Elections 2020 results: An election cycle like no other in recent history

LINCOLNVILLE — A special election for an open seat on the Lincolnville Select Board was held Tuesday, Dec. 15, and by seven votes, Jordan Barnett-Parker won the race.

The seat opened in mid-September when Selectman David Barrows passed in a tragic accident. 

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Penobscot Bay Pilot has posed questions to each candidate running for Lincolnville Select Board in the Dec. 15 special election, providing the opportunity for the public to better understand their positions on issues. The seat opened in mid-September when Selectman David Barrows passed in a…

Penobscot Bay Pilot has posed questions to each candidate running for Lincolnville Select Board in the Dec. 15 special election, providing the opportunity for the public to better understand their positions on issues. The seat opened in mid-September when Selectman David Barrows passed in a…

The Lincolnville special election for the vacancy on the Select Board is December 15. I am supporting Jordan Barnett-Parker.

Having recently served on the Lincolnville Broadband Committee with Jordan, I have seen first-hand his passion for our community. Jordan is also active as a member of the Lincolnville Budget Committee and has shown his fiscal conservancy by carefully considering expenses. My husband and I have been property owners in Lincolnville since 2010; members of our…

AUGUSTA – Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap is congratulating municipal clerks and election workers across the State for safely conducting the most challenging General Election of our time on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020 –  in the midst of a global pandemic, with record-breaking voter turnout of nearly 78% of registered voters.

Secretary Dunlap is pleased to announce that the Maine Centers for Disease Control has no record of any COVID-19 outbreak investigations associated with polling…

I am supporting Jordan Barnett-Parker for our Lincolnville selectmen in the December 15 election.

I chatted with a friend recently that folks complain that we don’t have any new and younger people running for positions in our town. Over the last decade I have seen retired selectmen run on the platform that we need someone with experience.

Though I understand the reasoning that experience counts, Jordan has been an active member of both the budget and broadband committee. In…

The Town of Lincolnville may be my favorite place in the world. After living in three countries and four states, there was no doubt when it came time for me to decide where home was. It has one of the best schools in the state and has amazing artists, hard working farmers, and ingenious entrepreneurs. We have just about everything — well, almost everything.

Our amazing town and its hard working residents are living in an internet slum. The prices are high, the speeds are slow, it goes…

AUGUSTA - A recount of ballots cast has been completed for the general election contest in House District 98, Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap announced Friday.

After counting the ballots from the Town of Searsport both candidates agreed to the results reported on election night by town officials.

House District 98 is comprised of Frankfort, Searsport, Swanville and Winterport.

Unofficial results ahead of the recount showed Scott Cuddy winning with a 2.13% lead over…

AUGUSTA — A recount of ballots cast has been completed for the general election contest in House District 96, Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap announced Friday.

The final recount tabulation shows that Democratic candidate Stanley Paige Zeigler, Jr. is the winner of the election, with 2,975 votes, while Republican candidate Katrina J. Smith has 2,902 votes.

House District 96 is comprised of the Waldo County towns of Belmont, Liberty, Lincolnville, Montville, Morrill, Palermo,…

AUGUSTA — The requested recounts in the November General Election will take place Friday, Nov. 20, Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap announced with the two state legislative races needing recounts involving Waldo County towns. The recount was originally to be held Nov. 13 but a postponement was needed amid a positive COVID-19 case.    “The delay is necessitated due to an employee of the Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions testing positive for COVID-19,” a news release…

ROCKLAND — Last week, Adam Lachman and Louise MacLellan-Ruf, candidates for Rockland City Council in the Nov. 3, 2020 election, requested Nov. 5 that the Rockland City Clerk conduct a formal recount of the November 3 City Council election.

After the initial tabulation of the results on Election Day, Lachman had finished 14 votes behind…

U.S. Senator Susan Collins released this statement:

“First, I would offer my congratulations to President-elect Biden on his apparent victory – he loves this country, and I wish him every success.  Presidential transitions are important, and the President-elect and the Vice-President-elect should be given every opportunity to ensure that they are ready to govern on January 20th.

