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
Maxmin unseats Dow; Stover, Hanley, Hepler prevail in rematches
Voting chart here
Maxmin defeats Dow for Senate 13 seat
Hepler keeps House District 53 seat
Hanley reelected to House District 87
Boothbay Harbor voting results
Stover retains House seat
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
Boothbay voting results
Edgecomb voting results
Woolwich voting results
Randolph voting results
Friendship voting results
Newcastle voting results
Wiscasset voting results
Phippsburg voting results
Arrowsic voting results
Waldoboro voting results
Jefferson 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
Put Hawke back in the House
Hawke will work for all
Vote for Hawke
Half-truth?
We need Stephanie Hawke
Rhetorical questions
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
Holly Stover gets my vote
Maxmin models democracy ideals
Vote to save the earth
Voting for Sara Gideon
Stephanie Hawke for state representative
Vote to change the U.S. Senate
Towns report large early voting turnout
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
Proud to vote for Stover
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
Amused by TV ad
Don’t be baffled by the Collins bamboozle
Gideon is a ‘champion’
Shout out for Stephanie Hawke
Democrats have the better tools
Historian talk on political parties Oct. 13
Holly Stover runs for House 89 reelection
Stephanie Hawke seeks to reclaim House 89 seat
The final weeks
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
Caveat suffragator
Secretary Dunlap accepts generous election-focused PPE donation from Maine companies
Dow believes lower taxes important to spur economic growth
Maxmin seeks District 13 State Senate seat
Week 29 – Election fever
Vote for Chloe Maxmin Nov. 3
In support of Holly Stover
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 the world needs now
What Democrats hate
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
Not on his watch
Vote for Joe Biden
Vote for Holly Stover
Where is the discussion on issues?
Support Stover’s reelection
Hawke is a person of action
Voting for Biden
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
Chloe Maxmin listens
Let’s talk Mr. Climo
The two faces of Susan Collins
Vote for Stephanie
Put Stephanie back in the House
Trump supporters take to Boothbay Harbor waters
School committee will vote Sept. 8 on scheduling special town meeting
Democrats work together
Voters must decide
How democracy dies
Vote for President Trump
Opposite Day: Nov. 3
Why Stephanie Hawke?
Edgecomb rejects four school funding articles
Gov. Mills signs executive order to ensure safe voting amid COVID-19
CSD’s $10,480,417 budget passes
Edgecomb selectmen urge residents to vote Saturday in referendum town meeting
Gilbert elected RNC delegate, not attending Charlotte convention
Voting for Hawke
Voting for Chloe Maxmin
An undeserved vacation
Voting for Susan Collins
Republicans hold picnic, LePage attends
State launches redesigned online absentee ballot request service
Maine Attorney General announces lawsuit to stop USPS changes, secure vote-by-mail
Hawke for the House
Voting in Edgecomb
What this election really means
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
The dog in the manger
History lesson
County Democrats to hold Drive In Rally
Chloe Maxmin goes the extra mile
Boothbay Harbor primary voting results
Updated: Cunningham, Tomacelli win Boothbay selectmen seats, write-in Lowery to serve again
Boothbay primary voting results
Southport primary voting results
Voting for Maxmin
Lincoln County Republicans social July 18
Sara Gideon for Maine
Be wary of mail-in ballots
Lincoln County Republicans hear from candidates, hold barbecue
Boothbay Harbor passes $4.23 million budget
Clerks encourage absentee voting
Ruth Macy wins school board seat; all incumbents win
Boothbay Harbor annual meeting, election details on safety
Boothbay Harbor elections, town meeting June 19, 20
Say it ain’t so, Susan
Voting for Maxmin in November
Wiscasset cancels July 4 festivities, sets September town meeting
Voting for Maxmin
Boothbay sets town meeting, municipal elections for July 14
Volunteering with Chloe
Support lobstermen and vote for Collins
Sara Gideon fighting for lobstermen
Political rabble-rousing?
Trump: Liar in chief
Time for Susan to retire
Jeff Pierce seeks return to Legislature as District 53 state rep
Our kakistocracy and the pandemic death toll
Trump doesn’t have the leadership
Trump has failed us
Collins’ lack of integrity
Democrats urge precaution, not panic
March 8 caucus brings purpose for Democrats
Boothbay nominations are in
Fantastic news
Boothbay Harbor nominations are in
Stephanie Hawke seeking third term in Maine House
Meserve to seek third term as commissioner
Presidential primary March 3 and Democratic Party caucus March 8
Doing their own bullying
Trump’s assault on our rule of law
Ranked choice voting
Boothbay Region Democrats hold 2020 election kick-off meeting
250-plus attend Gideon bean supper
Where do I sign?
Re: Four more years
It is now up to us
Four more years
About Susan Collins
Boothbay Region Democratic election 2020 kick-off gathering Feb. 9
Maxmin announces state Senate campaign for District 13 to challenge Dow
Stover scores 100
Boothbay Region Democrats host candidates in Barrett’s Park
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