The bruising and expensive race for the 2nd District seat is headed to a ranked choice runoff, and there is an outside chance that a write-in candidate could play a role.

Golden’s team on Friday objected to a runoff. “Jared Golden received over 50% of the first choice votes and thus the additional calculations are unnecessary under [state] rules,” a post on X said. “Rather than incurring the delays and expenses ...

The matchup between Golden and Republican challenger Austin Theriault in Maine's 2nd Congressional District was one of a handful of pivotal races still without a declared winner, with control of the U.

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.