Democratic Rep. Jared Golden, a moderate known for defying party orthodoxy, was defending his seat in Congress against Austin Theriault, a stock car driver and Republican state lawmaker, but the race was too early to call Wednesday morning.

U.S. Rep. Jared Golden, a Lewiston Democrat, was challenged by state Rep. Austin Theriault, a Republican from Fort Kent, in one of a handful of races nationally that could determine the balance of power in the U.

The result of the race for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District that drew national attention was too close to call as of 2 a.m. Wednesday morning. With 60% of the vote counted, incumbent Democratic U.S.