BANGOR — An effort to seek a new election in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District race is an “extraordinary attempt to overturn the results of a fair and free election,” an attorney for U.S. Rep.-elect Jared Golden said in a legal filing late Wednesday. Peter Brann, the lawyer for the Lewiston Democrat, said the request by […]
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Bruce Poliquin calls for new election if he is not declared winner
BANGOR — U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin asked a federal judge late Tuesday to order a new election in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District if the judge won’t declare Poliquin the winner. The two-term Republican claimed victory based on the first round of ranked-choice voting results in the midterm election earlier this month. Poliquin’s attorneys filed paperwork […]
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Questions raised about extra votes added to 2nd District results
AUGUSTA — As officials scramble to comply with a Monday request for a recount of the nearly 290,000 ballots cast in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District election, the state’s Republican Party raised questions Tuesday about the transparency of the initial count. When Secretary of State Matt Dunlap recently certified the results of the race, Democrat Jared […]
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Bruce Poliquin: Recount is about fairness, not who wins or loses
Rep. Bruce Poliquin said Tuesday his request for a recount in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District race is “about making sure that the system works” following a historic ranked-choice election he portrayed as “chaotic” and confusing for voters. Though clerks in several of the 2nd District’s largest municipalities — including Lewiston, Augusta, Bangor and Waterville — […]
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Poliquin seeks recount in Maine's 2nd District race
Republican U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin asked Monday for a recount in the 2nd Congressional District race he lost narrowly to Jared Golden, the Lewiston Democrat. Later in the day, Golden said, “Dragging this process out only hurts the people we were elected to serve.” Golden said in a prepared statement Poliquin is “within his rights […]
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Bruce Poliquin has until Monday to ask for recount in 2nd District race
The first decision facing Republican U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin in his quest to retain his 2nd District congressional seat is whether to seek a recount. Poliquin, who finished second in the ranked-choice race, must ask for a recount Monday if he wants one. He did not respond Friday to a question about his decision. If […]
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Poliquin’s campaign mum on whether he’ll request a recount
The ranked-choice ballots have been counted, but the fighting in the unprecedented race to represent Maine’s 2nd Congressional District may not be over. On Friday, one day after Democrat Jared Golden surged from behind to win the ranked-choice vote in the district, Republican Rep. Bruce Poliquin and his advisers weren’t saying whether they would request […]
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Lewiston's Jared Golden wins 1st ranked-choice congressional race
AUGUSTA — Democrat Jared Golden learned Thursday — nine days after Election Day — that he won Maine’s 2nd Congressional District race, after a historic tabulation of ballots using Maine’s new ranked-choice voting law. Golden, 36, of Lewiston said he was “humbled and honored” to emerge the victor in a contest in which Republican U.S. […]
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Judge denies request to halt count in Maine congressional race; results to be announced at noon
UPDATE: Lewiston’s Jared Golden wins Maine Congressional District 2 race AUGUSTA — A federal judge in Bangor said Thursday he won’t stop the count in Maine’s 2nd District congressional race. The winner is expected to be announced shortly after noon. Federal District Court Judge Lance Walker, in a 16-page ruling issued about 10:30 a.m., said that […]
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Judge weighs Poliquin request to stop vote count as it nears end
BANGOR — After listening to lawyers argue for more than two hours Wednesday about whether he should stop the vote count in Maine’s 2nd District congressional race, U.S. District Court Judge Lance Walker said he hopes to issue a ruling Thursday. Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap, whose staff has been counting and scanning about 280,000 […]