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

The thin margin came in an election in which Republican Donald Trump won the 2nd District, allowing him to collect one of Maine’s four electoral votes. Maine is one of two states that split electoral votes.

The national Republican shift that gave the party control of the presidency and U.S. Senate and flipped several states from blue to red also showed up in Maine's election results. But while Republicans made gains in the state,

The Maine 2nd Congressional District race between incumbent Democrat Rep. Jared Golden and Republican challenger Austin Theriault is heading to a ranked-choice tabulation.

Democratic Rep. Jared Golden, a moderate known for defying party orthodoxy, is in a tight race to keep his seat in Congress against Austin Theriault, a stock car driver and Republican state lawmaker.

Votes will have to be redistributed under Maine’s ranked choice system to determine the winner of a key congressional race, election officials said. The campaigns of both Republican challenger Austin Theriault and Democratic Rep.

The national Republican shift that gave the party control of the presidency and U.S. Senate, and flipped several states from blue to red, also showed up in Maine's election results. But while Republicans made gains in the state,

The toss-up race between Democratic Rep. Jared Golden and Republican state Rep. Austin Theriault is headed for a ranked choice tabulation after neither candidate received a majority of first-choice votes,

Results are still up in the air for Maine’s closely watched 2nd Congressional District race, but the state will be one step closer to declaring a winner after the ranked-choice run-off scheduled for Tuesday.

In Maine, the limit would only apply to PACs spending money on behalf of candidates, not ballot committees involved in referendums. Maine law currently limits contributions to candidates, not PACs. For general elections, individuals can contribute a maximum of $1,950 to a gubernatorial candidate and $475 to a legislative candidate.

Independent U.S. Sen. Angus King is seeking another term, but three challengers are trying to end his three-decade political run.