While the final victory declaration won’t be released for some time because former state Rep. Dale Crafts (R) only leads with a plurality, his Republican opponents are already pledging him their support.
Under Maine’s Ranked Choice Voting system, certain voters have an additional vote in determining an election winner. The idea is to ensure that a political victory is won with majority support. Therefore, voters rank their choices among the candidates. According to the reported numbers, last place finisher Eric Brakey, a former state legislator and 2018 US Senate nominee, received 11,581 votes. Now, election officials are locating the ballots that made Mr. Brakey their first choice. Since he is now eliminated, his voters’ second choice will be added to the totals for Mr. Crafts and second place finisher Adrienne Bennett. If a Survey USA poll is correct, 58% of Republican voters said they would not even rank their votes. If that number is anywhere near true, then there aren’t enough Brakey votes available to make the difference even if they all voted for Ms. Bennett. For her part, Ms. Bennett has virtually conceded the race saying she would fully commit to helping Crafts in the general election. Mr. Brakey said he could support Crafts if the latter man would work in Congress to help end the Afghanistan War, and the presumptive nominee told the media that he and Brakey are already having discussions about the topic. Upon his official nomination, Mr. Crafts will oppose freshman Rep. Jared Golden (D-Lewiston) in what looks to be a competitive contest. Comments are closed.
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