2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine

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2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine
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All 2 Maine seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority partyThird party
 
Party Democratic Republican Independent
Last election200
Seats won110
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Increase2.svg1Steady2.svg0
Popular vote305,230228,05959,058
Percentage51.53%38.50%9.97%
SwingDecrease2.svg10.13%Increase2.svg0.16%Increase2.svg9.97%
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The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, 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 the elections of other federal and state offices, including Governor of Maine and United States Senate. The primary elections were held on June 10, 2014.

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This election marked the first time since 1994 that Maine elected a Republican into the House of Representatives.

Overview

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine by district: [1]

District Democratic Republican OthersTotalResult
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
District 1 186,67460.43%94,75130.68%27,4738.89%308,898100.0%Democratic hold
District 2 118,56841.83%133,32047.03%31,58511.14%283,473100.0%Republican gain
Total305,24251.53%228,07138.50%59,0589.97%592,371100.0%

District 1

2014 Maine's 1st congressional district election
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Nominee Chellie Pingree Isaac MisiukRichard P. Murphy
Party Democratic Republican Independent
Popular vote186,67494,75127,410
Percentage60.4%30.7%8.9%
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County results
Pingree:     50–60%     60–70%
U.S. Representative before election

Chellie Pingree
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Chellie Pingree
Democratic

The 1st district includes covers the southern coastal area of the state, including all of Cumberland, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc and York counties and most of Kennebec County. Located within the district are the cities of Portland, Augusta, Brunswick and Saco. The incumbent Democrat Chellie Pingree, who had represented the district since 2009, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 65% of the vote in 2012, and the district had a PVI of D+9.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Democratic primary results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Chellie Pingree (incumbent) 30,950 100.0
Total votes30,950 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Declined

Results

Republican primary results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Isaac Misiuk 17,061 100.0
Total votes17,061 100.0

Independents

Candidates

Declared

General election

Debates

2014 Maine's 1st congressional district debates
No.DateHostModeratorLink Democratic Republican Independent
Key:
 P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
Chellie Pingree Isaac MisiukRichard Murphy
1Oct. 6, 2014 Bangor Daily News
WGME-TV
WPFO 		Gregg Lagerquist [8] [9] [10] PPP
1Oct. 9, 2014 Maine Public Broadcasting Network Jennifer Rooks [11] PPP

Endorsements

Chellie Pingree (D)

Newspapers

Issac Misiuk (R)

U.S. Senators

State officials

Declined to endorse

Organizations

  • Sportsman's Alliance of Maine [15]

Newspapers

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Chellie
Pingree (D)		Issac
Misiuk (R)		Richard
Murphy (I)		OtherUndecided
Maine People's Resource Center [17] October 31–November 2, 2014419± 4.79%56%30%7%—7%
Pan Atlantic/SMS Group [18] October 15–21, 2014206± 6.8%62%18%6%—14%
University of New Hampshire [19] October 15–21, 2014297± 5.5%57%19%10%—13%
Critical Insights [20] September 24–30, 2014311± 4%53%19%10%—17%
Pan Atlantic SMS [21] September 23–29, 2014400± 4.9%51%9%10%—30%
University of New Hampshire [22] September 18–25, 2014220± 6.2%66%13%0%4%17%
University of New Hampshire [23] June 12–18, 2014305± 6.5%56%22%—2%20%

Results

Maine's 1st congressional district, 2014 [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Chellie Pingree (incumbent) 186,674 60.4
Republican Isaac J. Misiuk94,75130.7
Independent Richard P. Murphy27,4108.9
n/a Write-ins630.0
Total votes308,898 100.0
Democratic hold

District 2

2014 Maine's 2nd congressional district election
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Nominee Bruce Poliquin Emily Cain Blaine Richardson
Party Republican Democratic Independent
Popular vote133,308118,55631,336
Percentage47.0%41.8%11.1%
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County results
Poliquin:     40–50%     50%–60%
Cain:     40–50%     50%–60%
U.S. Representative before election

Mike Michaud
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Bruce Poliquin
Republican

The 2nd district covers 27,326 square miles (70,770 km2), comprising nearly 80% of the state's total land area. It is the largest district east of the Mississippi River and the 24th-largest overall. It is the second-most rural district in the United States, with 72.11% of its population in rural areas, behind only Kentucky's 5th congressional district. It includes most of the land area north of the Portland and Augusta metropolitan areas, including the cities of Bangor, Lewiston, Auburn and Presque Isle. The incumbent Democrat Mike Michaud, who had represented the district since 2003, did not seek re-election, and was selected as Democratic nominee for Governor of Maine in the 2014 election. He was re-elected with 58% of the vote in 2012, and the district has a PVI of D+2.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Withdrew
  • Alden Smith, Navy reservist [5] [27]
Declined

