Two weeks after the Presidential Election, results are still up in the air across the state for many different positions.
Democratic incumbent U.S. Rep. Jared Golden has emerged victorious after the state conducted its ranked choice runoff for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District.
Incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Golden won the ranked choice vote with 50.35% for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, which election officials determined Friday through a tabulation process that took four days.
Advocates are warning that a second Trump presidency could pose threats to Maine's immigrant population based on his promises of mass deportations and increased restrictions. In Maine, which has been a destination for thousands of asylum seekers from central African countries in recent years,
Representative Jared Golden, a three-term Democrat, defeated Austin Theriault, a former NASCAR driver, in one of a handful of districts held by Democrats that Donald J. Trump won in 2020.
Maine’s ranked choice tabulation is taking place in public, narrated play-by-play by the state’s elections chief
A ranked-choice voting tabulation aimed at determining the winner of a key congressional race in Maine will continue on Thursday, with the possibility of having final results by the end of the workday or sometime on Friday,
The ranked choice vote tabulation went on for several days after neither candidate surpassed 50 percent of first-place votes on Election Day.
One week after Election Day, Maine's Second District Congressional race is still up in the air, as a ranked choice count is now underway.
Eleven races for the Maine Legislature are being recounted, starting Friday and continuing through Nov. 25. Maine law does not require recounts, but candidates can request one. Candidates do not have to pay a deposit if the races are very close — 1% or less of the apparent margin of victory.
The ranked choice results in Maine’s Second Congressional District are expected to be finalized Friday evening.