Republican Maine state Rep. Lucas Lanigan, who is facing a charge of domestic violence aggravated assault, won a recount by one vote.

Democratic Rep. Jared Golden won reelection to Congress through Maine’s ranked choice system on Friday. It’s the third time in four elections in the hotly contested district that Golden won after votes were retabulated because first choices failed to produce a majority for any candidate.

Recounts for a dozen close races continue this week, including the 2nd Congressional District race between incumbent U.S. Rep. Jared Golden and state Rep. Austin Theriault.

Republican State Rep. Lucas Lanigan, who is facing domestic violence charges, will keep his seat in the Maine House, thanks to just one vote. The Office of the Secretary of State did a recount in the narrow race for House District 141,

Maine is one of a handful of states that use Ranked Choice Voting, where voters rank in order of preference who they would like to see win. In this case, when the bottom candidates were eliminated, their votes were reallocated to their second and third choices until a remaining candidate received over 50 percent.

Two weeks after the Presidential Election, results are still up in the air across the state for many different positions.

PORTLAND (WGME) -- A Maine lawmaker is looking to change the rules when it comes to blank ballots to avoid a situation the ranked choice tabulation in Maine's Second District this year.

Representative Jared Golden, a three-term Democrat, defeated Austin Theriault, a former NASCAR driver, in one of a handful of districts held by Democrats that Donald J. Trump won in 2020.

Planned Parenthood of Northern New England said appointment requests for long-acting contraceptives like IUDs nearly doubled in the week after the Nov. 5 election.

Democratic incumbent U.S. Rep. Jared Golden has emerged victorious after the state conducted its ranked choice runoff for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District.

Eleven races for the Maine Legislature are being recounted, starting Friday and continuing through Nov. 25. Maine law does not require recounts, but candidates can request one. Candidates do not have to pay a deposit if the races are very close — 1% or less of the apparent margin of victory.

The ranked choice results in Maine’s Second Congressional District are expected to be finalized Friday evening.