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The blaze is located about 7 miles southeast of Gorham in the White Mountain National Forest.

Vote counting in the governor’s race stretched deep into the night Tuesday. Shortly before midnight, Ayotte addressed a roomful of supporters at Tuscan Village in Salem and urged them to be patient — and hopeful.

Democrat Troy Jackson won a stunning victory early Wednesday morning over Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins in a race that helps Democrats retake the U.S. Senate and blunt President Donald Trump’s agenda during the last two years of his final term.

While the Republican incumbent survived the “blue wave” he correctly predicted would crash over Vermont, he will not enjoy the electoral mandate that earned him so much influence in Montpelier during his past two years in office. Voters restored Democratic supermajorities in both chambers of the Legislature.

With her victory, Hannah Pingree is continuing a political career that began more than two decades ago when she was elected to the Maine House at age 25.

Incumbent Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander prevailed in the state’s 2nd District, while Stefany Shaheen defeated Republican Anthony DiLorenzo in the 1st District.

Democratic U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree has won reelection in Maine's 1st Congressional District, securing a 10th term in office.

At 28, the democratic socialist progressive Democrat is preparing to lead Rhode Island’s capital city with an ambitious agenda focused on housing affordability, education and changing the status quo

Former Lt. Gov. Molly Gray is getting her old job back.

Pappas’ win keeps the seat in Democratic control as both parties battle for a majority in the Senate.