Republican Austin Theriault failed to unseat Golden, despite the Democrat's support for an assault weapons ban.

Democratic Rep. Jared Golden won reelection to Congress through Maine’s ranked choice system on Friday. It’s 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.

Maine Democratic Rep. Jared Golden won reelection against GOP state Rep. Austin Theriault in a battleground Maine House district, The Associated Press projected. Golden prevailed after a ranked-choice tabulation completed Friday, 50.35 percent to 49.65 percent, with all other voters redistributed.