{"id":2365613,"date":"2024-11-07T13:02:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T18:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/golden-claims-victory-in-maine-congressional-race-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-07T13:02:57","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T18:02:57","slug":"golden-claims-victory-in-maine-congressional-race-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/golden-claims-victory-in-maine-congressional-race-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Golden claims victory in Maine congressional race &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgolden-claims-victory-in-maine-congressional-race-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2365613&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Democratic \u200dRepresentative Jared Golden has \u2063declared victory in Maine&#8217;s \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rudy-yakym-tapped-by-gop-to-replace-late-indiana-rep-jackie-walorski\/\" title=\"Rudy Yakym tapped by GOP to replace late Indiana Rep. Jackie Walorski\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/storm-the-capitol-msnbcs-chris-hayes-mocks-gop-2022-congressional-candidates\/\" title=\"\u2018Storm The Capitol\u2019: MSNBC\u2019s Chris Hayes Mocks GOP 2022 Congressional Candidates\">2nd congressional district<\/a> race<\/a> against Republican challenger Austin Theriault, leading with 50.3% of the vote compared to Theriault&#8217;s 49.3%. Golden announced \u200bhis win during a press conference \u200bin\u2062 his hometown\u2062 of\u2062 Lewiston, emphasizing the challenges \u200che faced. However, Theriault has not\u200c conceded, citing the close vote \u2062margin as grounds for an \u200cautomatic recount under Maine\u200d law, which \u200crequires campaigns to \u200crequest such recounts. As of the latest updates, it\u2063 remained unclear whether Theriault&#8217;s campaign had formally requested this recount.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Golden claims victory in Maine congressional race<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>(The Center Square) &mdash; Democratic Rep. Jared Golden claims to have fended off a challenge on Tuesday from Republican NASCAR star Austin Theriault in Maine&rsquo;s 2nd congressional district, but the GOP contender <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/saturdays-fun-fraud-facts-seven-unexplainable-results-that-reveal-democrats-didnt-even-try-to-hide-their-fraud\/\" title=\"Saturday&#039;s Fun Fraud Facts: Seven Unexplainable Results that Reveal Democrats Didn&#039;t Even Try to Hide Their Fraud\">wasn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t ready to concede the race.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Golden was ahead with 50.3% of the vote to Theriault&rsquo;s 49.3%, according to a tally by the Associated Press, when he held a press conference declaring himself the winner. The AP hadn&rsquo;t yet called the race as of late Wednesday afternoon.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Any viable path to a win for my opponent has closed, so I&rsquo;m here to declare victory,&rdquo; Golden said in remarks in his hometown of Lewiston. &ldquo;No Democrat has withstood stronger headwinds from the top of the ticket, the pundits or the organized opposition. This race was hard fought and hard won.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"tpd-featured-video featured-post-video in-content bridtv\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1875994\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:1280;height:720;\"> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tpd-featured-video-placeholder\" style=\"position:relative;overflow:hidden;width:100%;padding-top:56.25%;background-color:#000;\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;width:100%;height:100%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>But Theriault wasn&rsquo;t ready to concede the race Wednesday afternoon, arguing that the narrow margin between the two candidates was enough to trigger a recount.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This race remains too close to call,&rdquo; Theriault&rsquo;s campaign said in a statement. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re well within the margin that would trigger a state-funded, automatic recount and every vote should be counted.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Under Maine&rsquo;s election laws, recounts are not automatic and need to be requested by the campaigns. It wasn&rsquo;t clear Wednesday afternoon if Theriault&rsquo;s campaign had requested a recount.<\/p>\n<p>Golden, a Marine veteran, narrowly beat incumbent Republican Rep. Bruce Poliquin in 2018. The race was ultimately decided by ranked-choice voting more than a week after the election. Golden has been reelected twice and is seeking a third two-year term.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On the campaign trail, he focused on his record of bipartisan cooperation in Congress, support for gun rights and a willingness to buck national Democrats on <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">key public policy issues<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Theriault, a former NASCAR driver who former President Donald Trump has endorsed, campaigned heavily on Second Amendment rights in the largely rural congressional district that was rocked by the state&rsquo;s worst mass shooting in October 2023, when a U.S. Army reservist fatally shot 18 people in a Lewiston bowling alley.<\/p>\n<p>He also focused on the impact of high inflation on the economy and criticized Golden for his support for outgoing Democratic President Joe Biden&rsquo;s economic policies.<\/p>\n<p>The 2nd District, one of Maine&rsquo;s two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-continuous-media-covid-fear-mongering-may-backfire-and-diminish-democrat-voter-turnout\/\" title=\"The Continuous Media COVID Fear Mongering May BACKFIRE and Diminish Democrat Voter Turnout\">congressional seats<\/a>, is considered competitive and was being watched Tuesday by political observers as Republicans seek to hold onto their narrow majority of the House of Representatives. Outside groups spent more than $25 million in an effort to sway voters ahead of Tuesday&rsquo;s election.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1875994\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1875994\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Golden declares victory in Maine&#8217;s congressional race, but Theriault contests<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2365614,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AP23075619102370.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[36274,5163,9148],"class_list":["post-2365613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-congressional-race","tag-golden","tag-maine"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AP23075619102370.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365613","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2365613"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365613\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2365617,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365613\/revisions\/2365617"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2365614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2365613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2365613"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2365613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}