2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine
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The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine were held on November 8, 2022, to elect the two U.S. representatives from the state of Maine, one from each of the state's two congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The elections were conducted with ranked choice voting, as per the result of a referendum passed in 2016. These were the first House of Representatives elections held in Maine following the 2020 redistricting cycle.
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November 8, 2022
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Results summary
Statewide
| Party | Candi- dates | First round votes | Second round votes | Seats | |||||
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| No. | % | No. | % | No. | +/– | % | |||
| Democratic Party | 2 | 371,704 | 55.98% | 383,766 | 58.24% | 2 |  | 100% | |
| Republican Party | 2 | 270,256 | 40.7% | 275,138 | 41.76% | 0 | | 0% | |
| Independent | 1 | 22,048 | 3.32% | 0 | |
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| Total | 5 | 664,008 | 100% | 658,904 | 100% | 2 | | 100% | |
District
Results of the 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine by district:
| District | Democratic | Republican | Others | First round total | Second round total | Result | |||||||||||
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| First round votes | First round % | Second round votes | Second round % | First round votes | First round % | Second round votes | Second round votes % | First round votes | First round % | Second round votes | Second round % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| District 1 | 218,630 | % | 218,630 | % | 128,996 | % | 128,996 | % | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 347,988 | 100.00% | 347,988 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
| District 2 | 153,074 | 48.38% | 165,136 | 53.05% | 141,260 | 44.65% | 146,142 | 46.95% | 22,048 | 6.96% | 0 | 0% | 316,382 | 100.00% | 311,278 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
| Total | 371,704 | 55.98% | 383,766 | 58.24% | 270,256 | 40.7% | 275,138 | 41.76% | 22,048 | 3.32% | 0 | 0% | 664,008 | 100.00% | 658,904 | 100.00% | |
District 1
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  Pingree: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Thelander: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Tie: No votes | |||||||||||||||||
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Before redistricting, the 1st district encompassed the southern coastal area of the state, taking in Portland, Augusta, Brunswick and Saco. The incumbent was Democrat Chellie Pingree, who was re-elected with 62.2% of the vote in 2020.[1]
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Chellie Pingree, incumbent U.S. Representative[2]
Endorsements
Chellie Pingree
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Chellie Pingree (incumbent) | 43,007 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 43,007 | 100.0 | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ed Thelander | 22,346 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 22,346 | 100.0 | ||
General election
Debate
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Democratic | Republican |
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| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn |
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| Chellie Pingree | Ed Thelander | |||||
| 1 | Oct. 13, 2022 | Maine Public Broadcasting Network Portland Press Herald |
[8] | P | P | |
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[9] | Solid D | October 5, 2021 |
| Inside Elections[10] | Solid D | October 11, 2021 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[11] | Safe D | October 5, 2021 |
| Politico[12] | Solid D | April 5, 2022 |
| RCP[13] | Safe D | June 9, 2022 |
| Fox News[14] | Solid D | July 11, 2022 |
| DDHQ[15] | Solid D | July 20, 2022 |
| 538[16] | Solid D | June 30, 2022 |
| The Economist[17] | Safe D | September 28, 2022 |
Polling
Graphical summary
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Chellie Pingree (D) |
Ed Thelander (R) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pan Atlantic Research[18] | October 7–15, 2022 | 400 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 62% | 28% | – | 7% |
| University of New Hampshire[19] | September 15–19, 2022 | 351 (LV) | ± 3.6% | 57% | 32% | – | 10% |
| Fabrizio Ward (R)/Impact Research (D)[20] | May 10–13, 2022 | 263 (LV) | ± 6.0% | 57% | 33% | – | 10% |
| Pan Atlantic Research[21] | April 21 – May 5, 2022 | ~420 (LV) | ± 4.8% | 51% | 31% | 5% | 13% |
Hypothetical polling
Generic Democrat vs. generic Republican
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Generic Democrat |
Generic Republican |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Research Inc.[22] | March 14 – April 7, 2022 | 311 (RV) | – | 43% | 26% | 4%[b] | 26% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Chellie Pingree (incumbent) | 219,753 | 62.9 | |