“I understand that the President and others have questions about the results in certain states. …

This would be a great time to ask the Rank Choice Voting originators and supporters to:  "Tell us again the RCV advantages, and tell us, just how many people understand it"?    Due to much misunderstanding, isn't RCV equal to voter disenfranchisement?  Because Senator Collins barely cleared the 50% rule we almost drug the state and country through the "knothole".  And for what?  Gideon was, contrary to all polls, easily defeated.…

As the clock struck 3 a.m. on the nation’s eastern coast Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, a winner had not been called in the U.S. Presidential election between incumbent Republican Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joseph Biden, a former U.S. Vice President. 

And no winner was identified by the time the nation sat down for its morning cup of coffee Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or Saturday with several battleground states still tallying ballots amid more than 101 million…

LINCOLNVILLE — Two individuals have returned nomination papers for an open Lincolnville select board race set to be held Tuesday, Dec. 15. 

The seat opened in mid-September when Selectman David Barrows passed in a tragic accident. 

Jordan Barnett-Parker and Jason Trundy will…

WALDOBORO — The Town of Waldoboro placed four binding referendum questions, as well as six non-binding referendum questions on the ballot for the November 3 general election. 

Referendum Questions

Question 1: Shall the Town (1) approve the refunding (refinancing), at a lower interest rate, of a portion of the Town’s outstanding lease/purchase agreements in the approximate amount of $1,378,585 and approve a capital acquisition project in the…

MONTVILLE — Four referendum articles appeared on the municipal ballot in the Town of Montville for the November 3 election. 

Article 1: To see if the Town will authorize the Select Board to obtain a multi-year lease/purchase agreement for the purchase of a grader not to exceed $100,000.

Article 2: To see if the Town will vote to appropriate additional funds for the Liberty Volunteer Ambulance Service, which services both Montville and Liberty…

Two area election races may undergo the recount process in the coming days, one to determine who will fill the Maine State House District 96 race and the other determining a seat on the Rockland City Council. 

In the House District 96 (Belmont, Liberty, Lincolnville, Montville, Morrill, Palermo and Searsmont) race, incumbent Stanley Paige Zeigler, D-Montville, currently…

PALERMO — Katrina Smith, a Republican from Palermo, has announced she will be requesting a recount of votes in the House District 96 race. 

District 96 represents the towns of Belmont, Liberty, Lincolnville, Montville, Morrill, Palermo and Searsmont.

“I don’t know that 42 can be overcome, but I do know that we deserve to make sure the results are accurate,” Smith said in a statement shared Thursday to her campaign Facebook page.  

“With a slim margin of only 42 votes in…

ROCKLAND — Adam Lachman and Louise MacLellan-Ruf, candidates for Rockland City Council in the Nov. 3, 2020 election, requested Nov. 5 that the Rockland City Clerk conduct a formal recount of the November 3rd City Council election.

After the initial tabulation of the results on Election Day, Lachman finished 14 votes behind…

No CMP Corridor, a grassroots advocacy PAC, sent out dozens of volunteers on Election Day, November 3, statewide to collect a new round of signatures to block the Central Maine…

To the Community of Rockland and Owls Head:

How do I ever thank a community for placing their trust in me? For all the people who voted for me, I thank you. For all the people that vouched for me, told their neighbors and friends about me, I thank you. For all those who publicly amplified my message, my stances and contrasted them with my opponent, I thank you. I have long loved this community and have felt blessed by it since the day, in 1994, that Greg, Dash and I moved here.

Incumbent Stanley Paige Zeigler, a Democrat, was challenged this election cycle in the race for State House District 96 by Republican Katrina Smith. 

The district serves the communities of Belmont, Liberty, Lincolnville, Montville, Morrill, Palermo and Searsmont. 

Zeigler, according to his PenBayPilot…

Five candidates appeared on the presidential ballot for the November 2020 General Election in the State of Maine. 

