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. Democratic U.S.

Voters from across the state headed to the polls Tuesday to make their voices heard on several key races. Polls closed at 8 p.m. This year, Mainers weighed in on the presidential election with Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump.

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.

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.