A Republican state representative won a recount by a single vote, weeks after he turned himself in for allegedly assaulting his wife in late October.

Summary

Maine Republican lawmaker Lucas Lanigan won re-election to the state House by a single vote after a recount, despite facing domestic violence aggravated assault charges.

Lanigan is accused of choking his wife during a confrontation about an alleged affair, though he denies wrongdoing and calls the charges “ridiculous.”

His wife later asked for the charges to be dropped, but prosecutors are proceeding, citing evidence of strangulation.

Democrats have called for his resignation, while Republican leaders emphasized due process.