| Republican | Ed Thelander | 129,263 | 37.0 | |
| Write-in | 160 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 349,176 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 2
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  Golden: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Poliquin: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Tie: 40–50% 50% No votes | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Before redistricting, the 2nd district covered most of northern rural Maine, including the cities of Lewiston, Bangor, Auburn and Presque Isle. The incumbent was Democrat Jared Golden, who was re-elected with 53.0% of the vote in 2020.[1] Donald Trump won the district in the concurrent presidential election with 52.3% of the vote.[23]
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Jared Golden, incumbent U.S. Representative[2]
Did not file
- Michael Sutton, travel agent and candidate for Maine House of Representatives in 2020[24][25][2]
Endorsements
Jared Golden
Organizations
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Jared Golden (incumbent) | 25,684 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 25,684 | 100.0 | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Bruce Poliquin, former U.S. Representative from Maine's 2nd congressional district[35][36]
Eliminated in primary
Withdrew
- Mike Perkins, state representative[38][39][40]
- Peggy Sheriff, member of the Greater Bangor Apartment Owners and Managers Association[41][42][35]
- Trey Stewart, state senator (endorsed Poliquin)[43]
Declined
- Dale Crafts, former state representative and nominee for this district in 2020[35]
Endorsements
Bruce Poliquin
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Bruce Poliquin | 22,149 | 60.1 | |
| Republican | Elizabeth Caruso | 14,699 | 39.9 | |
| Total votes | 36,848 | 100.0 | ||
Independents
Candidates
Declared
Disqualified/withdrawn
- Jordan Borrowman, janitor[46]
General election
Debate
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Democratic | Republican | Independent |
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| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn |
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| Jared Golden | Bruce Poliquin | Tiffany Bond | |||||
| 1 | Sep. 26, 2022 | Maine Public Broadcasting Network Portland Press Herald Lewiston Sun Journal |
Jennifer Rooks | [47] | A | A | P |
| 2 | Sep. 30, 2022 | WCSH | Pat Callaghan | [48] | P | P | P |
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| The Cook Political Report[9] | Tossup | October 5, 2021 |
| Inside Elections[10] | Tilt D | October 21, 2021 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[11] | Lean D | November 7, 2022 |
| Politico[12] | Tossup | April 5, 2022 |
| RCP[13] | Tossup | June 9, 2022 |
| Fox News[14] | Tossup | October 11, 2022 |
| DDHQ[15] | Lean R (flip) | November 8, 2022 |
| 538[16] | Lean D | September 4, 2022 |
| The Economist[17] | Tossup | November 1, 2022 |
Polling
Graphical summary
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Jared Golden (D) |
Bruce Poliquin (R) |
Tiffany Bond (I) |
Other | Undecided |
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| SurveyUSA[49] | October 28 – November 2, 2022 | 544 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 43% | 40% | 8% | – | 9% |
| Pan Atlantic Research[18] | October 7–15, 2022 | 400 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 47% | 39% | 8% | – | 6% |
| University of New Hampshire[19] | September 15–19, 2022 | 333 (LV) | ± 3.6% | 44% | 33% | – | 10% | 13% |
| Fabrizio Ward (R)/Impact Research (D)[20] | May 10–13, 2022 | 237 (LV) | ± 6.4% | 50% | 43% | – | – | 7% |
| Pan Atlantic Research[21] | April 21 – May 5, 2022 | ~404 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 45% | 36% | 8% | 2% | 8% |
Hypothetical polling
Generic Democrat vs. generic Republican
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Generic Democrat |
Generic Republican |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Research Inc.[22] | March 14 – April 7, 2022 | 311 (RV) | – | 24% | 42% | 7%[c] | 28% |
Results
| Maine's 2nd congressional district, 2022 results[50] | ||||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Round 1 | Round 2 | |||||||
| Votes | % | Transfer | Votes | % | ||||||
| Democratic | Jared Golden (incumbent) |
153,074 | 48.38% | + 12,062 | 165,136 | 53.05% | ||||
| Republican | Bruce Poliquin | 141,260 | 44.65% | + 4,882 | 146,142 | 46.95% | ||||
| Independent | Tiffany Bond | 21,655 | 6.84% | - 21,655 | Eliminated | |||||
| Write-in | 393 | 0.12% | - 393 | Eliminated | ||||||
| Continuing ballots | 316,382 | 100% | 311,278 | 98.39% | ||||||
| Exhausted ballots | - | + 5,104 | 5,104 | 1.61% | ||||||
| Total votes | 316,382 | 100% | 316,382 | |||||||
| Democratic hold | ||||||||||
See also
- 2022 Maine elections