Hancock County Sheriff (R) won't seek re-election

After serving in the position for more than 11 years, Hancock County Sheriff Scott Kane did not file paperwork by Monday’s deadline to run in the Republican primary to keep his job.

Two candidates with ties to the Hancock County Sheriff’s Department have filed to run in June’s primaries for the county’s top elected law enforcement official: Democrat Dakota Dupuis, a current lieutenant, and Republican Corey Bagley, a former chief deputy whose departure heightened years-long tension between Kane and commissioner William Clark.

Kane, who has held the position since 2015, did not file papers to run in the primary by the 5 p.m. Monday deadline.

Kane did not respond to inquiries Monday from the Bangor Daily News.




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