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

BIDDEFORD — U.S. Senate candidate Ross LaJeunesse announced March 26 he is withdrawing from the race and will endorse Sara Gideon. 

LaJeunesse was one of four Democrats running as part of the Democratic primary. 

The three remaining Democrats vying for the party’s nomination for a general election race against incumbent Susan Collins are Gideon, Bre Kidman and Betsy Sweet. 

Below is the full statement from LaJeunesse: 

I made the decision to run for U.S.…

BURNHAM — Three candidates are seeking to be elected to one select board seat in Burnham when voters head to the polls Friday, March 20 ahead of the annual town meeting. 

Aside from the selectman position, three other municipal positions are on the ballot in Burnham. 

Selectman, Assessor, and Overseer of the Poor (three year term, one seat) 
Roger A. Chadwick
Brent S. Chase
Stuart C. Huff

Highway Commissioner (one year term) …

FRIENDSHIP — Representative Jeffrey Evangelos, I-Friendship, has registered with the Secretary of State's Office and the Maine Ethics Commission to run for re-election for Maine House of Representatives District 91. 

District 91 includes Friendship, Waldoboro, Washington, and west Union.

Rep. Evangelos registered with the Ethics Commission as a Clean Elections Candidate and will be seeking $5 contributions to that agency in his bid to qualify for the clean election program, a…

STONINGTON — Representative Genevieve McDonald, D-Stonington, has announced her re-election campaign as a candidate for the Maine House of Representatives for District 134.

District 134 includes Southwest Harbor, Tremont, Cranberry Isles, Frenchboro, Swan’s Island, Isle au Haut, Deer Isle, Stonington, North Haven and Vinalhaven.

Elected in 2018, Rep. McDonald is running for her second term.

“It has been my honor to serve this district and I hope to continue working for…

Penobscot Bay Pilot is posing questions to each candidate running for the Cushing Select Board, providing the opportunity for the public to better understand their position on issues important to the town and region. 

Two candidates are vying for one seat on the Cushing select board: Craig Currie and Laurie Haynes. 

Please provide a concise biography of yourself.

My name is Craig Currie and I am…

DEER ISLE — Lobster boat Captain Julie Eaton has announced she is running for Maine State House of Representatives for District 134. 

District 134 represents the towns of Frenchboro, Swans Island, Southwest Harbor, Tremont, Stonington, Deer Isle, Cranberry Islands, Vinalhaven, Isle-au-Haut, North Haven and the Marshall Island Township.

She will run as a clean elections candidate as a Democrat with special emphasis on fishing issues, the opioid crisis and supporting small…

LIBERTY — Col. Duncan Milne, a Liberty resident and Republican, has announced his candidacy for Maine State Senate District 11.  

Senate District 11 includes 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, Thorndike, Troy, Unity, Waldo, and Winterport.

Milne, a retired USMC Colonel, serves as…

OWLS HEAD — Gordon Page, the former executive director of Rockland Main Street, is a candidate for Maine State Senate District 12, and will challenge incumbent David Miramant (D-Camden).

Senate District 12 includes 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.…

FREEDOM — The townspeople of Freedom will fill five municipal positions this week ahead of its annual town meeting. 

An election of town officers will be held at the election hall, next door to the town office, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, March 13. 

The annual town meeting will be held Saturday, March 14 at the Freedom Grange Hall at 10 a.m. 

The town clerk will be available March 14 at 9:30 a.m. to register voters. 

On the ballot March 13 will be: 

…

BELFAST — Representative Jan Dodge, D-Belfast, will run for re-election for House District 97, according to a March 7 press release. 

District 97 includes the towns of Belfast, Northport and Waldo. 

In her first term, Rep. Dodge passed multiple bills into law, the release noted.

“Passage of her Anti-Food Shaming bill, dealing with public school lunches, was a very proud moment,” according to the release. “She has been working on a wide range of issues including education…

Penobscot Bay Pilot is posing questions to each candidate running for the Cushing Select Board, providing the opportunity for the public to better understand their position on issues important to the town and region. 

Two candidates are vying for one seat on the Cushing select board: Craig Currie and Laurie Haynes. 

Please provide a concise biography of yourself.

My name is Laurie Haynes and am up…

The huge turnout of voters in Searsport and across the state last week was a rush!  I’m proud to be a newly elected selectman and even if I didn’t get your vote, I’m happy to know that so many participated in the process. 

With a list of such worthy candidates, our next responsibility will be to keep everyone engaged and create the world that we’re looking for…Searsport’s 175^th birthday gives us the perfect reason to gather, dream and execute our best plans.

