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The last time a non-incumbent candidate received more than 50% of the vote was the 1966 gubernatorial election, which Democrat Kenneth M. Curtis won over incumbent Republican John H. Reed with 53.1% of the vote. Though ranked-choice voting was approved by voters in a 2016 referendum, the Maine Legislature voted to delay and potentially repeal ...
In 2016, Maine voters approved Maine Question 5 with 52% of the vote, approving instant runoff voting for primary and general elections for governor, U.S. Senate, U.S. House and the state legislature, starting in 2018. [14]
Maine Question 5, formally An Act to Establish Ranked-Choice Voting, [2] is a citizen-initiated referendum question that qualified for the Maine November 8, 2016 statewide ballot. It was approved by a vote of 52% in favor, 48% opposed. [ 3 ]
Maine Governor Janet Mills endorses questions 2, 3, and 4 ... Students also learned about the complexities of Maine’s ranked-choice voting system. ... Should no candidate in a ranked-choice race ...
Nov. 2—Election day is less than a week away and voters in some parts of the state are about to confront something a little unconventional: ranked-choice ballots. Maine voters have more ...
The system discourages scorched-earth politics and forces candidates to build a broader coalition of support, advocates say. Maine tries a new way of voting: A ballot can 'count' more than once ...
This vote coincided with primary elections in which party nominees for governor, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and the Maine Legislature were chosen through RCV to run in general elections on November 6. The people's veto was passed, with 53.88% of Maine voters voting Yes. This restored ranked choice voting for primary and federal elections.
Nov. 5—Good morning from Augusta. The U.S. House is expected to approve a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill and a $1.85 trillion Democratic spending bill today. Rep. Jared Golden of ...