Maine Counts Ranked Choice Ballots to Determine Nominees for Governor and a US House Race
Officials began redistributing ranked-choice ballots as three primary races move toward final results after no candidate won a majority.
- Maine officials began ranked-choice voting tabulation on Friday at the Maine Department of Public Safety Headquarters in Augusta, determining nominees for governor and Maine's 2nd Congressional District .
- Because no candidate secured more than 50% of the vote on Tuesday, state officials must redistribute ballots, eliminating the lowest-ranking candidates until someone reaches a majority.
- Chief Deputy Secretary of State Kate McBrien noted the count is open to the public and livestreamed on YouTube, while Deputy Secretary Jana Spaulding confirmed Secretary of State Shenna Bellows "has stepped aside from this part of the process."
- Officials expect the tabulation to conclude next week, ideally before June 19, with results for the gubernatorial and CD2 primaries announced simultaneously.
- Voters in these primaries faced fields including seven Republicans and five Democrats; the eventual CD2 nominee faces Republican former Governor Paul LePage, an ally of President Donald Trump who was unopposed in his primary.
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Maine counts ranked choice ballots to determine nominees for governor and a US House race
Maine has begun counting ranked choice ballots on Friday to determine nominees for its open governor’s office and a pivotal U.S. House of Representatives race.
Ranked choice voting tabulation to decide 3 major primary races in Maine
Both primary races for Maine governor and the Democratic primary for Maine's 2nd Congressional District representative will be decided by a ranked choice voting tabulation, which is now underway.
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