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Anita Charles, sister of Maine Republican candidate Bobby Charles, says she will vote for Democrat Hannah Pingree in the November governor’s race, criticizing her brother’s rhetoric and his positions on public education and abortion. The remarks followed an op-ed in the Portland Press Herald and a press conference in Congress Square Park, Portland.
At a Maine rally, GOP gubernatorial candidate Bobby Charles said he would ask former DHS official Tom Homan to deploy ICE agents and U.S. Marshals to polling places in the weeks before Election Day to deter violence, intimidation, and illegal voting; DHS says there are no plans to send agents, and experts say federal agents at polling sites are restricted by law, prompting Democratic criticism that the idea is likely illegal and politically charged.
Facing a 50% tariff proposal on Canadian goods, Maine Republicans Sen. Susan Collins and gubernatorial candidate Bobby Charles publicly oppose the move, arguing it would hurt Maine’s intertwined cross-border economy and key industries, while Democrats seize on the issue in a state that Trump carried in 2024.
Democrat Hannah Pingree, endorsed by outgoing Gov. Janet Mills, and Republican Bobby Charles won their party nominations in Maine’s crowded governor’s race after ranked-choice runoffs, setting up a November contest to replace Mills.
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.