In 1958, breaking a string of Republican victories that began during World War I, voters picked Democrat Ed Muskie, a Rumford native coming off a successful stint as governor, as one of the state’s two U.S. senators. Since then, Maine has had had three Democratic senators, three Republican senators and one independent.

More than two-thirds of Mainers don’t think Sen. Susan Collins deserves to be re-elected next year, including most Republicans, according to a survey conducted last week. The data released Thursday by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center comes 18 months before the November 2026 election and a year before campaigns are expected to ramp up.

Jordan Wood is among the first but certainly won't be the last person to announce their candidacy in what is expected to be one of the nation's closest-watched Senate races next year.

On April 10, the U.S. House passed the SAVE Act, a bill that would require all voters to show documentary proof of U.S. citizenship — such as a passport or certified birth certificate — just to register to vote in federal elections.

FREEDOM, Maine (WGME) -- A former Hollywood star turned Select Board member is at risk of getting the boot by local residents. Heather Donahue is best known for her role as Rei in the 1999 horror film "The Blair Witch Project.” She is now a member of the Select Board for the town of Freedom.

FREEDOM, Maine ( BDN) -- The Select Board in the town of Freedom is down to just one member after a star of “The Blair Witch Project” was voted off. Freedom residents voted 122-91 to recall Heather Donahue from the town Select Board on Wednesday.

A federal judge has paused a key section of President Trump's executive order that makes sweeping changes to voting and elections.

Heather Donahue of "Blair Witch" fame quit acting long ago, moved to a small town, and was elected to the select board. Now she's at the center of a firestorm over a rural road's access.