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Maine Democratic Primary for Open House Seat Heads to Ranked-Choice Voting
No candidate reached a majority in the Democratic primary to succeed Representative Jared Golden. The contest will now proceed under ranked-choice voting rules.
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No candidate received 50 percent of the vote in the Democratic primary to replace Representative Jared Golden, sending the race into ranked-choice voting. Ranked-choice voting will now be used to determine the winner by redistributing votes from lower-polling candidates until one reaches a majority.
The outcome determines which Democrat will appear on the November general-election ballot for the seat currently held by Representative Jared Golden.
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