Endorsements

Troy Dale Jackson

State legislators

Labor unions

Individuals

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Emily
Cain		Troy Dale
Jackson		Undecided
Public Policy Polling [38] June 2–3, 2014810±3.4%60%25%15%
Hypothetical polling
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Joe
Baldacci		Emily
Cain		Matthew
Dunlap		Troy Dale
Jackson		Jeff
McCabe		Janet
Mills		Alden
Smith		Undecided
Public Policy Polling [39] August 23–25, 2013561± 4.1%31%22%—15%——2%30%
Public Policy Polling [40] June 26–27, 2013633± 3.9%19%18%8%9%3%15%—28%

Results

Democratic primary results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Emily Cain 19,906 71.0
Democratic Troy Dale Jackson8,11629.0
Total votes28,022 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Withdrew
Declined

Endorsements

Bruce Poliquin

U.S. Senators

U.S. Representatives

Organizations

Kevin Raye

State legislators

Organizations

Newspapers

Declined to endorse

State officials

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Bruce
Poliquin		Kevin
Raye		Blaine
Richardson		Richard
Rosen		Undecided
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Raye) [61] November 4–5, 2013310± 5.57%18%42%3%5%32%

Results

Republican primary results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bruce Poliquin 19,736 56.8
Republican Kevin Raye14,98743.2
Total votes34,723 100.0

Independents

Candidates

Declared
  • Blaine Richardson, United States Navy veteran, and Republican candidate for the seat in 2012 (unenrolled as a Republican, running as an independent) [44]

General election

Campaign

Bruce Poliquin resisted invitations to debates where Blaine Richardson would be present, including one sponsored by MPBN. Political observers stated this might have been due to Richardson's potential to split the conservative vote. Emily Cain expressed support for Richardson being present at debates and said she would only attend debates where both of the other candidates were present. [62] A debate to be held on WMTW-TV was cancelled after Cain pulled out to protest Richardson not being invited. WMTW said they and their parent company, Hearst Television, had strict criteria for invitations to debates that Richardson did not meet. These criteria included holding large campaign events, fundraising, and performance in polling, all of which WMTW said were not met. [63]

On August 29, Richardson revealed, and Poliquin's campaign confirmed, that Richardson had rejected a request from Poliquin to quit the race. A Poliquin spokesman stated the phone call was made because Richardson had "no chance" to win and seemed "more interested in working with Emily Cain to bash Bruce rather than have a discussion about the future". Richardson said he would stay in the race and he was "so fed up with the parties, both of them". He also said that Poliquin asking him to quit had been one of the biggest boosts for his campaign. [64]

Endorsements

Emily Cain (D)

U.S. Senators

State legislators

Labor unions

Organizations

Newspapers

Individuals

  • Maj. Gen. (retired) John Libby, former head of the Maine National Guard and former Commissioner of the Maine Department of Defense, Veterans, and Emergency Management [66]
Declined to endorse

Organizations

  • Sportsman's Alliance of Maine [15]

Newspapers

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Emily
Cain (D)		Bruce
Poliquin (R)		Blaine
Richardson (I)		OtherUndecided
Maine People's Resource Center [17] October 31–November 2, 2014397± 4.92%42%43%10%—5%
Pan Atlantic/SMS Group [18] October 15–21, 2014186± 7%39%38%8%—16%
University of New Hampshire [19] October 15–21, 2014291± 5.5%40%41%8%—9%
Normington Petts (D-Cain) [75] October 15–16, 2014400± 4.9%42%34%8%—16%
Critical Insights [20] September 24–30, 2014295± 4%36%41%6%—16%
Pan Atlantic SMS [21] September 23–29, 2014400± 4.9%36%33%6%—25%
University of New Hampshire [22] September 18–25, 2014220± 6.2%30%40%3%—27%
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Poliquin) [76] August 17–19, 2014400± 4.9%37%33%6%—24%
University of New Hampshire [23] June 12–18, 2014222± 6.5%44%39%—0%17%
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Raye) [61] November 4–5, 2013400± 4.9%37%34%——29%
Hypothetical polling
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Emily
Cain (D)		Kevin
Raye (R)		Undecided
Public Opinion Strategies^ [77] November 4–5, 2013400± 4.9%31%45%24%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Troy Dale
Jackson (D)		Bruce
Poliquin (R)		Undecided
Public Opinion Strategies^ [77] November 4–5, 2013400± 4.9%38%33%29%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Troy Dale
Jackson (D)		Kevin
Raye (R)		Undecided
Public Opinion Strategies^ [77] November 4–5, 2013400± 4.9%30%45%25%

Results

Maine's 2nd congressional district, 2014 [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bruce Poliquin 133,308 47.0
Democratic Emily Cain 118,55641.8
Independent Blaine Richardson31,33611.1
n/a Write-ins2480.1
Total votes283,448 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

See also

References

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  18. 1 2 Pan Atlantic/SMS Group
  19. 1 2 University of New Hampshire
  20. 1 2 Critical Insights
  21. 1 2 Pan Atlantic SMS
  22. 1 2 University of New Hampshire
  23. 1 2 University of New Hampshire
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  77. 1 2 3 Public Opinion Strategies^
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