With no clear winner, 2nd District Democrats headed to run off

By: Kaitlyn Budion

Outlets: Maine Morning Star

Published: June 10, 2026

Words: 879

Last Updated: 1 day, 9 hours ago

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The Democratic candidates for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District are headed to a ranked-choice run off after the candidates all failed to gain close to a majority of votes in Tuesday’s primary.

As of 11 p.m. with 44% of the votes counted, the Associated Press reported Joe Baldacci leading the group with 32.7% of the votes, followed by Jordan Wood with 29.6% and Matt Dunlap with 27.5%. Paige Loud trailed with 10.1%.

With no candidate …

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