Eleven races for the Maine Legislature are being recounted, starting Friday and continuing through Nov. 25. Maine law does not require recounts, but candidates can request one. Candidates do not have to pay a deposit if the races are very close — 1% or less of the apparent margin of victory.

In the House District 141 race, both Lanigan and Kidder got 2,476 votes during the Nov. 5 election – the only race of the 11 headed for a recount that is tied, according to Emily Cook, the director of communications for the Office of the Maine Secretary of State.

AUGUSTA, Maine — Secretary of State Shenna Bellows and her team are still working to complete ranked choice vote tabulations to finalize election results for Maine's second Congressional District.

A ranked-choice voting tabulation aimed at determining the winner of a key congressional race in Maine will continue on Thursday, with the possibility of having final results by the end of the workday or sometime on Friday,

Supporters of providing photo identification to cast ballots in Maine elections are planning to put the question before the state’s voters.

One week after Election Day, Maine's Second District Congressional race is still up in the air, as a ranked choice count is now underway.

The entire proceeding is open to the public and is being livestreamed on the secretary of state department's YouTube page.

AUGUSTA, Maine (WABI) - It has been over a week since Election Day. The Secretary of State says 11 recounts have been scheduled for legislative races. In the House, District 44 will be recounted on Wednesday. Right now, Independent William Pluecker has the majority of the votes.

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Jared Golden declared victory last Wednesday, but the secretary of state says it's too close to call.

Election officials say a ranked-choice voting tabulation aimed at determining the winner of a key congressional race in Maine starts in the coming week

Since Merenda filed with the Secretary of State’s Office as an official declared write-in candidate in August, there were technically three candidates in the race.