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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

BANGOR — A federal judge said Wednesday morning he hopes to rule by Thursday whether to stop the vote count in Maine’s 2nd District congressional race. During a 140-minute hearing, U.S. District Court Judge Lance Walker heard arguments from attorneys on both sides of a request by U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin to shut down the […]

AUGUSTA — Declaring himself the winner in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District race, U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin filed a lawsuit Tuesday in a bid to stop state officials from counting the rest of the ballots and throw out the ranked-choice voting system that Mainers twice approved.

AUGUSTA — Election officials inched closer Monday to a historic ranked-choice run-off in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District even as the political parties traded jabs over “voter integrity” and “scare tactics.” With the final outcome of the 2nd District race still unclear, the Maine Republican Party called on Secretary of State Matt Dunlap to reassign an […]

AUGUSTA — State elections officials will likely declare a winner Wednesday in the oh-so-close 2nd District congressional race. The vote count by the Secretary of State’s Office, which got underway Friday, is going smoothly, officials said, but it takes time to weed through more than 270,000 ballots from 375 towns in the sprawling district. Though […]

LEWISTON — The race for Maine’s 2nd congressional district seat is coming down to its final hours, with the GOP already raising several concerns about the process and Democratic contender Jared Golden of Lewiston taking a wait-and-see stance. It has been nearly a week since polls closed, and Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap is […]

As the secretary of state’s office continues to count votes from across the sprawling 2nd District, U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin on Saturday raised questions about the process. Poliquin, the Republican who has represented the district since 2014, said in a Facebook post that there “have been ongoing concerns” about the process.  His campaign said late […]