I pledge…

CUHSING — The townspeople of Cushing will vote to fill one select board seat, one assessor seat and one budget committee seat Monday, March 16. 

The select board and assessor seats are three year terms while the budget committee seat is a five year term. 

The trio of seats is listed as Article 2 on the town meeting warrant. 

Voting for Article 1 (to elect a moderator to preside at the annual town meeting) and Article 2 will be conducted by secret ballot Monday, March 16…

Super Tuesday was a thrilling historic day Tuesday, March 3 for voters across the state as for the first time Maine voters participated in a primary election, rather than a caucus. 

With only five candidates still officially in the race as of Tuesday, scores of Maine voters trekked to polling places around the state with some polling locations running out of paper ballots.

As polls in states and territories around the United States closed, exit polls in several states allowed…

SEARSPORT — When voters trekked to the polls Tuesday, March 3 to vote in the presidential primary race and on a state referendum question, Searsport voters also voted on a trio of municipal seats. 

Six people vied for a pair of seats on the Searsport select board while only one person was seeking a seat on the school board. 

RSU 20 School Board Candidates
Dave Walsh

Select Board Candidates (Two Seats)
Eric Bonney
Steve…

WALDOBORO — Voters heading to the polls in Waldoboro were tasked with voting for their choice of presidential candidate in Maine’s primary and on one state referendum question, a people’s veto to legislation signed into law by Governor Janet Mills in May 2019. 

The referendum question on the ballot reads: Do you want to reject the new law that removes religious and philosophical exemptions to requiring immunization against certain communicable diseases for students to attend…

STOCKTON SPRINGS — When voters went to the polls Tuesday, March 3 in Stockton Springs, they voted on more than just the presidential primary race and the state referendum question. 

Voters of Stockton Springs also voted on one select board candidate in Melissa A. Moody and whether the town’s select board should sell the building and land of the former Stockton Springs Elementary School. 

The municipal referendum question reads: Do you authorize the Select Board, on behalf of…

AUGUSTA — Voters heading to the polls March 3 were faced with one state referendum question, a people’s veto to legislation signed into law by Governor Janet Mills in May 2019. 

The question on the ballot reads: Do you want to reject the new law that removes religious and philosophical exemptions to requiring immunization against certain communicable diseases for students to attend schools and colleges and for employees of nursery schools and health care facilities?

For…

Voters trekking to the polls around the state Tuesday, March 3, were tasked with voting for their choice of presidential candidate in Maine’s primary. The 129th Maine Legislature enacted a Presidential Primary law in 2019 (PL 2019, Chapter 445), for the purpose of allowing Maine voters to designate their preference for the nomination of their party’s candidate.

The Green Independent Party chose not to…

Voters trekking to the polls around the state Tuesday, March 3, were tasked with voting for their choice of presidential candidate in Maine’s primary.

The 129th Maine Legislature enacted a Presidential Primary law in 2019 (PL 2019, Chapter 445), for the purpose of allowing Maine voters to designate their preference for the nomination of their party’s candidate.

The Green Independent Party chose not to…

Voters trekking to the polls around the state Tuesday, March 3, were tasked with voting for their choice of presidential candidate in Maine’s primary.

The 129th Maine Legislature enacted a Presidential Primary law in 2019 (PL 2019, Chapter 445), for the purpose of allowing Maine voters to designate their preference for the nomination of their party’s candidate.

The Green Independent Party chose not to…

Voters trekking to the polls around the state Tuesday, March 3, were tasked with voting for their choice of presidential candidate in Maine’s primary. The 129th Maine Legislature enacted a Presidential Primary law in 2019 (PL 2019, Chapter 445), for the purpose of allowing Maine voters to designate their preference for the nomination of their party’s candidate.

The Green Independent Party chose not to…

Voters participating in the presidential primary election in Maine turned out in droves Tuesday, March 3, across Midcoast municipalities. 2020 marked the first time in 20 year that voters went to the polls to choose their political party candidate, as opposed to caucusing at local town halls and opera houses.

The 129th Maine Legislature enacted a Presidential Primary law in 2019, allowing voters to designate their preference for the nomination of their party’s candidate at the polls…

ROCKLAND — Oceanside students eligible to vote in the March 3 elections have the opportunity to receive an excused tardy and community service credit. 

Students who take a selfie outside their polling location or bring their “I Voted” sticker will receive an excused tardy and one hour of community service, so long as students are at school by 9:30 a.m. 

Students will be expected to communicate with their teachers and make up any work they may miss while voting. 

AUGUSTA — Voters heading to the polls March 3 will be faced with one state referendum question, a people’s veto to legislation signed into law by Governor Janet Mills in May 2019. 

