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The election will be held on Dec. 12

A Charter Review Committee discussed Lewiston's runoff system and the possibility of using ranked choice voting in 2021, but ultimately did not recommend a change.

LEWISTON The race for mayor will come down to a runoff election between incumbent Mayor Carl Sheline and Jon Connor. Sheline gained the most votes Tuesday but did not surpass the required 50% of the vote to avoid a runoff. The runoff will take place on Tuesday, Dec. 12, with all voting taking place at […]

A Charter Review Committee discussed Lewiston's runoff system and the possibility of using ranked choice voting in 2021, but ultimately did not recommend a change.

A dramatic Nov. 7 election ended with no mayoral candidate winning 50% of the vote and three incumbents being ousted from City Council. On the state level, an initiative to democratize Maine’s power grid failed and voters passed the nation’s second right-to-repair law. Read the complete results here.

With no one receiving over 50% of the vote, the election will head to a runoff on Tuesday, Dec. 12.

Because no candidate won 50% of the vote, the race between Incumbent Sheline and Jon Connor will go to a runoff election on December 12.

Mayor Carl Sheline will go to a December runoff with former state Rep. Jon Connor after failing to win an outright majority in Tuesday’s election.

Local candidates paused their campaigns for a week following the shootings

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