Maine Online Voting Contests

Aroostook County Athlete of the Week

The weekly Aroostook County Athlete of the Week fan vote from Big Country 96.9 (Townsquare Media, Presque Isle), sponsored by Northern Maine Community College, drawing nominees only from Aroostook County schools across Fall, Winter, and Spring.

Maine High School Athlete of the Week

Statewide Maine · 92.9 The Ticket (Townsquare Media Bangor)

Free statewide weekly fan poll hosted by 92.9 The Ticket (Townsquare Media), recognising outstanding Maine high school athletes each sports season. Nominations accepted year-round; voting closes Thursday at midnight, winner announced Friday. One vote per device per day, no registration required.

Maine High School Athlete of the Week — Fall Season

Statewide Maine · 92.9 The Ticket (Townsquare Media Bangor)

Free weekly fan poll run by 92.9 The Ticket (Townsquare Media Bangor) during Maine's MPA fall sports season: football, cross country, soccer, volleyball, and golf all share one statewide ballot. Class A South programs like Thornton Academy, Cheverus, and Scarborough post the season's largest vote totals. One vote per device per day, no account required.

Maine High School Athlete of the Week — Spring Season

Statewide Maine · 92.9 The Ticket (Townsquare Media Bangor)

Free weekly fan poll run by 92.9 The Ticket (Townsquare Media Bangor) during Maine's MPA spring sports season: baseball, softball, outdoor track and field, tennis, and lacrosse share one statewide ballot. Aroostook County's Class C and D track programs post the season's most consistent turnout. One vote per device per day, no account required.

Maine High School Athlete of the Week — Winter Season

Statewide Maine · 92.9 The Ticket (Townsquare Media Bangor)

Free winter fan poll run by 92.9 The Ticket (Townsquare Media Bangor) across all MPA winter sports — basketball, hockey, swimming, wrestling, and skiing. Class A North programs anchored around Bangor post the heaviest weeks, and Mr./Miss Basketball finalists regularly appear as nominees. One vote per device per day, no account required.

Maine High School Boys Basketball Player of the Week

High School on SI / SBLive runs a weekly fan vote for Maine boys basketball during the winter season. Eight nominees from the field — including playoff rounds — compete on the same unlimited-vote SBLive ballot used for the football edition. The poll closes Sunday at 11:59 p.m.

Maine High School Football Player of the Week

High School on SI / SBLive runs a statewide weekly fan vote for Maine prep football — editors pick nominees from the weekend's results, anyone can vote with no account required, and the ballot closes Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Unlike the regional Texas polls, there is only one Maine ballot, so every nomination competes on the same list regardless of classification.

Maine High School Girls Basketball Player of the Week

The High School on SI / SBLive fan vote for the top Maine girls basketball performance of the week. Editors nominate standouts from Class AA down to Class D; anyone can vote with no account, no cap, and the ballot closes Sunday at 11:59 p.m.

Maine High School Player of the Year

Statewide Maine · High School on SI / si.com/high-school/maine (Sports Illustrated / SBLive Sports)

Annual statewide fan-vote award hosted by High School on SI (si.com/high-school/maine), naming the top Maine high school football player each season via open public poll. Twenty-thousand-plus voters; winner also typically earns the James J. Fitzpatrick Trophy, Maine's most prestigious senior football honor.

Southern Maine Athletes of the Week

Portland / Southern Maine · Portland Press Herald (Maine Trust for Local News / Varsity Maine)

Free weekly reader ballot from Portland Press Herald's Varsity Maine sports desk, spotlighting Southern Maine high school athletes across Cumberland, York, and Androscoggin county schools. Three separate seasonal ballots run fall, winter, and spring, covering nine sports from cross country to track, with the 2025-26 cycle confirmed live at pressherald.com.

Southern Maine Athletes of the Week — Fall Season

Portland / Southern Maine · Portland Press Herald (Maine Trust for Local News / Varsity Maine)

Free fall-season ballot from Portland Press Herald's Varsity Maine desk, spotlighting Southern Maine high school athletes in football, soccer, field hockey, cross country, and golf across Cumberland, York, and Androscoggin county schools. No per-device vote cap or nomination email is publicly documented for this regional fall window.

Sun Journal Athlete of the Week

Androscoggin, Oxford, and Franklin counties (Lewiston-Auburn metro) · Lewiston Sun Journal (Maine Trust for Local News)

The free public fan-vote poll run by the Lewiston Sun Journal (Maine Trust for Local News) recognising standout high school performances across Androscoggin, Oxford, and Franklin counties. A distinct, independently organised ballot from Maine's other statewide and regional athlete-of-the-week polls, running fall, winter, and spring with a new nominee pool and a published winner each week of the season.

Best of Maine

Down East Magazine's statewide readers' poll, now in its 16th-plus year, narrowing open write-in nominations to five finalists per category before a public vote at vote.downeast.com decides restaurants, lodging, artisans, attractions, and markets across the state.

Best of Portland (Old Port)

Portland Old Port's annual readers' poll, sponsored by Town & Country Federal Credit Union, running June nominations into a July public vote across 130+ categories, with winners named at an August gala at Portland House of Music.

Best of the 207

Annual statewide readers-choice business awards run by NewsCenter Maine's "207" brand, with nominations, a finalist ballot, and public voting across 250+ categories at bestofthe207.com.

Kennebec Journal Readers' Choice

Kennebec Journal's annual Readers' Choice Awards recognizes central Maine businesses chosen by public vote, run by the paper under Maine Trust for Local News. The 2025 ceremony took place in October 2025, with branding kept separate from sister paper Morning Sentinel despite sharing one publisher.

Maine Parade of Homes People's Choice

HBRAME's annual Parade of Homes People's Choice award, where the public votes per showcased project through an online JotForm ballot rather than one combined page. Great Northern Builders is a confirmed 2026 entrant; other participants and exact dates should be confirmed on hbrame.org each cycle.

Maine Restaurant Week Diners' Choice

Maine Restaurant Association's annual Diners' Choice promotion during Maine Restaurant Week each March, where diners take part through a passport-style vote model and participating restaurants earn People's Choice recognition for real dining visits statewide.

Mainebiz Readers' Choice

Mainebiz's annual statewide reader vote on Maine's B2B service sector, law firms, banks, accountants, commercial real estate, IT, and marketing firms, run at mainebiz.biz and confirmed live across both the 2023 and 2024 cycles.

Morning Sentinel Readers' Choice

Morning Sentinel's annual Readers' Choice awards, run by Maine Trust for Local News, take votes at CentralMaine.com during an October-November window. The 2025 winners were published May 11, three days after a May 8 ceremony at the Waterville Elks Lodge, a roughly six-month wait between when the Kennebec Valley votes and when it finds out.

The Maine Mag Food & Drink Readers' Choice

The Maine Mag's inaugural Food & Drink Readers' Choice, voted at themainemag.com, drew nearly 7,000 participating readers who submitted tens of thousands of nominations across restaurants, bars, cafes, and other food and drink businesses statewide, before the top five nominees per category moved to a final public vote.