Legislative Primary Results Set the Stage for November. Here’s How They Turned Out.

Legislative primary results set the stage for November. Here’s how they turned out.

Voting at Deering High School in Portland in Maine’s June 9, 2026 primary election. (Photo by Jim Neuger / Maine Morning Star)Maine voters on Tuesday chose candidates in more than two dozen legislative primaries across the state, setting the stage for November’s general election, as Democrats and Republicans wrestle for control of the Maine Senate and House of Representatives. Democrats have held a trifecta in state government since Gov. Janet …

Maine’s 2026 Primary Shows Why RCV Should Be Repealed

Maine voters went to the polls on June 9, but in several of the state’s most important primary races, Election Day did not actually produce a winner. Instead, both gubernatorial primaries and the Democratic primary in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District are headed into ranked-choice voting tabulation. As a result, Mainers are left waiting days after Election Day to find out who actually won. That delay is a direct consequence of a voting system t…