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Outgoing Republican Governor Paul LePage criticized Friday the victory of a Democratic nominee in a controversial House race, writing "stolen election" next to his signature on the certificate confirming the result of the election. election.
LePage certified the victory. of the elected Democratic representative Jared Golden after representative Bruce Poliquin, Republican congressman, conceded to his opponent on Christmas Eve as a result of controversial litigation.
"I signed the result of the election [Maine’s 2nd congressional district] as it is no longer in federal courts," LePage wrote in a tweet, enclosing the certificate with the mention " stolen election "next to its signature."
"The choice of ranked vote did not result in a real majority, as promised – simply a plurality measured differently. This did not prevent spending a lot of money on politics and did not result in more civil elections, he added.
The controversy surrounding the race stems from Maine's hierarchical election system, where, if no candidate receives an absolute majority of votes, a second count is triggered. In this case, the second and even the third choice of some voters will be added to the total count.
The Republican had initially received about 2,000 more voters than the Democrat, with the exception of the absolute majority. But Golden managed to take advantage ahead of Poliquin after the second-ballot votes for two other independent candidates were reallocated.
The outgoing Congressman stated that the system was unconstitutional and asked the courts to declare him victor or order the holding of a new election.
Last year, Maine's highest court warned that the vote by ranking vote was in conflict with the state's constitution, according to which the winners of the level-I events State are the ones who get the most votes or plurality.
Golden's surprise victory is a setback for Republicans in Congress, who lost control of the House after the mid-term elections.
The 2nd Congressional District of Maine historically leaned Democrat, thought the voters had voted overwhelmingly for President Trump in the 2016 presidential election.
LePage Becomes Attorney General of Democratic State Janet Mills, who became the first female governor of the state and the first democratic to hold this position for more than 10 years
The Republican, who served as governor for eight years, could no longer stand for re-election. the duration of his mandate. Earlier, he told reporters he was withdrawing from politics and moving to Florida because of low taxes.
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