U.S. Rep. Jared Golden was declared the winner of the ranked-choice tabulation last Friday, but his challenger, Maine Rep. Austin Theriault, had formally requested a recount before state election officials announced ranked-choice counting would be needed to decide the winner.

Recounts for a dozen close races continue this week, including the 2nd Congressional District race between incumbent U.S. Rep. Jared Golden and state Rep. Austin Theriault.

Votes will have to be redistributed under Maine’s ranked choice system to determine the winner of a key congressional race, election officials said. The campaigns of both Republican challenger Austin Theriault and Democratic Rep.

Democratic incumbent U.S. Rep. Jared Golden has emerged victorious after the state conducted its ranked choice runoff for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District.

It's not clear when a final tally will be available as election workers continue to processing ballots for ranked choice voting.

The campaign for Republican Austin Theriault immediately requested a hand recount, meaning the winner likely won't be officially declared until December.

With control of the U.S. House of Representatives still in question, Maine Democratic Rep. Jared Golden, a moderate known for defying his party, led by a thin margin over Republican Austin Theriault on Thursday in a race that was still too early to call two days after voting ended.

Congressman Jared Golden was declared the winner of the ranked choice voting tabulation, but challenger Austin Theriault had requested a recount before the tabulation even began.