Ranked choice voting will determine Maine’s Democratic nominee for governor

By: Eesha Pendharkar

Outlets: Maine Morning Star

Published: June 10, 2026

Words: 827

Last Updated: 1 day, 9 hours ago

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The five Democratic candidates for governor are headed to a ranked-choice run off after the candidates all failed to gain a majority of votes in Tuesday’s primary.

As of 11:30 p.m. with half the votes counted, four of the five candidates had secured between 20% and 26%, making it unlikely any candidate would exceed a simple majority of 50%.

Frontrunner and former public health chief Nirav Shah had 26.8% of the votes, followed …

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