Maine House race heads to ranked-choice voting

Politics · First reported 5 Nov, 17:33 · Updated 18:28

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Election officials announced Thursday that the race to succeed retiring Rep. Jared Golden in Maine will be decided by ranked-choice voting. The centre and right articles identify Republican Paul LePage and Democrat Matt Dunlap as the candidates; the centre article says LePage edged Dunlap in the first round.

Maine election officials announced Thursday that the House race will proceed to ranked-choice voting.
The contest is to succeed retiring Rep. Jared Golden; the candidates named are Republican Paul LePage and Democrat Matt Dunlap.
The centre article reports that LePage edged Dunlap in the first round; the supplied excerpt gives no complete vote totals.

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Key facts

Voting method: Ranked-choice voting will decide the race.
Candidates: Republican Paul LePage and Democrat Matt Dunlap.
Seat: The Maine House seat held by retiring Rep. Jared Golden.
First round: The centre excerpt says LePage edged Dunlap; it does not provide a complete total.