The race for the White House tops the list of federal, state and local contests that is being put to voters to decide in Maine.

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.

Gwen Walz previously visited the state in September, stopping at a bookstore and campaign office in Bangor before a rally in Portland.

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

Seacoastonline sent questionnaires to each candidate in local districts for the Maine House, covering issues such as cost of living, abortion, gun laws and more. The responding candidates’ answers are linked below. Seacoastonline made a good-faith effort to reach every candidate.

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.

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.

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.

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,

As the 2024 election approaches, here's what to know about ballot tracking, vote-by-mail deadlines, and finding your polling site in Maine.

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.

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.