ballot
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Gov. Janet Mills withdrew from the race in April because she trailed Mr. Platner so badly, though her name remained on this week’s ballot.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Over the years, the union has submitted dozens of local and statewide ballot initiatives, including ones to cap the pay of hospital executives, regulate dialysis clinics, and raise the minimum wage of healthcare workers.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
With about 10% of the vote counted, Platner had about 75%, compared with 18.6% for Mills, whose name remained on the ballot.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Platner is expected to defeat Maine's Democratic Governor Janet Mills, who remains on the ballot despite suspending her campaign, along with lesser-known candidate David Costello.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
These were all effective tactics and without question advanced the cause of the suffragists in their campaign to win the ballot.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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Election Lingo
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Electoral Elocution: The Verbiage of Voting
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Academy Awards, List 1
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