You’ll be reading plenty of political coverage over the next few weeks, with the June 10 primary just a month away.

On Monday, May 12, we’ll start nine consecutive days of stories about the candidates running for the 1st Congressional District. In this race six Democrats and two Republicans are vying to run in the general election to replace Democratic Rep. Tom Allen, who is challenging U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican.

The stories were written and reported by political writers Kevin Wack and Paul Carrier.

All of the candidates will be featured on Page A1 on a week day, in alphabetical order by party, with the six Democrats running Monday through Saturday, and two Republicans on May 19 & 20. Sandwiched in the middle, on Sunday, May 18, will be a look at voters’ concerns in the 1st District. The stories will also be archived online at www.pressherald.com as they're published in the paper.

Here’s what the schedule looks like:

DEMOCRATS
Monday: Michael Brennan
Tuesday: Adam Cote
Wednesday: Mark Lawrence
Thursday: Steve Meister
Friday: Chellie Pingree
Saturday: Ethan Strimling

May 18: A look at the issues concerning voters in the 1st Congressional District

REPUBLICANS
May 19: Dean Scontras
May 20: Charlie Summers