Pingree and Charles advance to Maine governor race, setting up pivotal general election

TL;DR
Democrat Hannah Pingree and MAGA ally Bobby Charles won their Maine ranked-choice runoffs to become their party’s gubernatorial nominees, setting up a general-election contest to succeed Gov. Janet Mills; independent Rick Bennett also qualified, and the general election will not use ranked-choice voting.
- Democrat Hannah Pingree and MAGA ally Bobby Charles will face off for Maine governor Politico
- Hannah Pingree and Bobby Charles Will Face Off in Maine Governor’s Race The New York Times
- Maine resolves ranked choice primaries, setting up the governor’s race and a key House contest NBC News
- Bobby Charles wins primary election, becoming Republican nominee for Maine governor newscentermaine.com
- Republican gubernatorial candidate Bobby Charles calls out ranked choice voting in Maine WGME
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