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The no side of Question 3, the highest-profile referendum among the eight questions on Tuesday’s ballot, had 68 percent of votes to 32 percent for the yes side when the Bangor Daily News and Decision Desk HQ called the race at 10:03 p.m. Tuesday.

Maine voters have rejected a proposal to replace the state's leading electric companies, Central Maine Power and Versant Power, with the nonprofit Pine Tree Power.

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The outcomes may mean more natural gas plants in Texas, greater use of climate law funds in Kentucky and continuing the status quo in Maine and Mississippi.

Maine voters decide on several ballot initiatives, including utility takeover, foreign spending ban, tribal treaties and right to repair.

Maine voters rejected a ballot initiative Tuesday that would have replaced the state’s electric utilities with the first state consumer-owned utility. The initiative, Question 3, would have created the Pine Tree Power company through a takeover of Maine’s two investor-owned utilities, Versant and CMP. The Associated Press called the race Tuesday night with about 68…

ELLSWORTH — Statewide elections took place Tuesday, as Maine voters took a stance on eight ballot questions. The ballot contained four citizen initiatives and four constitutional amendments. Mainers passed three

Midcoast voters largely followed the trend of voters throughout the state in rejecting the proposal to replace CMP and Versant with a consumer-owned utility.

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Watching the Election Day results in Ohio, Maine, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, and more.