Appearing on the ballot are: 

• Democrats Joe Biden, and running mate Kamala Harris

• Republicans Donald Trump, and running mate Michael Pence

• Alliance Party’s Roque “Rocky” De La Fuente, and running mate Darcy Richardson

• Green Independent’s Howard Hawkins, and running mate Angela Nicole Walker

• Libertarians Jo Jorgensen, and running mate…

Five candidates appeared on the presidential ballot for the November 2020 General Election in the State of Maine. 

Appearing on the ballot are: 

• Democrats Joe Biden, and running mate Kamala Harris

• Republicans Donald Trump, and running mate Michael Pence

• Alliance Party’s Roque “Rocky” De La Fuente, and running mate Darcy Richardson

• Green Independent’s Howard Hawkins, and running mate Angela Nicole Walker

• Libertarians Jo Jorgensen, and running mate…

Dale Crafts issued the following on the results of the election. 

“Running for Congress in Maine's Second Congressional district has been an amazing experience. For the past 15 months, I've enjoyed traveling over 50k miles, crisscrossing the state from Lewiston to Lubec, Fort Kent to Farmington, Brooks to Brewer. I have witnessed firsthand the resiliency that all Mainers have, the struggles they wade in, and the difficult times that they always seem to overcome. Maine is…

In reaction to the returns on election night and current vote counting, independent Green candidate for U.S. Senate Lisa Savage made the following remarks:

“Watching the results come in, I admit I am disappointed. I was excited by the possibility that, for the first time, a U.S. Senate race would be decided via ranked-choice voting. Unfortunately, it looks like that is not to be. I am left only to congratulate Susan Collins on her victory. I wish it were otherwise. 

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Wow. What a wild ride for Election Year 2020, and the Pilot is happy to report that results for all municipalities in Knox and Waldo counties are in, filed, and tabulated. The mission of getting voter results of our region of Maine for public review is complete!

For those wanting to know how their particular communities voted on candidates, or on local issues, visit our special election page, which will remain front and center through the end of this election cycle, before becoming…

WALDOBORO — Results from the political office races Waldoboro voters cast ballots on are available, though municipal referendum question results in the Lincoln County town are not available. 

Those results are being hand counted today and tomorrow, according to Town Clerk Marcus Benner, and results are expected to be available late Thursday at the earliest and Friday at the possible latest. 

Waldoboro placed four binding referendum questions, as well as six non-binding…

Incumbent David Miramant, a Democrat, was challenged this election cycle by Republican Gordon Page for State Senate District 12. 

The district represents the communities of Appleton, Camden, Criehaven Township, Cushing, Friendship, Hope, Isle au Haut, Matinicus Isle Plantation, Muscle Ridge Islands Township, North Haven, Owls Head, Rockland, Rockport, South Thomaston, St. George, Thomaston, Union, Vinalhaven, and Warren.

Miramant, according to his …

I write this letter to congratulate Senator David Miramant on his reelection on Tuesday.

It has been my sincere honor to run for the office of Maine State Senate District 12. The support I received from voters throughout Knox County is humbling, and I will be forever grateful for the opportunity to have learned so much about our wonderful Midcoast communities in Knox County. 
 
I want to thank my wife Janet, my children, and my grandson Luke for their patience and love. I…

ROCKLAND — In addition to a referendum question to see if voters will approve or reject a proposed local minimum wage ordinance, five candidates appeared on the ballot in Rockland during the November election cycle vying for a pair of Rockland City Council seats. 

Seeking the two council seats were Sarah Austin, Ian Emmott, Adam Lachman, Louise MacLellan and Ryan Smith. 

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Democrat Valli Geiger and Republican Michael Mullins ran this election cycle in the race for State House District 93. 

Incumbent Pinny Beebe-Center was not on the ballot for the district this year. 

The district serves the communities of Owls Head and Rockland. 

Geiger, according to her PenBayPilot.com…

BELFAST — Without competition, Belfast City Councilors Mary Mortier, Neal Harkness and Paul Dean easily regained their seats.

Mortier received 3,074 votes; Harkness, 3,021; and Dean, 2994.

Susan Bailey ran unopposed for Warden for Wards Three and Five, with 3,025 votes.

Jill Goodwin ran unopposed for Deputy Warden for Wards One and Two with 3,019 votes.

