A toss-up Maine House race between incumbent Democrat Rep. Jared Golden and his Republican challenger Austin Theriault is heading to a ranked-choice tabulation after no candidate received more than 50% of the vote, officials say. The tightly contested race ...

Republican leaders are projecting confidence that they will keep control of the U.S. House as more races were decided in their favor Thursday, while Democrats insist they still see a path toward the majority and sought assurances every vote will be counted.

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.

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.

In Maine, the limit would only apply to PACs spending money on behalf of candidates, not ballot committees involved in referendums. Maine law currently limits contributions to candidates, not PACs. For general elections, individuals can contribute a maximum of $1,950 to a gubernatorial candidate and $475 to a legislative candidate.

Democratic Rep. Jared Golden locked in a tight race for re-election against Republican state Rep. Austin Theriault in Trump-won district.

In a key U.S. House race still declared too close to call, Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Golden gave a victory speech Wednesday, though his opponent said he is not yet ready to throw in the towel. “Any viable path to a win for my opponent has closed,

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

Third-term Representative Jared Golden, a Democrat, has managed to defy political gravity in a district that voted for Donald Trump in both 2016 and 2020 by frequently breaking with his party and courting Republican voters.

City Clerk Sue Cote said a "human error" in the ballot-counting process resulted in a new official tally impacting the results of the state rep. race.

Democratic Rep. Jared Golden claims to have fended off a challenge on Tuesday from Republican NASCAR star Austin Theriault in Maine's 2nd congressional district, but the GOP contender wasn't ready to concede the race.

Source: Election results and race calls are from The Associated Press. The Times publishes its own estimates for each candidate’s share of the final vote and the number of remai