On November 15, Maine finished the Ranked Choice second round of counting in the U.S. House, 2nd district, race. Democrat Jared Golden won the election, defeating incumbent Republican Bruce Poliquin. The first choice votes favored Poliquin, but after the voters who had voted for one of the two independent candidates had their second or third choices counted, the results changed. Over 7% of the voters had given the independent candidates their first choice vote.
A great day for democracy.
Was Mr. Poliquin under 50% during the first count, or did they just keep counting until the desired results were achieved?
Yes, Jeff. If he had been above 50%, he would have been declared the winner and there would have been no more tabulation needed.
http://ballot-access.org/2018/11/15/u-s-district-court-rejects-attempt-to-stop-counting-maine-ranked-choice-second-round-of-ballots/#comments
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More RED communist *MANDATE* stuff ???
AND/OR – one more step to Civil W-A-R II ???
https://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/upcoming/rcv.html
ME RCV INFO
https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/15/politics/democrats-maine-house-ranked-choice-jared-golden/index.html
ONE OF MANY RESULTS STORIES.
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ON TO REAL REFORMS —
PR AND APPV — PENDING CONDORCET
Welcome to the one-party system in Maine that Democratics love.
Stop the one-party system, Libertarian and Green from opposite genders for President/VP.
Not like Jill Stein [Green] and Gary Johnson [Libertarian], the party bosses who were charged with blocking unity in 2012 and 2016.
The Unity Platform USA in collaboration with Green, One, Libertarian, Info. Not Avail., of whom Demo Rep is one.
http://www.international-parliament.org/ucc-p7-usa.html
James, Maine hasn’t used RCV yet for general elections for state office.
Ogle- you talkin’ about PLAS?
https://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/results/results18.html#Nov6
ME — USA Rep ME 2 Dist – RCV final math
Only 65% of the votes transferred. There were two independents on the ballot, and 1/3 of those were willing to express an opinion for either of partisan candidates.
Jared Golden received 48.0% of votes ballots cast.
Will ranked choice also be applicable to the presidential candidates in 2020?