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AP Race Call: Independent Angus King wins reelection to U.S. Senate from Maine

Nov. 07, 2024 10:46 AM EST

Independent Sen. Angus King won a third term in the U.S. Senate representing Maine on Thursday, turning back challenges from a former Republican state party chair and a Democratic environmental activist. The 80-year-old former governor would be the oldest senator from Maine to serve if he completes his term,...

Independent Sen. Angus King turns back 3 challengers to win in Maine

Nov. 07, 2024 10:45 AM EST

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Independent Sen. Angus King turned back challenges by a former Republican state party chair and a Democratic environmental activist in Maine to win a third term with a majority of the vote in the four-way race. King, who was first elected to the Senate in...

Independent Angus King wins reelection to U.S. Senate from Maine

Nov. 07, 2024 10:27 AM EST
WASHINGTON (AP) — Independent Angus King wins reelection to U.S. Senate from Maine.

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Maine on Election Day

Oct. 22, 2024 07:06 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two things to know when it comes to Maine and Election Day: it's one of two states that uses ranked choice voting and one of two states that allocates its electoral votes by both statewide vote and congressional district. What is ranked choice voting? In short, if...

After mass shooting, bill would require Army to use state crisis laws to remove weapons

Sep. 16, 2024 15:31 PM EDT

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A bill introduced after a mass shooting in Maine would require the Army to use state crisis intervention laws to remove the weapons of a service member who is deemed to be a serious threat to themselves or others, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, the bill’s sponsor, said Monday....