he blue wave we saw across the country last week is also happening in the Maine Legislature. Democrats not only keeping their majority, but flipping close to two dozen seats blue.

Newly elected congressional representatives are in Washington Monday for orientation, including Maine's senator-elect Troy Jackson and congressman-elect Paul LePage.

It's been a week since Democrat Troy Jackson unseated Sen. Susan Collins.

I have now had my Margaret Chase Smith moment,” Sen. Susan Collins told the New York Times last Wednesday, a day after Troy Jackson ended her Senate career. Constituents had urged her to find one, she said.

Towns and cities may require write-in candidates to declare, but even those that do must count undeclared write-ins if no candidate appea

Barbara Bagshaw (R-Windham) has requested a recount one week after losing her seat by a margin of 139 votes. Bagshaw won 2,498 votes, while her challenger, Bradley Youngs, won 2,637 votes. Bagshaw, who has represented Windham in the Maine State House since 2022,

As we congratulate Governor-elect Hannah Pingree as Maine’s next governor, we need to recognize that this is a moment of opportunity for our state. Mainers are grappling with rising costs; growing threats to public health;

Secretary of State Shenna Bellows says the state will learn later this winter how its turnout compares nationally.

The RCV process begins Monday in Augusta, with officials first verifying results from the congressional district.

Political Brew host Phil Hirschkorn is joined by Democratic political analyst Betsy Sweet and Republican political analyst Joe Bruno.