The race for the White House tops the list of federal, state and local contests that is being put to voters to decide in Maine.

Independent U.S. Sen. Angus King and his challengers will take the debate stage twice next week to hash out policy stances and key issues to provide voters with more information before Election Day. That is,

Gwen Walz previously visited the state in September, stopping at a bookstore and campaign office in Bangor before a rally in Portland.

When polls close at 8 p.m. on Nov. 5, six trained election clerks in New Vineyard, a town of about 700 in Franklin County, will start counting ballots by hand.

Financial woes and the future of the economy have been top of mind for voters this election cycle. Whoever wins the Oval Office will need a cooperative Congress to enact their tax policies, and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris have presented diverging plans.

Maine Conservation Voters Action Fund, an environmental conservation group, has spent over $193,000, including $115,000 on House races and $78,000 on Senate races. The group’s ads promote Democratic candidates as protectors of drinking water and the environment from forever chemicals.

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows is urging absentee voters to plan for possible mail delays as election officials around the country have raised concerns about the U.S. Postal Service's ability to handle an influx of election mail.

Maine will once again use ranked choice voting for federal races in the current election. Here's how the system works, and what supporters and detractors say about it.

In a presidential contest that’s expected to be tight, every electoral vote could matter. That’s why the Harris campaign has cast its eyes northward to Maine, home to one of the largest,

Maine House candidate Mark Zimmer shares his views as he seeks election in 2024 in Maine House District 150, (Eliot/Kittery/South Berwick).

Seacoastonline sent questionnaires to each candidate in local districts for the Maine House, covering issues such as cost of living, abortion, gun laws and more. The responding candidates’ answers are linked below. Seacoastonline made a good-faith effort to reach every candidate.

Auburn, is facing a tough election of her own, but is raising and funneling hundreds of thousands into other key races that could determine which party controls the Maine House.