BANGOR — U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin asked a federal judge late Tuesday to order a new election in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District if the judge won’t declare Poliquin the winner. The two-term Republican claimed victory based on the first round of ranked-choice voting results in the midterm election earlier this month. Poliquin’s attorneys filed paperwork […]
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Bruce Poliquin has until Monday to ask for recount in 2nd District race
The first decision facing Republican U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin in his quest to retain his 2nd District congressional seat is whether to seek a recount. Poliquin, who finished second in the ranked-choice race, must ask for a recount Monday if he wants one. He did not respond Friday to a question about his decision. If […]
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Lewiston's Jared Golden wins 1st ranked-choice congressional race
AUGUSTA — Democrat Jared Golden learned Thursday — nine days after Election Day — that he won Maine’s 2nd Congressional District race, after a historic tabulation of ballots using Maine’s new ranked-choice voting law. Golden, 36, of Lewiston said he was “humbled and honored” to emerge the victor in a contest in which Republican U.S. […]
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Judge denies request to halt count in Maine congressional race; results to be announced at noon
UPDATE: Lewiston’s Jared Golden wins Maine Congressional District 2 race AUGUSTA — A federal judge in Bangor said Thursday he won’t stop the count in Maine’s 2nd District congressional race. The winner is expected to be announced shortly after noon. Federal District Court Judge Lance Walker, in a 16-page ruling issued about 10:30 a.m., said that […]
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Judge weighs Poliquin request to stop vote count as it nears end
BANGOR — After listening to lawyers argue for more than two hours Wednesday about whether he should stop the vote count in Maine’s 2nd District congressional race, U.S. District Court Judge Lance Walker said he hopes to issue a ruling Thursday. Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap, whose staff has been counting and scanning about 280,000 […]
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Ranked-choice count will continue Thursday as judge considers Bruce Poliquin’s request to shut it down
BANGOR — A federal judge said Wednesday morning he hopes to rule by Thursday whether to stop the vote count in Maine’s 2nd District congressional race. During a 140-minute hearing, U.S. District Court Judge Lance Walker heard arguments from attorneys on both sides of a request by U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin to shut down the […]
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Bruce Poliquin goes to court Wednesday to stop ranked-choice vote count
AUGUSTA — Declaring himself the winner in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District race, U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin filed a lawsuit Tuesday in a bid to stop state officials from counting the rest of the ballots and throw out the ranked-choice voting system that Mainers twice approved.
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Maine keeps counting ranked-choice ballots despite Poliquin's lawsuit
AUGUSTA — Republican 2nd District Congressman Bruce Poliquin filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against Maine’s Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap in an attempt to stop a retabulation of ranked-choice ballots in a race between Poliquin and Democratic challenger Jared Golden. The suit filed in federal court in Bangor is asking for a permanent injunction against Dunlap, seeking […]
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Ranked-choice count resumes on congressional race with Republicans citing bias of state staffer
AUGUSTA — Election officials inched closer Monday to a historic ranked-choice run-off in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District even as the political parties traded jabs over “voter integrity” and “scare tactics.” With the final outcome of the 2nd District race still unclear, the Maine Republican Party called on Secretary of State Matt Dunlap to reassign an […]
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Decision on 2nd District congressional race winner likely Wednesday
AUGUSTA — State elections officials will likely declare a winner Wednesday in the oh-so-close 2nd District congressional race. The vote count by the Secretary of State’s Office, which got underway Friday, is going smoothly, officials said, but it takes time to weed through more than 270,000 ballots from 375 towns in the sprawling district. Though […]