Elections
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PublishedNovember 18, 2018
Maine’s pioneering ranked-choice election likely to catch on nationally
Voting experts say the fact that it went smoothly bodes well for broader adoption.
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PublishedNovember 18, 2018
Most per vote, $131, spent on Golden in 2nd District
Total expenditures in the race – $31 million – was almost twice as much as in 2016.
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PublishedNovember 17, 2018
Democrat Andrew Gillum concedes to DeSantis in Florida’s governor’s race
Gillum had conceded to DeSantis on election night, but retracted it after the margin between the two candidates narrowed and a recount was ordered.
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PublishedNovember 16, 2018
Poliquin’s campaign not saying whether he’ll request a recount
However, the Republican does plan to continue his legal challenge to the ranked-choice voting that gave Democrat Jared Golden a narrow victory in Maine's 2nd Congressional District.
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PublishedNovember 16, 2018
Dollars from donors: See how Maine’s 2018 candidates for governor spent their money
The four major candidates for governor collectively spent over $7 million in the 2018 campaign.
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PublishedNovember 15, 2018
Jared Golden declared winner of first ranked-choice congressional election, but challenge looms
The Democrat gets 50.5% of the vote to 49.5% for Rep. Bruce Poliquin, who says he'll continues his lawsuit arguing that ranked-choice voting violates federal law.
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PublishedNovember 14, 2018
Decision day: State expected to announce 2nd District winner as judge rules on challenge
Rep. Bruce Poliquin's attorney calls for the ranked-choice vote tabulation to stop until Judge Lance Walker issues his decision, but the secretary of state says that won't happen.
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PublishedNovember 13, 2018
Elections experts say Poliquin’s constitutional challenge to ranked-choice voting unlikely to prevail
The U.S. Constitution gives states leeway for running elections and, unlike Maine's Constitution, doesn't say they must be decided by a plurality of votes.
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PublishedNovember 13, 2018
Joey Brunelle drops request for recount in Portland City Council race
The city assures him the vote counting was accurate despite some questionable turnout numbers, and says it would cost the candidate as much as $7,500 to move forward with a recount.
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PublishedNovember 11, 2018
Republican Senate frontrunner files new lawsuits as recounts begin in Florida
Republican Gov. Rick Scott accuses Sen. Bill Nelson of trying to "commit fraud to try to win this election" as his lead over the Democrat shrinks to about 12,000 of 8 million ballots cast.
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