{"id":1525,"date":"2026-06-10T05:10:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T05:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=1525"},"modified":"2026-06-10T05:10:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T05:10:55","slug":"lepage-wins-maine-republican-nod-in-key-us-house-battleground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=1525","title":{"rendered":"LePage wins Maine Republican nod in key US House battleground"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>June 9 (Reuters) &#8211; Former Maine Governor Paul LePage won the Republican nomination on Tuesday to run \u200bin the state\u2019s 2nd Congressional District, U.S. \u200cmedia projected, setting up a November contest in a race that could help decide control of the \u200bU.S. House of Representatives.<\/div>\n<div>The district, which \u200bcovers much of Maine\u2019s forested interior, is \u2060considered a key battleground and one of \u200ba handful of competitive seats likely to play \u200ba decisive role in determining the balance of power in Congress.<\/div>\n<div>LePage, a combative political figure who served \u200btwo terms as governor, is seeking a \u200breturn to elected office and is expected to mount a \u200chigh-profile \u2060campaign.<\/div>\n<div>He will face the Democratic nominee emerging from a crowded primary field that included state Senator Joe Baldacci and progressives Matt Dunlap, \u200bJordan Wood \u200band Paige \u2060Loud.<\/div>\n<div>The seat will be open following the decision of centrist Democrat \u200bJared Golden to not run for \u200bre-election. \u2060He had managed to hold the district despite its Republican leanings in presidential elections.<\/div>\n<div>As with other \u2060Maine \u200braces, the final outcome \u200bmay take time to confirm because of the state\u2019s ranked-choice \u200bvoting system.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=1523\">Asian stocks slide, oil gains as Middle East tensions escalate<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=1522\">Iran targets US bases in Jordan and the Gulf after Trump orders strikes near Hormuz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=1520\">US urges Europe to impose Ebola travel bans ahead of World Cup<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The district is \u2060likely to play \u200ba decisive role in determining the balance of power in Congress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1524,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[7],"class_list":["post-1525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-united-states"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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