State rep. facing domestic violence charge wins recount by single vote
Maine Rep. Lucas Lanigan and his challenger, Patricia Kidder, were tied following the initial ballot count, according to the Secretary of State's Office.
Maine state rep. charged with domestic violence assault wins election after recount
Republican Maine state Rep. Lucas Lanigan, who is facing a charge of domestic violence aggravated assault, won a recount by one vote.
Man facing charges for domestic violence wins re-election for Maine House seat
Republican State Rep. Lucas Lanigan, who is facing domestic violence charges, will keep his seat in the Maine House, thanks to just one vote. The Office of the Secretary of State did a recount in the narrow race for House District 141,
Maine state representative facing domestic violence charge wins recount by single vote
According to the recount results, Lanigan received 2,478 votes while Kidder received 2,477 votes. Election officials said 424 ballots were still deemed to be blank following the recount.
Sanford lawmaker accused of domestic violence assault re-elected by single vote in recount
A controversial state lawmaker from Sanford has officially been re-elected by just one single vote. The Secretary of State just finished a recount and confirms that Lucas Lanigan, the Republican incumbent from Sanford,
Lanigan wins House race by one vote, despite domestic violence assault charge
Rep. Lucas Lanigan (R-Sanford) has won reelection for House District 141 by one vote, Maine’s Secretary of State Shenna Bellows announced during the official recount Thursday afternoon. The final recount results revealed Lanigan received 2,
Democratic Rep. Jared Golden wins through Maine’s ranked choice voting
Democratic Rep. Jared Golden won reelection to Congress through Maine’s ranked choice system on Friday. It’s the third time ...
Opinion | Blank-Choice Voting in Maine
Maybe not, since Maine has been using ranked choice since 2018. Adding second choices pushed Mr. Golden’s lead to 2,706, from ...
Ranked voting tabulation in pivotal Maine congressional race to begin Tuesday
Election officials say a ranked-choice voting tabulation aimed at determining the winner of a key congressional race in Maine ...
Maine elections chief who drew Trump’s ire narrates House tabulations in livestream
Maine's ranked choice tabulation is taking place in public, in a process narrated like a play-by-play announcer by Secretary ...
Maine election recounts continue two weeks after polls close, including tight House race
Two weeks after the Presidential Election, results are still up in the air across the state for many different positions.
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Advocates say aggressive marketing toward youth highlights need for a flavored tobacco ban in Maine
Video games and cartoon images are among marketing techniques to get kids to try vaping. Maine has tried twice in recent ...
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Ranked voting will decide a pivotal congressional race in Maine. How does that work?
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — In a pivotal congressional race in Maine, the state’s ranked choice voting system is being used this week to determine the winner, but that won’t be the end of it. The ...
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Ranked-choice voting works and is good for Maine voters
"In this incredibly close election, the League of Women Voters of Maine believes the secretary of state correctly interpreted the law requiring an RCV count." ...
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Planned Parenthood says requests for birth control spiked in Maine after Trump election
Planned Parenthood of Northern New England said appointment requests for long-acting contraceptives like IUDs nearly doubled ...
Ranked-choice voting faces cloudy future after election setbacks in Missouri, elsewhere
Missouri’s ban on ranked-choice voting was paired with a provision outlawing noncitizen voting, despite the fact that it was ...