Additionally, David Crabiel was elected to RSU 71 with 2,678 votes, as was Joshua Solebello, with 2,022 vote,…

Incumbent Congresswoman Chellie Pingree has been reelected for a seventh term to represent Maine’s First Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, according to a race call made by the Associated Press. 

The Bangor Daily News, as of 1 a.m., had Pingree holding a 20 percent advantage, 60 percent to 40 percent, statewide over challenger Republican Jay Allen. 

“I am humbled and grateful that Mainers have entrusted me to represent them once more in Congress…

Incumbent Scott Cuddy, a Democrat, was challenged this election cycle in the race for State House District 98 by Republican Jessica Connor. 

The district serves the communities of Frankfort, Searsport, Swanville and Winterport. 

Cuddy did not return a PenBayPilot.com candidate questionnaire, despite repeated requests for its submission. However, according to his candidate website, he has worked in several professions including bartender, laborer, journeyman electrician, carpenter…

Incumbent William “Bill” Pluecker, an independent, was challenged this election cycle in the race for State House District 95 by Republican Molly Luce. 

The district serves the communities of Appleton, Hope, part of Union and Warren. 

Pluecker, according to his PenBayPilot.com candidate questionnaire…

ROCKPORT — Voting 1,473 to 991, Rockport citizens endorsed a nonbinding fireworks ordinance to regulate the use of consumer fireworks.

They also voted 1,871 to 561 in favor of a new Solar Farm Ordinance.

And, from a long list of Budget Committee candidates, they elected Robert Duke, Jr., with 628 votes, and Desmond Fitzgerald, with 544 votes, to serve two-year terms, and Hannah Demmons, at 322 votes, for a one-year term.

The…

HOPE — Voters in the Town of Hope were tasked with deciding on three municipal referendum questions when filling out their ballot for the November general election. 

Referendum Questions

1. Shall the Town appropriate up to $2000 from the undesignated fund balance to purchase, lease and/or rent camera equipment and subscription fees to have live stream capabilities and video availability on the Town website for all Town public…

CAMDEN — Camden’s one municipal warrant article, asking voters to approve an “Order of Condemnation,” with “just compensation,” for 120 square feet at 225 Washington Street, for the purposes of sidewalk improvements, passed at a vote of 2,916 to 724.

Camden voters also voted for Joe Biden over Donald Trump as president, 2,931 to 832.

They also favored Sara Gideon over incumbent Susan Collins for U.S. Senator, 2,511 to 1,098, and re-elected Chellie Pingree, with 2,927 votes over…

Incumbent Janice Dodge, a Democrat, was challenged this election cycle in the race for State House District 97 by Republican William Elliot, Jr. 

Originally, Dodge was being challenged by Matthew Digioia until he dropped out of the race in August. 

The district serves the communities of Belfast, Northport and Waldo. 

Dodge, according to her…

Incumbent Jeffrey Evangelos, an independent, was challenged this election cycle by Lowell Wallace, a Republican, in the race for State House District 91. 

The district serves the communities of Friendship, part of Union, Waldoboro and Washington. 

Evangelos, according to his PenBayPilot.com candidate questionnaire, worked as…

UNION — Voters casting ballots in Union for the November 3 general election were presented with one municipal referendum question.

The question read: “To see if the Town of Union will vote to continue with phase one of the sidewalk improvements project on Depot Street, funded by a $400,000 grant awarded from the Maine Department of Transportation and $100,000 appropriated from the Town’s sidewalk reserve account.” 

The ballot question further noted: “The Town has already…

Incumbent Sherman Hutchins, a Republican, was challenged this election cycle in the race for State House District 131 by Democrat Veronica Garvey Magnan. 

The district serves the communities of Dedham, Orland, Otis, Penobscot, Prospect, Stockton Springs and Verona Island. 

Magnan, according to her …

Incumbent Ann Matlack, a Democrat, was to be challenged this election cycle by Republican Karry Leparulo in the race for State House District 92. 

Leparulo, however, dropped out of the race in August leaving Matlack running unopposed. 

