Stories by Michael Shepherd

6 years ago

Golden defeats Poliquin in contested 2nd District ranked-choice count

Assistant Maine House Majority Leader Jared Golden defeated U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin in a ranked-choice count in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District that finished on Thursday and is the subject of an uphill challenge in federal court by the Republican incumbent.

6 years ago

These Democrats want to be Maine’s next attorney general

Good morning from Augusta. With Attorney General Janet Mills moving from the state office building to the Blaine House after last week’s election, legislative Democrats are facing a five-way intraparty race to replace her, featuring candidates with a broad range of experiences.

6 years ago

Mills, Moody and Hayes spar over ads, integrity in final debate

In the last debate of the 2018 Maine gubernatorial race, Democrat Janet Mills looked to sow doubt among women about Republican Shawn Moody, while he asked her to apologize for an attack ad, and independent Terry Hayes defended her often-reproached run.

6 years ago

Maine governor’s race takes a nasty turn ahead of the final debate

Good morning from Augusta. Maine’s gubernatorial candidates will share a debate stage for the final time on Thursday evening in a race marked so far by mostly amiable in-person meetings — which may change tonight after the race took a negative turn on Wednesday.