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

Democratic Rep. Jared Golden came out ahead in the congressional race through Maine’s ranked choice system, election officials said Friday. His opponent requested a recount. If the results stand it would be the third time in four elections in the hotly contested district that Golden won after votes were retabulated because first choices failed to produce a majority for any candidate.

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

We are getting closer to the ranked choice voting tabulation results for the second congressional district between Democratic Incumbent Jared Golden and Republican Candidate Austin Theriault.

A ranked-choice voting tabulation aimed at determining the winner of a key congressional race in Maine will continue on Thursday, with the possibility of having final results by the end of the workday or sometime on Friday,

On Wednesday, votes from Aroostook, Washington, and Oxford Counties were verified, leaving votes in eight more counties for Bellows and her team to examine.

The ranked-choice runoff tabulation in the race for Maine’s Second Congressional District is now in its third day.