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.
Maine is testing the legal limits of restrictions on so-called super PACs. Voters on Election Day approved a referendum limiting donations to political action committees that spend independently in candidate elections,
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.
The Maine 2nd Congressional District race between incumbent Democrat Rep. Jared Golden and Republican challenger Austin Theriault is heading to a ranked-choice tabulation.
Democrat Kamala Harris earned a statewide win in Maine, collecting a pair of electoral votes on Wednesday. Maine is one of two states that divide their electoral votes with two votes going to the statewide winner and one vote apiece to the winner of each congressional district.
Independent Sen. Angus King won a third term in the U.S. Senate representing Maine on Thursday, turning back challenges from a former Republican state party chair and a Democratic environmental activist.
Independent U.S. Sen. Angus King is seeking another term, but three challengers are trying to end his three-decade political run.
Democratic Rep. Jared Golden, a moderate known for defying party orthodoxy, is defending his seat in Congress against Austin Theriault, a stock car driver and Republican state lawmaker
Although U.S. Rep. Jared Golden already gave his victory speech, the race for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District is not final. Because there was an unofficial write-in candidate, in addition to Golden and Republican state Rep.
This story and will be updated. Independent U.S. Sen. Angus King declared victory Wednesday, pre-empting an official call by The Associated Press, in a crowded race that appeared poised to deliver a third term for the former Maine governor.
Kamala Harris wins the statewide vote in Maine and two electoral votes.