PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • November 7, 2023
Voters soundly rejected a proposal to replace Maine’s two utilities with a publicly owned power company. With 50% of the vote counted, support for Question 3, to buy the assets of Central Maine Power and Versant Power, had garnered about 29% of votes statewide. “No” votes accounted for 71% of the ballots. The Associated Press called the race about 9:45 p.m.