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Today, Nov. 4, is Election Day! Find your town’s polling place and polling times here, and check out The Lincoln County News’ profiles of local candidates
below.
Polls
Alna: 8 a.m. – 8 p.m., Fire station, 1579 Alna Rd.
Bristol: 8 a.m. – 8 p.m., Town Hall, 1268 Bristol Rd.
Bremen: 8 a.m.- 8 p.m., Town office, Rt. 32
Boothbay: 8 a.m. – 8 p.m., Town office, 1011 Wiscasset Rd.
Boothbay Harbor: 8 a.m. – 8 p.m., Municipal building, 11 Howard St.
Damariscotta: 8 a.m. – 8 p.m., Town Office, 21 School St.
Dresden: 8 a.m. – 8 p.m., Pownalborough Hall, 314 Patterson Rd.
Edgecomb: 8 a.m. – 8 p.m., Edgecomb Town Hall, Rt. 27
Jefferson: 8 a.m. – 8 p.m., Jefferson Fire Station, Rt. 32
Monhegan Island: 10 a.m. – 8 p.m., Monhegan Memorial Library, 1 Library Ln.
Newcastle: 8 a.m. – 8 p.m., Fire station, River Rd.
Nobleboro: 8 a.m. – 8 p.m., Town Office, Rt. 1
South Bristol: 8 a.m. – 8 p.m., South Bristol Elementary School, Rt. 129
Somerville: 8 a.m. – 8 p.m., Town Office, Sand Hill Rd.
Southport: 8 a.m. – 8 p.m., Southport Town Hall, 361 Hendricks Hill Rd.
Waldoboro: 8 a.m. – 8 p.m., Municipal building, Rt. 1.
Westport Island: 8 a.m. – 8 p.m., Old Town Hall, 1217 Main Rd.
Whitefield: 8 a.m. – 8 p.m., Whitefield Fire & Rescue, 24 Townhouse Road
Wiscasset: 8 a.m. – 8 p.m., Wiscasset Community Center, Rt. 27
Senate District 13:
All of Lincoln County except for Dresden, along with Windsor and Washington
Johnson Runs for Re-Election in Senate District 13
Sen. Chris Johnson, D-Somerville, is defending his seat representing Senate District 13, formerly known, before last year’s redistricting of the House and Senate, as District 20. | |
Chris Johnson |
Fossel Running for Senate District 13 Against Johnson
Alna Republican Leslie T. “Les” Fossel is running against Democrat incumbent Sen. Chris Johnson for Senate District 13. This is the second go- round for both candidates; Johnson and Fossel previously faced off to represent essentially the same region in 2012. | |
Les Fossel |
Senate District 23:
Dresden and all of Sagadahoc County
Three-Way Race for Senate District 23
Sen. Eloise Vitelli, D-Arrowsic, is running for re-election to represent new Senate District 23 against Richmond attorney Alice Knapp, a Green Independent, and retired teacher Linda Baker, R-Topsham. | |
Eloise Vitelli, Alice Knapp, and Linda Baker |
House District 91:
Waldoboro, Friendship, Washington, and part of Union
Waldoboro Business Owner Seeks Second Term
Representative Ellen Winchenbach, R-Waldoboro, is a small-business owner in support of a minimum wage increase, access to affordable health care, and looking into ways to keep energy costs down. | |
Ellen Winchenbach |
Independent Candidate Aims For Civility in Politics
Representative Jeffrey Evangelos, I-Friendship, has his eye on addressing the minimum wage, healthcare, and education funding if reelected this fall and hopes to achieve his goals with a cooperative approach. | |
Jeffrey Evangelos |
House District 90:
Bremen, Bristol, Damariscotta, Monhegan, Newcastle, and parts of Nobleboro and South Bristol
Damariscotta Republican Official Advocates for Local Control
Damariscotta Republican Anna Morkeski would advocate for local control and small government if she wins election to the Maine House of Representatives on Nov. 4. | |
Anna Morkeski |
Newcastle Representative Outlines Ambitious Agenda for Second Term
State Rep. Michael G. “Mick” Devin already has an ambitious agenda in place for his second term as he seeks re-election in House District 90. | |
Michael G. “Mick” Devin |
House District 89:
Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor, Edgecomb, Southport, Westport Island, and part of South Bristol
Hawke Brings Passion for Business to House Race
