The Maine Department of the Secretary of State will host its ranked-choice run-off for the 2nd Congressional District race Tuesday afternoon. The tabulation will start at 1 p.m. at the Maine State Police headquarters in Augusta.
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Jared Golden declared victory last Wednesday, but the secretary of state says it's too close to call.
More than $50 million poured into the contest between Jared Golden and Austin Theriault, mostly for advertising.
The citizen-initiated referendum question would ask whether people should be required to show photo identification in order to vote in Maine.
Election officials say a ranked-choice voting tabulation aimed at determining the winner of a key congressional race in Maine starts in the coming week
The Maine 2nd Congressional District race between incumbent Democrat Rep. Jared Golden and Republican challenger Austin Theriault is heading to a ranked-choice tabulation.
Democratic Rep. Jared Golden, a moderate known for defying party orthodoxy, is in a tight race to keep his seat in Congress against Austin Theriault, a stock car driver and Republican state lawmaker.
Votes will have to be redistributed under Maine’s ranked choice system to determine the winner of a key congressional race, election officials said. The campaigns of both Republican challenger Austin Theriault and Democratic Rep.
The thin margin came in an election in which Republican Donald Trump won the 2nd District, allowing him to collect one of Maine's four electoral votes. Maine is one of two states that split electoral votes.
The national Republican shift that gave the party control of the presidency and U.S. Senate, and flipped several states from blue to red, also showed up in Maine's election results. But while Republicans made gains in the state,
Independent U.S. Sen. Angus King is seeking another term, but three challengers are trying to end his three-decade political run.
The national Republican shift that gave the party control of the presidency and U.S. Senate and flipped several states from blue to red also showed up in Maine's election results. But while Republicans made gains in the state,