Maine Delays 3 Primary Results Until June 19 as Ranked-Choice Count Starts Friday
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Updated · WGME · Jun 11
Maine Delays 3 Primary Results Until June 19 as Ranked-Choice Count Starts Friday
3 articles · Updated · WGME · Jun 11
Summary
June 19 is Maine’s target to finish ranked-choice tabulation in three unresolved primaries — governor on both party ballots and the 2nd Congressional District race.
Friday at 1 p.m. the count begins in Augusta after law enforcement moves ballots from nearly 500 towns to a secure site and officials complete days of data uploads.
No candidate cleared 50%, triggering the runoff process; Democrat Nirav Shah holds a narrow first-round lead, while Republican Bobby Charles leads more comfortably.
CD2 also remains unsettled, with the eventual nominee set to face former Gov. Paul LePage in the fall.
Maine used the same public ranked-choice process in 2024, when Austin Theriault’s recount ended with Jared Golden winning the CD2 race by less than 1%.