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What it’s like to wait in person for Maine’s election results

Watching elections officials reconcile ranked-choice ballots is partway between tuning into a cooking demonstration and watching paint dry.

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What happened Watching elections officials reconcile ranked-choice ballots is partway between tuning into a cooking demonstration and watching paint dry.
The headline split Portland Press Herald frames it as "What it’s like to wait in person for Maine’s election results". WMTW8 (Hearst, Portland ME) frames it as "Maine's CD2 primary election results: Dunlap, Le Page to square off for Golden's seat".
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Portland Press HeraldNews report · Jun 19, 5:22 AM

What it’s like to wait in person for Maine’s election results

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Watching elections officials reconcile ranked-choice ballots is partway between tuning into a cooking demonstration and watching paint dry.

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WMTW8 (Hearst, Portland ME)News report · Jun 19, 7:05 AM

Maine's CD2 primary election results: Dunlap, Le Page to square off for Golden's seat

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Maine's 2nd Congressional District will have a new representative in the U.S. House as incumbent Rep. Jared Golden has decided not to seek reelection.

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Jun 19, 5:22 AM: Portland Press Herald joined the source map.

Jun 19, 7:05 AM: WMTW8 (Hearst, Portland ME) joined the source map.

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