Republican leaders are projecting confidence that they will keep control of the U.S. House as more races were decided in their favor Thursday, while Democrats insist they still see a path toward the majority and sought assurances every vote will be counted.

The Maine Office of the Secretary of State says that the Congressional race in Maine's Second District will go to ranked choice voting.

Although U.S. Rep. Jared Golden already gave his victory speech, the race for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District is not final. Because there was an unofficial write-in candidate, in addition to Golden and Republican state Rep.

The thin margin came in an election in which Republican Donald Trump won the 2nd District, allowing him to collect one of Maine’s four electoral votes. Maine is one of two states that split electoral votes.

The state will conduct a ranked choice tabulation next week to determine whether Representative Jared Golden, a Democrat, defeated state Representative Austin Theriault, the Republican challenger.

Democratic Rep. Jared Golden, a moderate known for defying party orthodoxy, is in a tight race to keep his seat in Congress against Austin Theriault, a stock car driver and Republican state lawmaker.