Chin outpolls Macdonald but not by enough to avoid runoff in Lewiston
Source: Bangor Daily News
LEWISTON, Maine — The polarizing race between Mayor Robert Macdonald and progressive activist Ben Chin will drag into a runoff, likely in December.
A runoff will ensue because neither candidate earned 50 percent of the total vote. Chin told supporters afterward that he was looking forward to the runoff, saying the race has become about “fighting for the soul of our city and maybe even our state.”
“We’ve got another fight ahead of us and I am thrilled to be in that with all of you,” he said.
Outside his office after he learned the results, Macdonald, the conservative, two-term mayor, said he was confident he could win a runoff, but he also said that he only hoped to serve two terms when he took office.
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Read more: http://bangordailynews.com/2015/11/03/news/lewiston-auburn/maines-political-divide-on-display-in-heated-lewiston-mayors-race/
This runoff will be a bellwether for 2016 in Maine.
MacDonald is notorious for his TP bigotry in LePage's hometown, as are his supporters (the ones with the Ho Chi Chin signs)
Chin worked for The Maine People's Alliance - very progressive.
Watch this space...
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