Elections 2022 Voter Resource: Candidates, Issues, Polling Places
Voters will go to the polls Nov. 8, 2022 to consider state ballot proposals, municipal amendments, and if they live in Belfast or Rockland, a roster of city councilors candidates. On this page, you will find profiles of candidates, information about ballot and warrant articles, where to vote, and when.
“Democracy is measured not by its leaders
doing extraordinary things,
but by its citizens doing things
extraordinarily well.”
—John Gardner
Chellie Pingree elected to eighth Congressional term
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree was reelected Tuesday, Nov. 8 for an eighth term to represent Maine’s First Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives.
She released the following statement after the race was called in her favor:
"I am so honored and grateful that Mainers have entrusted me to represent them again in Congress. With control of Washington hanging in the balance, we have urgent work ahead of us to restore reproductive rights, help working families… Read more
Union voters approve Thompson Community Center question
UNION — Voters in the Town of Union have approved the lone municipal question faced with that dealt with the Thompson Community Center.
The question read: To see if the inhabitants of the Town of Union will vote to authorize and require the Town to use previously allocated funding to obtain an engineering feasibility report on the viability of retaining ownership of the Thompson Community Center, before undertaking any repairs or renovations, and to mail all registered voters of… Read more
Cushing elects Michael James to select board
CUSHING — Voters in the Town of Cushing have elected a new member to their town’s select board Tuesday, Nov. 8.
The seat is a two-year term.
Cory Jones - 385
Michael James - 410
By six votes, Frankfort defeats legalizing marijuana cultivation in town
FRANKFORT — By a vote of 288 to 282, voters in Frankfort narrowly defeated a municipal warrant article that would have allowed medical and adult use marijuana cultivation, manufacturing facilities and dispensaries in compliance with the Maine ‘opt-in” policies to operate in town.
YES: 282
NO: 288
How Waldo County voted in Maine's 2022 gubernatorial race
Waldo County voters cast ballots Tuesday, Nov. 8 for who they want to see as the state’s governor for the next four years.
On the ballot were incumbent Janet Mills, a Democrat; former governor Paul LePage, a Republican; and independent Sam Hunkler.
How Knox County voted in Maine's 2022 gubernatorial race
Knox County voters cast ballots Tuesday, Nov. 8 for who they want to see as the state’s governor for the next four years.
On the ballot were incumbent Janet Mills, a Democrat; former governor Paul LePage, a Republican; and independent Sam Hunkler.
Pingree prevails for another term serving Maine in Congress
Voters across Knox County, plus Waldoboro in Lincoln County, decided Tuesday, Nov. 8 between two individuals appearing on the ballot to represent Maine’s First U.S. Congressional District.
Incumbent Chellie Pingree, a Democrat, was challenged by Ed Thelander, a Republican.