On election night, they were tied. Now, after a recount the Secretary of State has reported that 484 ballots were cast for Melissa Walsh Innes and 482 for Kimberly McLaughlin.While the recount gives Innes a two-vote margin, three ballots are being disputed -- one by McLaughlin and two by Innes. Which means -and Al Gore is not going to like this--- the state Supreme Court has to decide voter intent on those three disputed ballots.

The process is fairly straight forward. According to Julie Flynn, who heads up Maine's election division, "We will make arrangements to transfer the three disputed ballots, along with any other supporting documentation the Court wishes to have available for review, into the Court's custody. Once they take possession of the disputed ballots, the Court can make one of three possible determinations with regard to each one: either the ballot was cast for Innes, cast for McLaughlin, or it was cast for neither of the two."

The eventual winner will face Republican Brian Bicknell in November.