Election Officials say Key Maine U.S. House Race must go to Ranked-Choice-Voting (RCV) Counting.
Maine Rep. Jared Golden (D-2nd District), a moderate known for defying His Party, led by a Thin Margin over Austin Theriault (R) on Friday, in a Race that was still too Early to Call Days after Voting ended.
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows (D), said late Thursday that neither Candidate broke 50% of the Total Vote, and that means RCV Ballots must be Counted.
RCV typically comes into play in Races with more than Two Candidates on the Ballot. But, Golden and Theriault were the only Candidates in the 2nd Congressional District Race, but writing in Candidates was an Option, and some Voters used it.
Theriault said on Thursday, that He was Requesting a Recount in the Election, although the Results were Not tabulated yet at that time. A Spokesperson for the Golden Campaign said the Recount is reasonable, but the RCV Counting is Unnecessary.
“State Rep. Theriault has asserted his right to a recount by hand and Congressman Golden agrees to it. So let’s just do it, rather than incur the delays and expenses of a ranked-choice run-off,” the Campaign said in a Statement.
The Theriault Campaign signaled Friday, that it was Supportive of the RCV Count. “There is a process in place and we look forward to the process unfolding according to the law,” Campaign Manager Shawn Roderick said.
In Maine RCV, the Second Choices of Voters who Picked a Losing Candidate are Redistributed to the Higher Finishers, in this type of Outcome.
UPDATE
The RCV Count starts Nov. 12th, with Scanning of Ballots into a Computer at a Centralized Location, with a Goal of having Results by Week's End.
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