Key Facts

• Matt Dunlap won the Democratic primary in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District after three rounds of ranked-choice voting.
• Ranked-choice voting means voters rank candidates by preference, and votes are counted in rounds, eliminating the lowest candidates.
• State Sen. Joe Baldacci led the first two rounds but was overtaken by Dunlap after other candidates were eliminated.
• Democratic Rep. Jared Golden, a moderate, is retiring after four terms and did not seek reelection.
• Golden won his seat even though President Trump carried the district in the last three elections.
• Dunlap, the state auditor, will face Paul LePage, a former two-term governor, in November.
• LePage had $1.2 million in campaign funds by May 20, while Dunlap had less than $100,000.
• The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee had endorsed Joe Baldacci but he finished second after ranked-choice voting.