Ande Smith says he will request a recount of the vote the secretary of state says Holbrook won by 55 votes.
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Maine Republican congressional primary likely headed to a recount
Mark Holbrook and Ande Smith were separated by just 58 votes, with one precinct yet to report, in the race to challenge U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree this fall.
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Smith takes slim lead over Holbrook in Republican congressional primary
With votes still being counted early Wednesday morning, Ande Smith led Mark Holbrook by 2 percentage points. The winner will challenge Democratic Rep. Chellie Pingree in November.
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Counselor, attorney run for Republican nomination in Maine’s 1st District
Mark Holbrook and Ande Smith hope to win the June 14 primary and take on four-term Rep. Chellie Pingree in November.
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1st District GOP candidate: Unlike Pingree, I take the drug problem seriously
Meanwhile, Mark Holbrook says, the Democratic congresswoman regards gun violence as a disease instead of a crime.