(The Center Square) — Democratic Rep. Jared Golden narrowly edged out Republican state Rep. Austin Theriault in a ranked choice runoff for Maine’s closely watched 2nd Congressional District race, but it could be headed for a recount.

The preliminary results, which come more than a week after the Nov. 5 election, showed Golden with 50.3% of the vote to Theriault’s 49.6%, according to the tally by Secretary of State Shenna Bellows’ office.