The district serves the areas of Criehaven Township, Cushing, Matinicus Isle, Muscle Ridge Islands Townships, South Thomaston, St. George and Thomaston. 

Matlack did not return a 2020 PenBayPilot.com candidate questionnaire, despite repeated…

Incumbent Dana Dow, a Republican, was challenged this election cycle by Democrat Chloe Maxmin for State Senate District 13. 

The district serves the communities of Alna, Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor, Bremen, Bristol, Damariscotta, Edgecomb, Hibberts Gore, Jefferson, Louds Island, Monhegan Island Plantation, Newcastle, Nobleboro, Somerville, South Bristol, Southport, Waldoboro, Washington, Westport Island, Whitefield, Windsor, and Wiscasset.

Maxmin, according to her…

Two individuals appeared on the ballot this election cycle to represent Maine’s Second U.S. Congressional District. 

Incumbent Jared Golden, a Democrat, was challenged by Republican Dale Crafts in the federal congressional race. 

Golden has represented Maine’s Second U.S. Congressional District since his election in 2018. Golden did not return a candidate questionnaire despite repeated requests for its submission. 

Crafts previously served in the Maine House of…

Incumbent Victoria Doudera, a Democrat, found herself running unopposed in the race for State House District 94 this election cycle. 

The district serves the communities of Camden, Islesboro and Rockport. 

Doudera, according to her PenBayPilot.com candidate questionnaire…

Four individuals appeared on the ballot this election cycle for a U.S. Senate seat. 

Appearing on the ballot is Republican Susan Collins, the incumbent, and challengers Democrat Sara Gideon, Independent Lisa Savage and Independent Max Linn. 

Collins has represented Maine as U.S. Senator since being elected to the position in 1996. Collins provided insight into prominent issues important to Mainers through a…

Incumbent MaryAnne Kinney, a Republican, was challenged this election cycle in the race for State House District 99 by Democrat April Turner. 

The district serves the communities of Brooks, Burnham, Freedom, Jackson, Knox, Monroe, Thorndike, Troy and Unity. 

Kinney did not return a PenBayPilot.com candidate questionnaire, despite repeated requests for its submission. However, according to her legislator Facebook page, she co-owns Kinney’s Sugarhouse and Knox Ridge Farm, and is an…

Four individuals appeared on the ballot this election cycle for a U.S. Senate seat.

Appearing on the ballot is Republican Susan Collins, the incumbent, and challengers Democrat Sara Gideon, Independent Lisa Savage and Independent Max Linn. 

Collins has represented Maine as U.S. Senator since being elected to the position in 1996. Collins provided insight into prominent issues important to Mainers through a…

Democrat Glenn “Chip” Curry and Republican Duncan Milne ran this election cycle to represent State Senate District 11 in the Maine State Legislature. 

Incumbent Erin Herbig opted not to seek reelection for the seat this year. 

The district serves the communities of Belfast, Belmont, Brooks, Burnham, Frankfort, Freedom, Islesboro, Jackson, Knox, Liberty, Lincolnville, Monroe, Montville, Morrill, Northport, Palermo, Prospect, Searsmont, Searsport, Stockton Springs, Swanville,…

The League of Women Voters of Maine reported that through 8 p.m. on Election Day, polling across the state has successfully concluded.

In a news release, Executive Director Anna Kellar said, “With such an influx of ballots casted via absentee, it is not surprising that Maine would have a smooth election day for in person voting.”

For the first time, LWVME deployed Maine volunteer election observers to provide real time reports from about 173…

The U.S. CDC has provided some tips on how to safely vote in-person amid COVID-19 noting the more prepared you are, the more you reduce your risk of getting and spreading COVID-19. (People who are sick can follow CDC advice for when to be around others.)

In the most unusual of years, we have one of the most unusual campaign seasons.  Across Maine and the nation, candidates have struggled with whether it is safe to go door-to-door and tried a variety of innovative ways to get the word out.  It’s an intimidating time to be a first-time candidate.

Yet, it’s more important than ever that people run.  Perhaps it’s because of the coronavirus, but…