Rep. Lucas Lanigan (R-Sanford) has won reelection for House District 141 by one vote, Maine’s Secretary of State Shenna Bellows announced during the official recount Thursday afternoon. The final recount results revealed Lanigan received 2,

According to the recount results, Lanigan received 2,478 votes while Kidder received 2,477 votes. Election officials said 424 ballots were still deemed to be blank following the recount.

Lucas Lanigan, who is facing domestic violence charges, will keep his seat in the Maine House, thanks to just one vote. The Office of the Secretary of State did a recount in the narrow race for House District 141,

A Republican lawmaker in Maine accused of choking his wife last month won re-election by a single vote after a Thursday recount.