Aroostook County voters skewed with statewide trends on Election Day, rejecting Maine’s Voter ID referendum and approving the red flag law.
Statewide results showed roughly 60% of Mainers voted down Question 1, which would require identification at the polls and impose some absentee voting restrictions.
A similar majority of about 60% of the state’s voters approved Question 2, which will allow family members to ask a court to restrict weapons from a loved one deemed to be a danger to themselves or others.
In Aroostook County overall, 63% of residents voted no on Question 1 and 37% voted yes. The same percentages prevailed on Question 2, with 63% approving and 37% voting against the measure.
But several towns bucked those trends.
Residents supported the voter ID law in many St. John Valley communities, including Allagash, Wallagrass and Eagle Lake, and in central Aroostook towns such as Ashland, Washburn, Mapleton and Mars Hill.
Residents in most communities from Bridgewater south, including Houlton and Hodgdon, also voted “yes” on Question 1.
The highest percentages of “yes” votes, 74%, came from Linneus, with residents voting 194-67 in favor of the question.
Some County communities came out against the red flag law, including Allagash, Grand Isle, Hodgdon and St. Agatha. In Central Aroostook, New Sweden, Castle Hill and Wade were among towns voting “no,” while most southern Aroostook communities except Houlton also voted against the law.
Haynesville had the highest percentage of voters against the measure at 80%, with a vote of 31-8.
Tuesday’s elections were light on local races. Caribou, Presque Isle and Houlton elected municipal officials. See separate stories for details.
Fort Fairfield chose two town councilors. Incumbents Pat Canavan and Keith Thibeau II were reelected to their positions, each running unopposed. Angela Cormier was elected to the SAD 20 School Board, beating opponent Ashley Churchill by a vote of 444-311.
Also in Caribou, Roger Soucy ran unopposed and won a seat on the Cary Memorial Hospital Fund Board.
In Houlton, Jonathan Solomon won a bid for the RSU 29 School Board, the only candidate running for two open seats. Isaac Brown and Joshua McLaughlin, running unopposed, won their seats for another term on the Houlton Water Company board.
For detailed municipal outcomes, check the Bangor Daily News’ 2025 election results section.
Correction: An earlier version of this story misstated Hodgdon’s vote on Question 2.
