A spokesman for Jared Golden says delaying his swearing-in to the U.S. House would only hurt the people who elected him.
Election 2018
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With 2nd District recount set to start, judge says he’ll rule soon on ranked-choice challenge
Lance Walker, who heard opposing arguments Wednesday by the state and the Poliquin campaign, must decide whether Maine’s voter-approved election system is constitutional.
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Ballot recount in 2nd Congressional District race starts Thursday
The process, involving the hand-counting of nearly 300,000 votes and several tabulation rounds under ranked-choice voting, could take four weeks, not counting the holidays.
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Golden’s lawyer calls Poliquin suit ‘sour grapes’
In a legal filing, Jared Golden’s attorney also says that the court should not allow Poliquin to ‘change the rules’ after the election.
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Contesting ranked-choice loss, Rep. Poliquin asks judge to order a new election
The Republican representative, who was defeated by Democrat Jared Golden in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, continues to look for ways to invalidate the results.
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Poliquin says recount needed to address ‘chaotic’ ranked-choice process
But clerks from several of the 2nd Congressional District’s largest communities dispute that portrayal of the election, which ended with Democrat Jared Golden beating the incumbent by more than 3,500 votes.
Posted inElection 2018, Local Elections, Maine, News, Politics
After extensive losses, Maine Republicans regrouping and strategizing
Still in postmortem mode over the midterms, when the party suffered defeats for governor, Congress and control of the Legislature, its leaders muse on how to win over voters in 2020.
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Maine’s pioneering ranked-choice election likely to catch on nationally
Voting experts say the fact that it went smoothly bodes well for broader adoption.
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Most per vote, $131, spent on Golden in 2nd District
Total expenditures in the race – $31 million – was almost twice as much as in 2016.
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Democrat Andrew Gillum concedes to DeSantis in Florida’s governor’s race
Gillum had conceded to DeSantis on election night, but retracted it after the margin between the two candidates narrowed and a recount was ordered.