The question on the ballot reads: Do you want to reject the new law that removes religious and philosophical exemptions to requiring immunization against certain communicable diseases for students to attend schools and colleges and for employees of nursery schools and health care facilities?

AUGUSTA — Voters around the state heading to the polls Tuesday, March 3, will vote on a people’s veto state referendum question on whether a bill signed into law last year by Governor Janet Mills should be repealed. 

The question on the ballot reads: Do you want to reject the new law that removes religious and philosophical exemptions to requiring immunization against certain communicable diseases for students to attend schools and colleges and for employees of nursery schools…

Voters trekking to the polls around the state Tuesday, March 3, will be tasked with voting for their choice of presidential candidate in Maine’s primary. The 129th Maine Legislature enacted a Presidential Primary law in 2019 (PL 2019, Chapter 445), for the purpose of allowing Maine voters to designate their preference for the nomination of their party’s candidate.

The Green Independent Party chose not to…

Penobscot Bay Pilot is posing questions to each candidate running for the Searsport Select Board, providing the opportunity for the public to better understand their position on issues important to the town and region. 

Six candidates are running for two select board seats: Eric Bonney, Steve Bulloch, Richard Desmarais, Joshua McFarlin, Sandra Otis-Anderson and Steve Tanguay. 

Please…

I want to encourage my fellow Waldoboro Democrats to attend the 2020 Maine Democratic Party Caucuses on March 8.  There is so much at stake this year, and the caucuses give local Dems a unique opportunity to get together, discuss issues important to us both locally and statewide, and find out different ways we can get involved in 2020 campaigns.

The caucuses are our first chance to stand up and be counted as Waldoboro Democrats. 

This is where real progress starts in Maine —…

One summer, a five-year-old boy woke up slowly with a headache and surrounded by white coats and scared faces. As Dr. Tony Owens describes it, “I was only 5 and don’t remember anyone telling me I had polio, and not sure at that age it would have meant much to me anyway. As a parent and grandparent now myself, I can only imagine the terror that must have stricken my mom and dad.”

Tony Owens spent weeks in a children’s hospital and fortunately, he made a full recovery. By the next…

Penobscot Bay Pilot is posing questions to each candidate running for the Searsport Select Board, providing the opportunity for the public to better understand their position on issues important to the town and region. 

Six candidates are running for two select board seats: Eric Bonney, Steve Bulloch, Richard Desmarais, Joshua McFarlin, Sandra Otis-Anderson and Steve Tanguay. 

Please provide a concise biography of…

Do you wish to allow 9000 students educational access, and not strip $80-plus million worth of funding in The State of Maine? That’s Question 1.

If you don’t want to mess with the students, schools, parents, and communities, you’ll vote “yes.”

Don’t be fooled: This law isn’t about health.

To be clear, exemptions have existed since school attendance. I don’t see an issue, do you? Is kicking kids out of the way to solve the nonexistent issue?

People have a right to…

I worked for 30 years as a teacher and developed an experiential model for learning with a focus on writing curriculum for economics, history and agriculture to help move our State's public schools forward.  I taught students the value of entrepreneurship and economics through the School Garden Project with the excellent teachers at the T.H.M.S.

Twenty eight years ago I became the chief go-to guy at Searsport Shores Ocean Campground with my wife and her parents.…

Vote Steve Tanguay for Searsport selectman. He is uniquely qualified to serve our community.  Steve will represent the small business community, the heart of our town, and assure that everyone has a voice. Steve is committed to youth entrepreneurship programs and believes everyone has skills to contribute to society.  

Steve will use his business experience to manage Searsport’s budget, negotiate contracts and purchases, and consider the big picture.  Steve is a…

I’m disappointed that the well-meaning “Vote Yes on 1” folks made “Reject Big Pharma” their main argument. I don’t think that vetoing the state law already passed to protect all Maine children from unvaccinated school mates will reduce the power of the pharmaceutical industry even a little bit.

I also resent the implication that Big Pharma is somehow influencing my vote on Proposition 1. I did my homework and what I found was an anti-vaccination movement largely…

I count Steve Tanguay as my friend and outstanding supporter of Searsport community. Thus I wholeheartedly will support his candidacy for Selectman for the Town of Searsport.

Some people don’t him, and only know that he and his wife Astrid own the Searsport Ocean Campgrounds. They don’t know that the campgrounds were recognized as one of the best in New England by the Boston Globe. Steve and his wife Astrid have worked hard to earn…

I am a physician currently practicing psychiatry.  Previously I completed a master’s in public health degree and worked at the California Department of Public Health developing tests to study outbreaks of infectious diseases.  I am also a member of the Maine Medical Association board of directors, a statewide professional organization of physicians, residents, and medical students whose mission includes promoting the health of all Maine citizens.

