VOICE OF THE VOTER
Republicans
Paul LePage 48,817 (37%)
Les Otten 22,762 (17%)
Peter Mills 19,321 (15%)
Steve Abbott 17,138 (13%)
Bill Beardsley 12,096 (9%)
Bruce Poliquin 6,631 (5%)
Matt Jacobson 4,295 (3%)
Democrats
Libby Mitchell 42,123 (35%)
Steve Rowe 27,403 (23%)
Rosa Scarcelli 26,376 (22%)
Pat McGowan 24,274 - (20%)
590 of 596 precincts (99%)
Q1 People's Veto: Income/Sales Tax
Yes 193,557 (61%)
No 124,663 (39%)
Q2 Bond: University / Wind
Yes 187,070 (59%)
No 128,672 (41%)
Q3 Bond: Transportation
Yes 182,976 (58%)
No 131,111 (42%)
Q4 Bond: Com. for ME's Future
Yes 159,106 (51%)
No 145,061 (49%)
Q5 Bond Drinking Water
Yes 163,093 (55%)
No 153,910 (45%)
590 of 596 precincts (99%)

(NEWS CENTER) -- Jason Levesque, a former Army drill sergeant from Auburn, is hoping to give Rep. Mike Michaud (D-Maine) his marching orders. Levesque is the Republican candidate for Congress in the second district.

AUGUSTA, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- One Maine farmer says politicians typically think of farms as "a cow in a field", even though farms are really big business.

(NEWS CENTER) -- The least known of the five people running for governor is Kevin Scott, an unenrolled candidate from Andover. The newcomer to statewide politics goes In The Arena to discuss his campaign.

LEWISTON, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- The man who made headlines three years ago by winning a write-in campaign for mayor is considering the same thing for the Blaine House.John
(NEWS CENTER) Republican Dean Scontras is making his second try for a seat in Congress. He is running Maine's 1st District against the incumbent Rep. Chellie Pingree.

ROCKLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- The first face-off among the candidates for Governor of Maine was one candidate short -- but also showed a few surprising sparks.

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- New campaign finance reports show Democrat Libby Mitchell with the most cash on hand as Maine's open race for governor -- now down to five contestants -- enters its final months.

SALT LAKE CITY (NBC) -- A Utah woman is pregnant with two babies. It wouldn't be that unusual, except that these babies aren't twins.

AUGUSTA, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- The Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics is looking into two cases having to do with recent elections.

WATERVILLE, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Former opponents literally joined hands on Wednesday in a show of party unity.

AUBURN, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Independent candidate for governor Eliot Cutler opened a new campaign headquarters in Auburn on Wednesday.

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- The Maine Democratic Party organized a spaghetti supper Wednesday as a way to show a strong support behind their candidate for governor, Libby Mitchell.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Republican congressional candidate Dean Scontras is stepping up his campaign to unseat Democratic Rep. Chellie Pingree in Maine's 1st Congressional District.

(NEWS CENTER) -- Sen. Bill Diamond (D-Cumberland) and Sen. Kevin Raye (R-Washington) go In The Arena to talk about the election results and what happens next.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Maine voters have approved all four bond referendums totaling $108 million.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- At least four times in the past six years, Mainers have voted against statewide referendums that promised to cut taxes and harness government spending.

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- Maine Senate President Elizabeth "Libby" Mitchell has been nominated by the state's Democrats to be their candidate for governor.

WATERVILLE, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Waterville mayor Paul LePage, a favorite of many in the conservative tea party movement, has won the GOP gubernatorial nomination.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Tax-weary Mainers are deciding whether to retain or repeal a new tax law that lowers state income tax rates while placing new taxes on dozens of purchases -- from car repairs and amusement park admissions to movie tickets.

WESTBROOK, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- While the Gubernatorial primaries have gotten most of the attention, Tuesday's election also includes an important referendum on taxes.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Tuesday's primaries are prompting early activity in some Maine communities.

OGUNQUIT, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Republican Paul LePage been getting lots of applause lately. Lepage says in the past few weeks, more and more people have been showing up to see him at campaign stops.

Steve Abbott is touring businesses, telling owners, managers and workers that state government needs a new attitude toward business.

HERMON, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Bill Beardsley is having fun, but don't be fooled. He's also very serious about his campaign for Governor.

PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- With a week to go before the June primary election, a poll released Tuesday by the Pan Atlantic SMS Group shows most of Maine's voters are undecided about their choice for governor.

PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- In a Democratic primary race that still has a whole lot of undecided voters, Elizabeth "Libby" Mitchell is apparently in the lead.

BATH, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Steve Rowe is usually calm, cool and pretty low-key - until you ask about all his years in government. Then he becomes a little more intense.

(NEWS CENTER) -- Maine voters will decide on June 8th whether they want to repeal the tax reform law enacted last year.

AUGUSTA, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Peter Mills says it takes experience in state government to know how to handle the challenges that will face the next Governor.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- One of the four Democratic gubernatorial candidates says he wants a smaller Legislature but longer terms for those who serve.

(NEWS CENTER) -- Even though his not a well-known name, Jacobson says he still has a good chance of winning the June 8th Republican Primary.

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) -- Maine Democratic Party activists are gathering in Lewiston for their two-day convention.

(NEWS CENTER) -- Political scientists Chris Potholm and Sandy Maisel go In The Arena to talk about the race for governor and their studies on the impact of Maine's U.S. Senators of the past 50 years.

PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- In a year when some voters are rejecting long-time politicians, Pat McGowan says his experience in and around government is what Maine needs in the Blaine House.

SACO, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- According to a survey last week by Critical Insights, Republican Les Otten is the best known of all the candidates for Governor. But that doesn't guarantee he will win.

(NEWS CENTER) -- Democrat Rosa Scarcelli is the newcomer in the four-way party primary. But she says that's actually a help.

(NEWS CENTER) -- Sen. Elizabeth "Libby" Mitchell (D-Vassalboro) is looking to make political history by becoming Maine's first woman governor.

(NEWS CENTER) -- The war of words continues between two Republican candidates for Governor.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- After making nice at the GOP state convention, gubernatorial hopeful Bruce Poliquin has taken off the gloves with a television ad targeting Les Otten.

(NEWS CENTER) -- We are about a month away from primary election day in Maine. Portland Press-Herald columnist Bill Nemitz and WLOB Radio morning show host Ray Richardson go In The Arena to talk about the campaign.

Our conversation with Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Steve Rowe.