Dunlap concedes in 2nd District race, but election will still go to ranked choice

By: Kaitlyn Budion

Outlets: Maine Morning Star

Published: November 5, 2026

Words: 380

Last Updated: 4 days, 3 hours ago

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Less than two hours after the Maine Secretary of State’s Office said Maine’s 2nd Congressional District election was headed to a ranked choice runoff, Democrat Matt Dunlap conceded the race.

The secretary’s office said this morning that former Republican Gov. Paul LePage was in the lead with 49.894% of votes. That still fell short of the more than 50% of votes needed to avoid the runoff.

Maine’s 2nd District race …

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