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Wednesday, November 5 at 5:00 am
Not enough votes counted to determine county seat
LEWISTON - The race for the 1st District seat on the Androscoggin County Commission was too close to call Wednesday morning.

Wednesday, November 5 at 5:00 am
Cote unseats incumbent Smith
LISBON - Roger Cote defeated incumbent Town Councilor E. Charles Smith 2,348 to 1,795, while incumbent School Committee member Prudence Grant was re-elected, defeating her challenger Herbert "Pete" Reed, 2,213 to 1,887 in the only contests in Tuesday's municipal election.

Wednesday, November 5 at 5:00 am
Unofficial tally: Simpson squeaks by Snowe-Mello
Democrat Deborah Simpson of Auburn appears to have defeated Republican incumbent Lois Snowe-Mello by about 100 votes for the Senate District 15 seat, according to unofficial town reports, both candidates said.

Wednesday, November 5 at 1:27 am
Casino effort failing late
  PARIS — Supporters of a proposed resort casino in Oxford County said they were not willing to concede early Wednesday morning as voting results on the Question 2 referendum continued to trickle in.

Tuesday, November 4 at 10:59 pm
Obama election hailed historic triumph
  WASHINGTON (AP) – Barack Obama was elected the nation's first black president Tuesday night in a historic triumph that overcame racial barriers as old as America itself.

Tuesday, November 4 at 10:44 pm
Obama next U.S. president

 

WASHINGTON (AP) – Barack Obama has been elected president of the United States, becoming the first African-American elevated to the White House.


Tuesday, November 4 at 8:19 pm
Collins holds on to U.S. Senate seat, wins Lewiston
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – Republican Susan Collins outpolled Democrat Tom Allen on Tuesday to win a third Senate term, even as ticket-splitters put Maine in Barack Obama's column.

Tuesday, November 4 at 8:05 pm
Maine goes Obama
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – Democrat Barack Obama has won in Maine, turning back Republican John McCain's efforts to take at least one of the state's four electoral votes.

Tuesday, November 4 at 3:55 pm
Voters turning out in numbers
GREENWOOD  -- Nancy Fauser casts her ballot in Tuesdays presidential election on Tuesday morning. Twenty-six percent of eligible voters cast their ballots in early voting in Greenwood, leading many to speculate on a record turn-out.

Tuesday, November 4 at 2:34 pm
Lewiston-Auburn voters weigh in on Election 2008
  Gary Bain, 64, 749 Court St., Auburn

Monday, October 27 at 5:00 am
Collins: I want Lewiston
That Susan Collins wants to win her race for re-election should come as no surprise; that the incumbent Republican U.S. senator has a goal of winning the city of Lewiston, might.

Monday, September 22 at 5:00 am
Votes and video
They're gettin' folksy. They're gettin' funny. Collins, Allen and others are hoping YouTube and similar Web sites get their messages out to voters in a different way and find them more supporters - cheap.

Monday, September 1 at 5:00 am
Sun Journal Democracy Buffet Election entree: Scott Kauffman
LEEDS - If Scott Kauffman could never go to another Red Sox game again, he'd be sad but he wouldn't crush him. The same for the New England Patriots. And the Celtics.

Monday, August 25 at 5:00 am
John and Barack want to get to know you better
Does Barack Obama care about what movies you watch? Would it make a difference to John McCain if you owned a truck instead of a car?

Monday, August 18 at 8:58 am
Noel Madore: Delegate, political intern, senior in high school
At first, he liked Republican Congressman Ron Paul for president.

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