Official: US House race in Maine heading to ranked runoff


              A ballot showing the choices for Maine's 2nd Congressional District is handed to a voter, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in Lewiston, Maine. The state's ranked choice voting system will likely be used to determine the winner in a close race between incumbent Democrat Jared Golden and Republican Bruce Poliquin. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
            
              FILE - Bruce Poliquin, Republican candidate for Maine's 2nd Congressional District, speaks at a forum, in this Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, file photo in Lewiston, Maine. Neither Poliquin nor Incumbent Democratic Rep. Jared Golden appear to have received 50% of the votes in the three-person contest, so the race appears to be headed for a ranked-choice runoff for the second time in four years.(AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, files)
            
              FILE - U.S. Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, speaks to a reporter at his home in this Sept. 1, 2022, file photo in Lewiston, Maine. Neither Golden nor his Republican challenger Bruce Poliquin appear to have received 50% of the votes in the three-person contest, so the race appears to be headed for a ranked-choice runoff for the second time in four years.(AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, files)
Official: US House race in Maine heading to ranked runoff