Diagrams show the flow of ballots in 3 ranked-choice runoffs, 2 of which produced minor upsets.
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How Maine differs from the other state with ranked-choice voting
Alaska and Maine are the lone two states to use ranked-choice voting in certain statewide elections. Looking at how things work in Alaska offers perspective on whether Maine is actually slow in delivering results.
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Amid fraud concerns, conservative group pushes for new MaineCare oversight rules
Lead Maine submitted petitions to the state Tuesday seeking to force agency rulemaking on MaineCare provider inspections and improper payments.
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Republicans got their preferred Paul LePage opponent, but Maine’s 2nd District race is far from over
State Auditor Matt Dunlap rose above the preferred choice of national Democrats, state Sen. Joe Baldacci, to win the primary. Republicans say they are happy that former Gov. Paul LePage is facing him in November.
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How Maine Democrats plan to make abortion an issue for Susan Collins
As new ads from Democrats pounce on Collins’ remarks that she doesn’t regret confirming Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, Planned Parenthood’s advocacy arm is endorsing Graham Platner.
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Susan Collins remains ‘very strong supporter of Israel’
Maine’s senior senator defended her support for the American Israel Public Action Committee, rejected blame for the end of national abortion rights and previewed her general election message against Democrat Graham Platner.
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Does Maine require physical delivery of ballot records for a ranked-choice runoff? | Fact brief
The collection process can delay the results.
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4 takeaways from Maine’s ranked-choice runoffs
Democrat Hannah Pingree and Republican Bobby Charles are their party’s nominees for governor. Ranked-choice voting continues to frustrate Republicans after this week’s process dragged on until 2 a.m. Friday.
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Take a deeper look at Maine’s ranked-choice runoff results
We break down 3 of the key primaries decided Friday morning after multiple rounds of runoffs.
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Matt Dunlap wins Democratic runoff in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District
Dunlap will face the Republican nominee, former Gov. Paul LePage, in November for the chance to succeed U.S. Rep. Jared Golden.