A deal could satisfy House Republicans who are ideologically opposed to public campaign funding.
Election 2018
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Historic ranked-choice vote changed perceptions, if not election outcomes
How the process played out is likely to be scrutinized for some time, while candidates say it resulted in a more civil campaign.
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Jared Golden is Democrats’ nominee to challenge Rep. Poliquin
The state lawmaker from Lewiston beat Lucas St. Clair in ranked-choice voting to represent the party in the 2nd Congressional District race in November.
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With 54%, Janet Mills wins Democratic nomination in race for Maine governor
After a week of anticipation, Democrats learn that Mills beat Adam Cote by 8 points in the nation’s first statewide election with ranked-choice voting.
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Democrats wait another day for ranked-choice vote results as Republicans rally for Moody
Election workers had to retrieve paper ballots from five communities Tuesday and now hope to finish the tabulation process in the Democratic gubernatorial primary on Wednesday.
Posted inElection 2018, Maine, Politics
Maine election officials likely to count ranked-choice ballots Tuesday
The last of the ballots from Maine’s towns and cities were delivered Monday to the makeshift headquarters of the secretary of state’s ranked-choice tabulation center.
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So who won 2 of Maine’s Democratic primary contests? Scanning, scanning …
Ranked-choice ballots are collected and tabulated Friday, in a process that’s expected to last into next week.
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Ballots start arriving in Augusta for ranked-choice tabulations in 2 races
The next round of vote counts in Democratic primaries for governor and the 2nd Congressional District are expected to begin Monday with high-speed equipment.
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With primary voting over, independents running for governor set to seek attention – and spend money
Alan Caron and state Treasurer Terry Hayes will launch major ad campaigns soon, joining Republican Shawn Moody and a Democrat to be selected through the upcoming ranked-choice ballot tabulation.
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St. Clair not ready to concede congressional contest to Golden
With results still unreported Wednesday from quite a few small towns in Maine’s sprawling 2nd Congressional District, state Rep. Jared Golden was just short of 50 percent of the vote.