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. Democratic U.S.

The race between Democratic Rep. Jared Golden, a moderate known for defying party orthodoxy, and Austin Theriault, a stock car driver and Republican state lawmaker, was too early to call Wednesday morning.

With the balance of power in the U.S. House still up for grabs, Democrats were claiming victory in a key tossup race in Maine. While NBC News hasn’t projected a winner at 77% of votes counted, the Maine Democratic Party said Wednesday afternoon that Rep.