Maine Counts Ranked Choice Ballots to Determine Nominees for Governor and a US House Race
Officials began tabulating ranked-choice votes for three Maine primary races, and the Secretary of State’s Office expects results by June 19.
- 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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WVII / Fox BangorMaine begins ranked choice voting in governor's race
(The Center Square) — Maine election officials began recounting tens of thousands of ballots Friday cast in the governor's race as the multi-day process of picking Democratic and Republican nominees by ranked choice voting got underway.
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Portland Press HeraldRanked-choice tabulation starts in key Maine primary races
The Maine Department of the Secretary of State began what is expected to be a dayslong process to generate final outcomes in both Maine's gubernatorial primaries and the Democratic primary in the 2nd District.
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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.
Gubernatorial Primaries, CD2 Democratic Primary Move to Ranked Choice Voting Tabulations
The Maine Secretary of State’s Office announced Thursday morning that three races are officially moving on to ranked choice voting tabulation, including both the Democrat and Republican primaries for governor, as well as the Democrat primary in District 2. Given the wide field of candidates running in each of these races, it is not unexpected [...] The post Gubernatorial Primaries, CD2 Democratic Primary Move to Ranked Choice Voting Tabulations …
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