| AnnMarie Hilton | Yahoo News |
Two of the three congressional races on Maine ballots in November will use ranked-choice voting, which has impacted the outcome of some recent elections.
Last week, the Department of the Secretary of State released an updated list of general candidates for all races, except for the presidency. It confirmed there are three candidates running against independent Angus King for his U.S. Senate seat. Because those races have more than two candidates each, they will use ranked-choice voting.
It has gained popularity
Ranked-choice voting could potentially be used in the presidential election if independent Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. — who has to submit 4,000 signatures to the Maine Secretary of State by Thursday — is on the ballot.
Maine was the first state to adopt ranked-choice voting when it did so back in 2016, but it has gained popularity in recent years as more states and municipalities have adopted the practice.