1/7 Still have questions about Maine's election or the candidates running for high-profile races?

To start, check out the @PressHerald's ongoing "Counting Your Vote" Q&A series by @thisdog covering all aspects of election logistics:
https://www.pressherald.com/2020/09/28/your-questions-answered-about-the-election/?rel=related&rel=related #mepolitics
2/7 Maine’s U.S. Senate race is drawing national attention and obscene amounts of money.

Our profile of incumbent Republican
@SenatorCollins: https://www.pressherald.com/2020/10/04/can-susan-collins-survive-trumps-takeover-of-the-republican-party/

And of Democrat @SaraGideon: https://www.pressherald.com/2020/09/27/gideon-banks-on-bipartisan-image-but-critics-disagree/
#mepolitics
3/7 But 2 independents will influence the #MESen race, particularly with ranked-choice voting.

Lisa Savage hopes #RCV will boost her progressive campaign: https://www.pressherald.com/2020/10/11/senate-candidate-savage-hopes-ranked-choice-will-boost-progressive-campaign/

Max Linn is a conservative running against the 2-party system: https://www.pressherald.com/2020/10/18/linn-promises-change-in-long-shot-u-s-senate-campaign/ #mepolitics
Max Linn promises change in long-shot U.S. Senate campaign - Portland Press Herald

The independent is running against the two-party system and the massive amounts of campaign spending in the race, but faces an uphill battle in his effort to unseat Sen. Susan Collins.

https://www.pressherald.com/2020/10/11/senate-candidate-savage-hopes-ranked-choice-will-boost-progressive-campaign/
4/7 Maine’s 1st Congressional District race pits 6-term incumbent Democratic Rep. Chellie Pingree against physician and retired Army Col. Jay Allen, a Republican.

Profile of @chelliepingree: https://www.pressherald.com/2020/10/11/in-seeking-7th-house-term-pingree-sees-work-left-to-do/

Profile of @AllenCongress: https://www.pressherald.com/2020/10/11/former-army-doctor-conservative-republican-jay-allen-faces-uphill-battle/ #mepolitics
Former Army doctor, conservative Republican Jay Allen faces uphill battle - Portland Press Herald

The 59-year-old midcoast resident is still trying to gain name recognition less than a month before the election in the 1st District.

https://www.pressherald.com/2020/10/11/in-seeking-7th-house-term-pingree-sees-work-left-to-do/
5/7 In Maine’s #ME02 congressional race, first-term incumbent Rep. Jared Golden and Republican challenger Dale Crafts rarely agreed on anything when they served together in the Maine Legislature, much less now:

https://www.sunjournal.com/2020/10/17/in-maines-2nd-district-congressional-race-jared-golden-and-dale-crafts-differ-on-many-issues/ #mepolitics
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