Former state representative Dale Crafts won an approximately 45 percent plurality in the Republican primary for Maine's Second Congressional District, which seems likely to get him the nomination.
Crafts, who was endorsed by former Maine governor Paul LePage, a conservative, is leading a three-way race that will now be determined by second-choice selections in Maine's ranked-choice voting system. Final results probably won't be known for days.
In the Maine's Second Congressional District, a primary is set for Tuesday, July 14 for a seat that Republicans have a shot at winning in November.
After the election, Mainers will find out who they have going up against incumbent Democratic U.S. Representative Jared Golden this upcoming November. Their options are former state senator Eric Brakey, former Paul LePage press secretary Adrienne Bennett, and former state representative Dale Crafts.
