The ranked choice tabulation in the race between U.S. Rep. Jared Golden and state Rep. Austin Theriault will start at 1 p.m. in Augusta.

One week after Election Day, Maine's Second District Congressional race is still up in the air, as a ranked choice count is now underway.Incumbent Democrat Jared Golden entered the day only about 700 votes ahead of Republican challenger Austin Theriault.

The thin margin came in an election in which Republican Donald Trump won the 2nd District, allowing him to collect one of Maine’s four electoral votes. Maine is one of two states that split electoral votes.

Maine uses ranked-choice voting, which allows voters to select multiple candidates in order of preference. Because the race is so close, officials are bringing ballots to the Stat

The race between Democratic Rep. Jared Golden, a moderate known for defying party orthodoxy, and Austin Theriault, a stock car driver and Republican state lawmaker, was too early to call Wednesday morning.

Democratic Rep. Jared Golden, a moderate known for defying party orthodoxy, is in a tight race to keep his seat in Congress against Austin Theriault, a stock car driver and Republican state lawmaker.

With the balance of power in the U.S. House still up for grabs, Democrats were claiming victory in a key tossup race in Maine. While NBC News hasn’t projected a winner at 77% of votes counted, the Maine Democratic Party said Wednesday afternoon that Rep.

Election officials say a ranked-choice voting tabulation aimed at determining the winner of a key congressional race in Maine starts in the coming week

Votes will have to be redistributed under Maine’s ranked choice system to determine the winner of a key congressional race, election officials said. The campaigns of both Republican challenger Austin Theriault and Democratic Rep.