I’m writing to encourage you to vote…

As someone who is a proponent for smaller government, personal choice and less intrusion, my decision to vote NO on Question 1 on the third of March may seem like a contradiction.

We all have our unique reasons for our opinions and beliefs. On this matter, my reason for opposing the repeal effort is steeped in the memories of a childhood growing up with my disabled older sister Karen, who contracted infantile paralysis [polio] when she was 17 months old. Within a year of her diagnosis…

STOCKTON SPRINGS — When voters head to the polls Tuesday, March 3 in Stockton Springs, they will be voting on more than just the presidential primary race and the state referendum question. 

Voters of Stockton Springs will also vote on one select board candidate in Melissa A. Moody and whether the town’s select board should sell the building and land of the former Stockton Springs Elementary School. 

The municipal referendum question reads: Do you authorize the Select Board…

SEARSPORT — When voters head to the polls Tuesday, March 3 to vote in the presidential primary race and on a state referendum question, Searsport voters will also vote on a trio of municipal seats. 

Six people are vying for a pair of seats on the Searsport select board while one person is seeking a seat on the school board. 

RSU 20 School Board Candidates
Dave Walsh

Select Board Candidates (Two Seats)
Eric Bonney
Steve…

We are writing to urge you to vote Yes on 1 to Reject Big Pharma. Since pharmaceutical companies were exempted from liability for injuries that occur from vaccines in 1986, the number of recommended doses for children has grown to 69.  

Many parents have concerns about the aggressiveness of the current schedule. Big Pharma is pushing legislation across the country to mandate participation in the vaccine program in exchange for education.

Our rights as parents to make medical…

PALERMO — Katrina Smith, a Republican from Palermo, has announced her candidacy for House District 96, which includes Belmont, Liberty, Lincolnville, Montville, Morrill, Palermo and Searsmont.

Smith, a real estate broker and small business owner, said in a press release she wants to ensure state funds are being dispersed to those most in need, especially in rural areas like her portion of Waldo County.

“The time has now come to stand up and speak up for my neighbors and stop…

BANGOR — Among the candidates seeking Maine’s Second Congressional District is Adrienne Bennett — a businesswoman and Waldo County native. 

Bennett, 40, who said in a news release that she endured a rugged childhood of rural poverty in Troy, including the lack of indoor plumbing, said in a candidacy announcement: “Since I was a child, my only choice was to work hard. It built character and a strong work ethic, which became a way of life. When I was putting myself through college, I…

This Saturday, Feb. 15, Lisa Savage, Green candidate for U.S. Senate, will be in Belfast with a group of volunteers to collect signatures for her petition to get on the ballot this November.

Starting at the Belfast Library at 9 a.m., and then fanning out through downtown and going door-to-door, Savage will continue with the challenging task of collecting 2,000 signatures from among the 43,000 registered Greens in Maine before the ballot access deadline of March 15.

As a full-…

What’s Big PHARMA Got To Do With It?

One cannot help but notice signs saying “Yes on 1 Reject Big PHARMA” which have been popping up like measles. You might think that the ballot question has something to do with reining in pharmaceutical companies and their immoral pricing policies.

However you would be wrong. Question 1 is not about pharmaceutical companies, for whom vaccines are a small part of their business. It is a vote to put our children and others at risk from…

Our next president will have to make critical decisions to position our country to succeed through the next decade. I choose Elizabeth Warren to lead us in this process.

Elizabeth has developed a lot of plans, but they all are based on her commitment to tackle the corruption in Washington that perpetuates inequality in the United States. Our children’s generation no longer has the access to affordable education, health care and well-paying middle class jobs that enabled our parents to…

One of my very Republican relatives, who lived near Burlington, Vermont, admired that city's Mayor, Bernie Sanders. Senator Sanders seems to be surging, with broad appeal across party lines.

Could Bernie be the Presidential candidate who brings us together? He is honest. He says what he thinks. He's got some good ideas. Like, billionaires should start paying their fair share, and big business doesn't need your money handed to them as welfare. Your hard-earned money should not be…

As the Iowa Caucus approaches, it seems that one candidate, Elizabeth Warren, is getting less buzz than Bernie, Pete or Joe. Some people I talk to say she's "too far left," "too academic" or that old chestnut, "She's not electable." Well, I say "rubbish." She is a former Republican and has humble Oklahoma roots.  She actually LISTENS to her constituents.  She's no elitist- but that's the broad brush with which she has been painted by the media.   It's almost as if the Republican talking…