Democrat Hannah Pingree and Republican Bobby Charles will compete to become Maine’s next governor.

Maine has begun counting ranked choice ballots on Friday to determine nominees for its open governor’s office and a pivotal U.S. House of Representatives race.

Voters across Maine, Nevada, South Carolina and North Dakota have cast their ballots in another day of primary elections in America.

Graham Platner has won the Maine Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, setting up a high-stakes race against Republican Sen. Susan Collins.

Maine voters will choose nominees for U.S. Senate, U.S. House and governor in a state primary on Tuesday.

The Democratic primary to take on Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine looks different due to the decision of one candidate to drop out and join a different race with high stakes.

Maine's state auditor and former secretary of state, Matt Dunlap, has announced he will challenge Democratic Rep. Jared Golden in the midterm primary.

Maine's use of ranked voting comes as Alaska and Massachusetts voters consider statewide votes to adopt the voting method. Ranked voting arrives on Maine’s presidential ballots in a year when three of the state’s four electoral votes could be up for grabs. ___HOW WE GOT HEREVoters in the state approved the adoption of ranked voting in a 2016 referendum drive. Opponents, including the Maine Republican Party, have said ranked choice voting is too confusing and violates the principle of one person, one vote. They sued unsuccessfully to try to stop the state from using ranked choice voting for president this year.

This time it's the battle over President Donald Trumps effort to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court. If the Senate's Supreme Court vote occurs before Election Day, Collins’ position will be magnified as an issue in her race. Democrats hope the nomination fight will remind liberal voters of Collins’ support for Trump's controversial last Supreme Court pick, Justice Brett Kavanaugh. It might also focus progressives on how abortion rights and President Barack Obama's health care law could be threatened by a conservative-dominated Supreme Court. “Our state and our country need problem solvers,” said Michael Thibodeau, a Republican and former state Senate president.