The Secretary of State’s Office says it could take as long as a month for the hand recount of all ballots cast in the first congressional election with ranked-choice voting.
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Most per vote, $131, spent on Golden in 2nd District
In the most expensive House race in Maine history, candidates and their supporters spent more than $31 million in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District race, with Democrat Jared Golden and supporters spending $131 per vote in his successful bid to unseat incumbent Republican Bruce Poliquin. Golden and his supporters spent $18.3 million in the race, while […]
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Jim Fossel: Timing of Sessions ouster may be 2020 strategy
Trump could be aiming to push Democrats toward politically unattractive recalcitrance.
Posted inElection 2018, Local & State, News, Politics
Maine’s pioneering ranked-choice election likely to catch on nationally
Voting experts say the fact that it went smoothly bodes well for broader adoption.
Posted inElection 2018, Local & State, News, Politics
Most per vote, $131, spent on Golden in 2nd District
Total expenditures in the race – $31 million – was almost twice as much as in 2016.
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Poliquin’s campaign not saying whether he’ll request a recount
However, the Republican does plan to continue his legal challenge to the ranked-choice voting that gave Democrat Jared Golden a narrow victory in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District.
Posted inElection 2018, Elections, Politics
Dollars from donors: See how Maine’s 2018 candidates for governor spent their money
The four major candidates for governor collectively spent over $7 million in the 2018 campaign.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Ranked-choice voting passes major court test
A federal judge refuses to hand Bruce Poliquin a win that was denied him by the voters of Maine.
Posted inTimes Record
Jared Golden declared winner of first ranked-choice congressional election, but challenge looms
AUGUSTA — Democrat Jared Golden emerged as the winner of Maine’s 2nd Congressional District race Thursday, upsetting Republican Rep. Bruce Poliquin in a historic runoff that used ranked-choice voting. Golden captured 50.5 percent of the vote to Poliquin’s 49.5 percent to become the first challenger to defeat an incumbent in Maine’s sprawling 2nd District in […]
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Q&A: Everything you need to know about Maine’s ranked-choice voting
How does it work? How did we get here in the 2nd Congressional District race? And what could happen next?
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