After his historic loss in a ranked-choice count earlier this month, U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin of Maine’s 2nd Congressional District has asked for the state’s first recount using the new method, which is unlikely to reverse the outcome and is expected to take at least four weeks. It is the second front on which the two-term Republican is challenging the November election, which he lost to Assistant Maine House Majority Leader Jared Golden, a Democrat.