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Paul LePage wins CD-2 in Maine
Office of Secretary of State for Maine ^ | 11/12/2026 | Maine Mariner

Posted on 11/12/2026 4:20:34 PM PST by Maine Mariner

AUGUSTA, MAINE – The Elections division today completed ranked choice tabulations for the November 3, 2026 General Election Congressional District 2 race. Based on ranked choice tabulations, the final results are as follows:

Paul LePage (170,890, 50.81%) - Winner Matthew Dunlap (165,432, 49.18%) The race went to ranked choice voting after election night results reported by the municipalities yielded 170,263 first choice votes (49.894%) for Paul LePage (R); 164,845 first-choice votes (48.307%) for Matthew Dunlap (D); 123 first-choice votes (0.036%) for declared write-in candidates, and 6,017 blank votes (1.763%). In Ranked Choice Voting races, the winner must receive a majority – more than 50% – of the vote. For more information about how ranked-choice races are tabulated, visit the RCV Resources webpage.


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1 posted on 11/12/2026 4:20:34 PM PST by Maine Mariner
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To: Maine Mariner

Paul LePage was an excellent governor of Maine, 2011-2019.
I hope he does well in the future.


2 posted on 11/12/2026 4:22:43 PM PST by Maine Mariner
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To: Maine Mariner

Too bad he’s not in the senate. He’ll have to re-up in ‘28. No one else to take his place.


3 posted on 11/12/2026 4:43:56 PM PST by DIRTYSECRET
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To: Maine Mariner

How are blank ballots allocated?


4 posted on 11/12/2026 4:46:39 PM PST by Paladin2 (YMMV)
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