York-Ogunquit Election News

Want to know more about the issues facing York and Ogunquit and meet this year's candidates for the District 5 seat on the County Commission? Check out our extended election coverage in the Oct. 25 edition of The Independent.
From state, county and gubernatorial races to local zoning questions to a citizen-petitioned initiative to change the way budgeting is handled, area residents have plenty of reasons to head to the polls on Nov. 7 or take out absentee ballots for this year's mid-term election. Democrat Peter Bowman and Republican Ken Lemont, two local residents with close ties to the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, are seeking election to the Maine District 1 Senate seat. Democrat Dawn Hill and incumbent Republican Bradley Moulton are vying to serve Ogunquit and parts of Wells, Kittery and York, as District 149 representative. Democrat Kinley Gregg and Republican Windol Weaver and are vying for the Maine House of Representatives seat being vacated by David Ott, R-York. The York Senior Center and the Wells/Ogunquit Senior Center will be hosting Maine Attorney General Steven Rowe on Thursday, Oct. 26, in two separate events on the issue of identity theft.