A Boothbay Harbor businesswoman, school board member, and second-time candidate for the Maine House of Representatives hopes to bring a pro- business perspective to the Legislature. | |
Stephanie Hawke |
Edgecomb Independent Stresses Education, Small Business
An Edgecomb general contractor and substitute teacher aims to strengthen schools and support small businesses if he wins election to the Maine House of Representatives. | |
William H. “Bill” Coombs |
House District 88:
Whitefield, Jefferson, Chelsea, and part of Nobleboro
Rep. Sanderson Ready to Cruise Into Third Term
The Chelsea Republican who emerged from political obscurity in 2010 to upset a two-term Democratic representative appears poised to coast to a third consecutive term. | |
Deborah J. “Deb” Sanderson |
House District 87:
Alna and Wiscasset in Lincoln County and Pittston and Randolph in Kennebec County
Pittston Electrician Jeffery Hanley Runs for District 87
Pittston resident Jeffery P. Hanley is the Republican candidate running in the general election on Nov. 4 against District 53 incumbent Timothy Marks for District 87 in the Maine House of Representatives. | |
Jeff Hanley |
Marks Seeks Second Term in New District
Timothy I. Marks, D-Pittston, is finishing up his first term in the Maine House of Representatives serving District 53 (Alna, Dresden, Pittston and Wiscasset) and is seeking his second term in the House to represent the newly drawn District 87. | |
Timothy Marks |
House District 80:
Somerville, Hibberts Gore, Vassalboro, Windsor, and part of Augusta
Vassalboro Rep Hopes to Tackle Issues as They Come Up
Rep. Lori A. Fowle, D-Vassalboro, is a first-term legislator who hopes her take-things-as-they-come approach can serve her constituents for another two years. | |
Lori A. Fowle |
Welfare, Second Amendment, and Environment Top Issues for Windsor Candidate
A Windsor man running for the House seat in the new District 80 will have his eyes on welfare reform, maintaining Second Amendment rights, and protecting the environment if elected in November. | |
Ray Bates |
House District 53:
Dresden, Arrowsic, Georgetown, Phippsburg, Woolwich, and part of Richmond
Dresden Business Owner Seeks House District 53 Seat
Jeffrey Pierce, the owner of a residential construction business in the Midcoast for the past 27 years, is the Republican candidate for House District 53. | |
Jeffrey Pierce |
Woolwich Representative Shares Plan for a Better Maine
The Democratic state representative running for re-election in House District 53 says education is the solution to most of the state’s problems and it should be supported. | |
Peter Kent |
District Attorney:
Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Knox, and Waldo counties
District Attorney Touts Experience in Re-Election Bid
Longtime District Attorney Geoff Rushlau says his experience and his consistent, fair approach to the job will continue to make him an effective district attorney. Rushlau, R-Dresden, brings 21 years as district attorney and 34 years as a prosecutor to his campaign for a sixth consecutive four-year term. | |
Geoff Rushlau |
D.A. Candidate: ‘We Can Do Better’
Democratic candidate for district attorney David Sinclair, of Bath, believes the office can alleviate the fiscal and social costs of incarceration through alternatives already in use elsewhere around the state. | |
David Sinclair |
Lincoln County Candidates:
Three Write-In Candidates Seek Election for Register of Probate
One of three write-in candidates will be elected to serve as the next Lincoln County Register of Probate, replacing the retiring Chester Fossett who has held the office since 1987. | |
Steve Gottlieb, Ken Maguire, Catherine Moore |
Long-Time Sheriff and County Commissioner Both Seek Additional Terms
Lincoln County’s sheriff and county commissioner for District 2 are both Democrats, both long-serving county officials, and both unopposed in their re-election bids this year. | |