{"id":2370490,"date":"2024-11-18T18:16:10","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T23:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/austin-theriaults-campaign-requests-recount-in-maine-house-race-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-18T18:16:32","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T23:16:32","slug":"austin-theriaults-campaign-requests-recount-in-maine-house-race-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/austin-theriaults-campaign-requests-recount-in-maine-house-race-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin Theriault\u2019s campaign requests recount in Maine House 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\">24<\/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%2Faustin-theriaults-campaign-requests-recount-in-maine-house-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=2370490&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>Austin Theriault&#8217;s campaign \u200dhas\u200b requested a\u2062 recount \u200bin Maine&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">2nd \u2062congressional\u2063 district race<\/a> following the \u2063declaration\u2064 of Democratic incumbent Rep. Jared Golden as the winner. This closely\u200c contested race was significant, with around $50 million \u2063spent, and took place in a district that has historically\u200d leaned towards Republican candidates. <\/p>\n<p>The request for a recount came quickly as \u2062preliminary results showed Golden ahead but did not exceed 49%,\u200c necessitating a review due to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/glenn-youngkin-wins-gop-nomination-for-governor-of-virginia\/\" title=\"Glenn Youngkin Wins GOP Nomination For Governor Of Virginia\">ranked-choice voting system<\/a> used in Maine. \u200dThe state\u2019s laws allow for a recount, and although\u200c the\u200c recount process has not yet been \u2064scheduled, November 25 is the deadline\u2064 for finalizing\u2063 election \u200dresults. <\/p>\n<p>Maine\u2019s Secretary of \u200dState&#8217;s office has stated they are managing \u2063a record \u2064number of recounts this year. The \u2063recount\u200d will involve scanning and verifying all\u2062 ballots from \u200bthe district, ensuring that all votes, including write-ins, are considered in determining the final outcome. Media\u2062 outlets\u2063 initially declared Golden the \u2062winner, prompting Theriault&#8217;s swift request for a recount. Golden&#8217;s campaign has focused \u200bon bipartisan cooperation and support \u200bfor local industries, including the lobster trade.  <\/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\">Austin Theriault&rsquo;s campaign requests recount in Maine House 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<div class=\"tpd-featured-video\">\n<div id=\"Brid_22530\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:1280;height:720;\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3232755\/golden-tops-ranked-choice-runoff-race-may-be-headed-for-recount\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Austin Theriault<\/a>&lsquo;s campaign requested a recount in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/maine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Maine<\/a>&lsquo;s 2nd congressional District race immediately after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Democratic<\/a> incumbent Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) was declared the winner on Friday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FILE &ndash; State Rep. Austin Theriault (R) campaigns for Maine&rsquo;s 2nd congressional District, June 5, 2024, in Farmington, Maine. (AP Photo\/Robert F. Bukaty, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Of the few competitive races this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">election season<\/a>, Maine&rsquo;s 2nd congressional District was among the toughest. Golden&rsquo;s campaign fought to keep his seat in a largely rural district that has favored President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> in all of his presidential elections. About $50 million was spent throughout the course of the race, making the stakes steep for both candidates.<\/p>\n<p>Emily Cook, Maine&rsquo;s secretary of state office spokeswoman, said, &ldquo;We have not yet scheduled when it will be, though, as we have a record number of legislative recounts (11) this year, which are scheduled to go through next Monday, November 25.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Maine&rsquo;s state laws also list Nov. 25 as the deadline for when election results must be certified and received by Gov. Janet Mills (D-ME). In cases of recounts, however, the deadline can be waived.<\/p>\n<p>Maine&rsquo;s congressional races are carried out through a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ten-house-republicans-voted-to-impeach-trump-heres-what-happened-to-them\/\" title=\"Ten House Republicans Voted To Impeach Trump \u2014 Here\u2019s What Happened To Them\">ranked choice system<\/a>, but because neither candidate won the majority of the votes on Election Day, the votes had to be recounted to determine who received first, second, and third place votes. The Election Day results had Golden ahead of Theriault, but the total was less than 49%, as some 12,000 ballots were either blank or had write-in selections.<\/p>\n<p>For the initial recount, all of the district&rsquo;s ballots were sent to the state capital to be scanned and verified into a computer for a recount, which was shown on a livestream hosted by Secretary of State Shenna Bellows. If either of the candidates came in second place behind a write-in candidate, the recount included them in the final count.<\/p>\n<p>Some media outlets were quick to declare Golden the winner before Maine&rsquo;s government confirmed a candidate, prompting Theriault&rsquo;s campaign to immediately request a recount. <\/p>\n<p>Golden campaigned on his desire to reach across the aisle and work with both parties, as well as his advocacy for Maine&rsquo;s economic safety net, the lobster industry. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve been one of the most independent-minded members of Congress, one of the most bipartisan,&rdquo; Golden said during a debate in October. He added that he had voted against President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Joe Biden<\/a> &ldquo;more than any other Democrat in the House of Representatives.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Golden was one of the primary politicians pushing for new gun-control laws in the state following an October 2023 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2586015\/maine-shooting-at-least-16-dead-after-shootings-at-multiple-locations-in-lewiston\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">mass shooting<\/a> that killed 18 people and injured 13 others. The desire for gun laws gave Theriault an opening to present Golden as too liberal for the rural district.<\/p>\n<p>Theriault, backed by Trump, was elected to represent the state legislature in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We need more balance and less extremism in Washington,&rdquo; Theriault said during the October debate. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m somebody that can go down there and get the job done. I want to advocate for everybody.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Theriault&rsquo;s campaign did not respond to<em> <\/em>the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>&lsquo;s request for comment regarding the recount.<\/p>\n<p>Golden took the seat against Republican incumbent Rep. Bruce Poliquin in 2018 and won reelection in 2022. <\/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_22530\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"playlist\":\"22530\"}});<\/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>Theriault&#8217;s campaign calls for a recount in Maine House race<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3427,"featured_media":2370491,"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\/11\/AP24297678976526.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34287,45266,45265,45264,32076],"class_list":["post-2370490","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-austin-theriault","tag-campaign-news","tag-election-recount","tag-maine-house-race","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AP24297678976526.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2370490","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\/3427"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2370490"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2370490\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2370494,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2370490\/revisions\/2370494"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2370491"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2370490"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2370490"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2370490"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}