AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) The Maine Legislature approved new congressional, legislative and county commission maps Wednesday without bitter bipartisan fights and gerrymandering that plagued efforts in other states.

All the maps were approved by a two-thirds majority in both chambers. A signature by Gov. Janet Mills would conclude the redistricting process and make Maine one of the first states to complete the process.

The new maps move tens of thousands of Mainers to new districts and will help shape political races for the next decade.

For congressional districts, the panel had to move about 23,300 voters from the 1st Congressional District to the 2nd District to reflect population shifts over the past 10 years.

The maps were agreed upon by a bipartisan commission led by Supreme Court Justice Donald Alexander, and the process avoided the gerrymandering accusations that have cropped up elsewhere.

Gerrymandering refers to drawing maps in a way that gives a big advantage to one party over the other.

All told, the redistricting process covered districts for 151 House and 35 Senate seats, two congressional seats and county commission seats.

All told, more than 50,000 residents were affected in Kennebec County as the border separating the congressional districts was redrawn.

For the congressional districts, Republicans and Democrats reached a compromise that moved Augusta to the 2nd Congressional District while keeping Waterville in the 1st District.

Municipalities that shifted to the 2nd District were Chelsea, Farmingdale, Hallowell, Manchester, Readfield and Winthrop, while, Albion, Benton, Clinton, Litchfield and West Gardiner moved to the 1st District.

The process moved along quickly.

The deadlines for redistricting were supposed to be in August, but the Maine Supreme Judicial Court provided extra time to complete the work because the census numbers were delayed.