Former Maine state House Speaker Hannah Pingree, a Democrat, and MAGA conservative Bobby Charles will face off in what’s expected to be a competitive general election for Maine governor. Both emerged from the state’s ranked choice voting process early Friday morning,

Democrat Hannah Pingree and Republican Bobby Charles will compete this fall to become Maine's next governor. Pingree and Charles won their primaries Friday, after the June 9 contests advanced to ranked choice voting.

Pingree, a former Maine House speaker, won a tight Democratic primary and will face Charles, a conservative Republican.

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Maine’s major primaries were resolved early Friday morning after the state tabulated its ranked choice votes: Democrat Hanna Pingree will face off against Republican Bobby Charles in the race for governor,

Republican Bobby Charles and Democrat Hannah Pingree are set to face off in Maine’s gubernatorial race this fall after final vote tabulatinos came through from the primary held over a week ago. The Associated Press called both primary races just before 2 a.

Rick Bennett, independent candidate for Governor of Maine, held a press conference on Friday, hours after the ranked choice voting tabulation was completed for the Republican and Democratic

Dale Crafts Jr., the son of the former state lawmaker of the same name who ran for Congress in 2020, confirmed he came on board with Charles on Thursday.