Conservatives love him. Liberals disdain him. For residents of Maine town, it’s more complicated.
The success moved Leonard Leo out of the shadows, turning him into a hero to conservatives and a villain to liberals.
Maine voter turnout this year surpassed previous record high
More Mainers turned out to vote in 2024 than ever before, according to data collected by the Secretary of State’s office. With 842,447 people casting votes in both the presidential election and the race for U.
After recounts, here’s the make up of the Maine Legislature
After a flurry of recounts, the final results for the more than 180 seats in the Maine Legislature are mostly in. Every seat in the Maine House of Representatives and Senate was up for reelection on Nov.
Record number of ballots cast in Maine
A record number of voters throughout Maine cast ballots in this year's presidential election. According to the Sun Journal, a total of 842,447 people voted in both the presidential and U.S. Senate races in Maine. Secretary of State Shenna Bellows says this was the most votes cast in the state's history.
Record number of Maine voters cast ballots in 2024 election
More than 840,000 voters cast ballots in this November's election, which Secretary of State Shenna Bellows said was the most in state history.
Maine GOP announces AG nomination, joins Maeghan Maloney in race
Two challengers are hoping to serve as Maine’s next attorney general.The Maine GOP has nominated Robert Charles, calling him "the most qualified AG in Maine history."Also read: Maine AG files lawsuit against big oil companies over climate changeThey say Charles is a native of Wayne and earned degrees from Dartmouth,
Hand recount for Maine's 2nd Congressional District race to begin December 2
The hand recount in Maine’s hotly contested Second Congressional District race won't happen until after Thanksgiving. Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows says the recount will begin on Monday, December 2.
Golden declared winner after ranked-choice run-off for Maine’s 2nd District
Incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Golden won the ranked choice vote with 50.35% for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, which election officials determined Friday through a tabulation process that took four days.
Conservatives love him. Liberals disdain him. For residents of a Maine town, it's more complicated
When Donald Trump was elected president this month, Caroline Pryor’s mind turned immediately to the man who lives down the road — Leonard Leo. Few people in America have done more to advance conservative causes than Leo.
The latest on recounts in legislative races, Maine’s 2nd Congressional District
Recounts for a dozen close races continue this week, including the 2nd Congressional District race between incumbent U.S. Rep. Jared Golden and state Rep. Austin Theriault.
Democratic Rep. Jared Golden wins through Maine’s ranked choice voting
Democratic Rep. Jared Golden has won reelection to Congress. Friday's outcome marks the third time Golden has won thanks to the lesser choices of some voters under Maine’s ranked choice system.
Maine sues energy companies, saying they failed to warn about climate change
Attorney General Aaron Frey, who is seeking re-election, said he intends to hold the energy companies accountable for failing to warn Mainers and concealing knowledge about the consequences of fossil fuels.