting nearly identical warrant for special town meeting
UPDATE: Simmons working on Wiscasset parks and rec proposal after ballot error
Wiscasset repeals preservation ordinance, elects Dunning, Andersson and Whitfield
Chloe Maxmin listens
Vote for Stephanie
Trump supporters take to Boothbay Harbor waters
School committee will vote Sept. 8 on scheduling special town meeting
Special Wiscasset town meeting will address zoning, overdraft
Democrats work together
Voting for Chloe Maxmin
Running for selectman’s seat
Why Stephanie Hawke?
Edgecomb rejects four school funding articles
Gov. Mills signs executive order to ensure safe voting amid COVID-19
Edgecomb selectmen urge residents to vote Saturday in referendum town meeting
Voting for Chloe Maxmin
Voting for Susan Collins
Ready to serve Wiscasset, residents
Voting for Hawke
Republicans hold picnic, LePage attends
Six seek three Wiscasset selectmen’s seats
Wiscasset warrant hearing gets no questions
State launches redesigned online absentee ballot request service
Maine Attorney General announces lawsuit to stop USPS changes, secure vote-by-mail
Who is the party of hate?
Voting in Edgecomb
Edgecomb voters heading to polls for first referendum town meeting
Find something new Senator Collins
Dow taking page out of McConnell playbook
Bicentennial Great American Picnic Aug. 22
Gideon announces climate plan, tours Bigelow Lab
Drive in for Democracy event at Wiscasset Speedway
Voting for Chloe
I support Chloe Maxmin
Who’s on first?
Humorist Tim Sample to emcee Drive In for Democracy
I support Chloe Maxmin
County Democrats to hold Drive In Rally
Chloe Maxmin goes the extra mile
Dresden nods most items in town meeting
SVRSU budget gets 69% voter approval
Southport primary voting results
Boothbay primary voting results
Dresden elects Rzasa, Moeller to select board
Westport Island voting results
Wiscasset favors both state questions
Alna voters reject raising $50K for legal costs
Software issue delays Newcastle vote tally
Voting for Maxmin
6 seek 3 seats on Wiscasset select board Sept. 8
Lincoln County Republicans social July 18
Contests for Dresden selectmen
Westport Island town meeting July 18 to have two, maybe three sites
Wiscasset selectmen finalize budget offer
Sara Gideon for Maine
Lincoln County Republicans hear from candidates, hold barbecue
Legal costs referendum gets no support in Alna hearing
Selectmen to recommend Wiscasset dip into capital reserve
SVRSU to decide budget by ballot July 14
Alna changes plow firms, sets vote to ask for $50k more in legal costs
Westport Island resident suggests outdoor town meeting
Dresden finalizes warrant, considers ambulance pact
Voting for Maxmin in November
Second Alna town meeting still in play
SVRSU eyes possible July 14 budget vote, sans meeting
Wiscasset cancels July 4 festivities, sets September town meeting
Voting for Maxmin
Dresden election moves to July 14
Volunteering with Chloe
Candidates who returned nomination papers OK for Wiscasset ballot
Political rabble-rousing?
Alna eyes town meeting, solar options; selectman apologizes
Clarification sought on deadline for Wiscasset nomination papers
SVRSU budget passes board, goes on ice; distance learning planned for rest of school year
Westport Island encourages absentee voting
Jeff Pierce seeks return to Legislature as District 53 state rep
Four candidates for one Dresden selectman’s seat April 7
Baston blasts as ‘despicable’ Alna’s write-ins for first selectman; town meeting practices social distancing
Incumbent Spinney over write-in Fossel for Alna selectman 48-28
‘Skiing in new snow’: Selectmen recommend low turnout for Alna’s voting days
Alna elections on, town meeting tbd and town office closed to foot traffic
Democrats urge precaution, not panic
March 8 caucus brings purpose for Democrats
Damariscotta voting results
Dresden voting results
Westport Island voting results
Wiscasset voting results
Alna voting results
Newcastle voting results
Presidential primary March 3 and Democratic Party caucus March 8
Doing their own bullying
Boothbay Region Democrats hold 2020 election kick-off meeting
250-plus attend Gideon bean supper
Alna to decide Pinkham Pond parking, more
Dresden sets special election for April 7
Running for re-election
Spinney, Verney seek re-election in Alna
Alna nomination papers due Jan. 20
Maxmin announces state Senate campaign for District 13 to challenge Dow
Proud of my President
Stover scores 100
NOVEMBER 2020 ELECTION GUIDE
Election Resources
Maine Voter Registration Application: PDF; Word
How to vote absentee in the Nov. 3 election
Guide to absentee voting in Maine
Online Absentee Ballot Request
Instructions for completing Maine Voter Registration Application