A ranked choice tabulation to determine the winner of a key congressional race in Maine starts Tuesday. Democratic U.S. Rep.

The ranked choice tabulation in the race between U.S. Rep. Jared Golden and state Rep. Austin Theriault will start at 1 p.m. in Augusta.

The race for Maine's 2nd Congressional District has now officially gone to ranked choice voting. That tabulation process began in Augusta Tuesday afternoon.

The toss-up race between Democratic Rep. Jared Golden and Republican state Rep. Austin Theriault is headed for a ranked choice tabulation after neither candidate received a majority of first-choice votes,

Election officials say a ranked-choice voting tabulation aimed at determining the winner of a key congressional race in Maine starts in the coming week

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.

If they picked a number two after that first choice blank or write-in, then that does get tabulated in the ranked choice voting tabulation,” Maine Secretary of State Shenna B

The bruising and expensive race for Maine's 2nd District seat is headed to a ranked choice runoff in which a write-in candidate and blank ballots could play roles.

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 in the outcome.