BANGOR – Democrat Mike Michaud appeared headed to victory over Republican Kevin Raye on Tuesday night in their closely watched race to become the 2nd District’s next congressman. According to unofficial returns with 81 percent of precincts reporting, Michaud, the Maine Senate president pro tempore,… Read More
BANGOR – With one week to go in one of the closest races in the nation, Republican Kevin Raye has pulled to within less than a percentage point of Democrat Mike Michaud in their race for the open 2nd Congressional District seat, according to a poll released Monday. Read More
Democrat Mike Michaud took a last-minute look through his notes before a recent afternoon address to a throng of raucous, sign-waving supporters at a rally in Lewiston’s historic Kennedy Park. The blue-collar candidate isn’t much on stump speeches, although this day he’s in front of… Read More
BANGOR – Republican Kevin Raye declared victory Wednesday in his primary bid for the open 2nd Congressional District seat, presumably setting up a November race between himself and the Democratic nominee, state Sen. Mike Michaud. “This race shows once again that every vote counts,” Raye… Read More
BANGOR – State Sen. Mike Michaud clung to a slim lead early Wednesday morning over his Senate colleague Susan Longley in a back-and-forth battle in the race for the Democratic nomination to the open 2nd Congressional District seat. With 86 percent of precincts reporting just… Read More
BANGOR – The race for the Republican nomination in the 2nd Congressional District was too close to call early Wednesday morning, with Kevin Raye of Perry, a former aide to U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe, and former Bangor Mayor Tim Woodcock within 1 percentage point of each other. Read More
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BANGOR – Tensions in the Middle East, the need for more jobs locally and the negative impact of free trade agreements on Maine industry were key topics at a Friday debate featuring Republican contenders for the 2nd Congressional District seat. With only 10 days to… Read More
Twenty minutes before addressing the Republican state convention earlier this month, a relaxed Stavros Mendros roamed the crowded hallways with his nephew, who stuck close to the congressional candidate. “You know better than to ask for a copy of the speech,” Mendros, putting his arm… Read More
Kevin Raye and a pair of campaign aides walk down Water Street in Castine for the second time. The Republican candidate – one of four GOP hopefuls for the open 2nd Congressional District seat – is covering the same ground for the benefit of a… Read More
The bulging guest book at Jimmy Simones’ Hot Dog Stand in Lewiston is filled with the names of the state’s best-known – and little-known – politicians. On a recent swing through the pivotal Androscoggin County city, Republican congressional candidate Tim Woodcock of Bangor signed his… Read More
Republican congressional candidate Richard Campbell prefers to use the “word on the street” for his polling data. “I want this to be a people’s campaign, not a politician’s,” the former state representative from Orrington told a worker at Sterling Marine Supply during a recent campaign… Read More
Stanley O’Donnell does a double take when state Sen. Michael Michaud enters the room and quickly waves the candidate over to his table. “They ought to have somebody in there with common sense,” O’Donnell, 94, tells the visiting congressional hopeful during an extended handshake at Longmeadow senior housing… Read More
He was in the barn before the sun rose and at 6 a.m. state Sen. John Nutting still had three hours to go before his transformation. From rumpled dairy farmer to pressed and polished lawmaker, the Leeds Democrat – one of six candidates vying for his party’s nomination… Read More
Maine Sen. Susan Longley answers a question about her late father with a long pause and a downward stare. “I’ll get it out,” the soft-spoken congressional candidate finally says with a forced smile as she reflects on former independent Maine Gov. James Longley. The family… Read More
David Costello finds himself in familiar territory on this day. The Democratic candidate – one of six in his party vying for the open 2nd Congressional District seat in the U.S. House – likes to stress his international experience. On a recent morning, however, the… Read More
Congressional hopeful Lori Handrahan has come to the tiny fishing village of Lubec armed with her legal pad, a second cup of coffee and a host of questions. Able to rattle off the area’s rather dismal economic statistics – its high unemployment and a marked… Read More
Balancing a few crackers and a hunk of Gouda with a stack of his political literature, congressional candidate Sean Faircloth plunks down into his cluttered Subaru and back onto the campaign trail. Locked in a six-way battle for his party’s nomination, the Bangor Democrat isn’t… Read More