2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine

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2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine
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  2020 November 8, 2022 2024  

All 2 Maine seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election20
Seats won20
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote379,824274,572
Percentage57.99%41.92%
SwingIncrease2.svg 0.04%Decrease2.svg 0.12%

United States House of Representatives elections in Maine, 2022 results by district.svg
United States House of Representatives elections in Maine, 2022 results by county.svg

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.

Contents

Results summary

Statewide

PartyCandi-
dates
First round votesSecond round votesSeats
No. %No. %No.+/– %
Democratic Party 2371,70455.98%383,76658.24%2Steady2.svg100%
Republican Party 2270,25640.7%275,13841.76%0Steady2.svg0%
Independent 122,0483.32%0Steady2.svg0%
Total5664,008100%658,904100%2Steady2.svg100%
Popular vote
Democratic
58.24%
Republican
41.76%
House seats
Democratic
100%

District

Results of the 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine by district:

District Democratic Republican OthersFirst round totalSecond round totalResult
First round votesFirst round %Second round votesSecond round %First round votesFirst round %Second round votesSecond round votes %First round votesFirst round %Second round votesSecond round %Votes%Votes%
District 1 218,630 %218,630 %128,996 %128,996 %00%00%347,988100.00%347,988100.00%Democratic hold
District 2 153,07448.38%165,13653.05%141,26044.65%146,14246.95%22,0486.96%00%316,382100.00%311,278100.00%Democratic hold
Total371,70455.98%383,76658.24%270,25640.7%275,13841.76%22,0483.32%00%664,008100.00%658,904100.00%

District 1

2022 Maine's 1st congressional district election
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  Chellie Pingree official photo (cropped).jpg 3x4.svg
Nominee Chellie Pingree Ed Thelander
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote218,630128,996
Percentage62.9%37.0%

2022 Maine 1st Congressional District by county.svg
2022 Maine 1st Congressional District by Township.svg
Pingree:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Thelander:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%
Tie:     
No votes:     

U.S. Representative before election

Chellie Pingree
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Chellie Pingree
Democratic

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

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Chellie Pingree (incumbent) 43,007 100.0
Total votes43,007 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ed Thelander 22,346 100.0
Total votes22,346 100.0

General election

Debate

2022 Maine's 1st congressional district debate
No.DateHostModeratorLink Democratic Republican
Key:
 P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
Chellie Pingree Ed Thelander
1Oct. 13, 2022 Maine Public
Broadcasting Network
Portland Press Herald
[8] PP

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [9] Solid DOctober 5, 2021
Inside Elections [10] Solid DOctober 11, 2021
Sabato's Crystal Ball [11] Safe DOctober 5, 2021
Politico [12] Solid DApril 5, 2022
RCP [13] Safe DJune 9, 2022
Fox News [14] Solid DJuly 11, 2022
DDHQ [15] Solid DJuly 20, 2022
538 [16] Solid DJune 30, 2022
The Economist [17] Safe DSeptember 28, 2022

Polling

Graphical summary

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [a]
Margin
of error
Chellie
Pingree (D)
Ed
Thelander (R)
OtherUndecided
Pan Atlantic Research [18] October 7–15, 2022400 (LV)± 3.5%62%28%7%
University of New Hampshire [19] September 15–19, 2022351 (LV)± 3.6%57%32%10%
Fabrizio Ward (R)/Impact Research (D) [20] May 10–13, 2022263 (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 sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [a]
Margin
of error
Generic
Democrat
Generic
Republican
OtherUndecided
Digital Research Inc. [22] March 14 – April 7, 2022311 (RV)43%26%4% [b] 26%

Results

2022 Maine's 1st congressional district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Chellie Pingree (incumbent) 219,753 62.9
Republican Ed Thelander129,26337.0
Write-in 1600.0
Total votes349,176 100
Democratic hold

District 2

2022 Maine's 2nd congressional district election
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  Jared Golden 117th Congress portrait (cropped).jpeg Bruce Poliquin official photo (cropped).jpg 3x4.svg
Nominee Jared Golden Bruce Poliquin Tiffany Bond
Party Democratic Republican Independent
First round153,074
48.38%
141,260
44.65%
21,555
6.84%
Maximum round 165,136
53.05%
146,142
46.95%
Eliminated

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First round county results
Golden:     40–50%     50–60%
Poliquin:     40–50%     50–60%

U.S. Representative before election

Jared Golden
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Jared Golden
Democratic

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
Did not file

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jared Golden (incumbent) 25,684 100.0
Total votes25,684 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Withdrew
Declined

Endorsements

Bruce Poliquin

Results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bruce Poliquin 22,149 60.1
Republican Liz Caruso14,69939.9
Total votes36,848 100.0

Independents

Candidates

Declared
  • Tiffany Bond, family attorney, candidate for this district in 2018, and write-in candidate for U.S. Senate in 2020 [45]
Disqualified/withdrawn
  • Jordan Borrowman, janitor [46]

General election

Debate

2022 Maine U.S. House of Representatives debate
No.DateHostModeratorLink Democratic Republican Independent
Key:
 P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
Jared Golden Bruce Poliquin Tiffany Bond
1Sep. 26, 2022 Maine Public
Broadcasting Network
Portland Press Herald
Lewiston Sun Journal
Jennifer Rooks [47] AAP
2Sep. 30, 2022 WCSH Pat Callaghan [48] PPP

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [9] TossupOctober 5, 2021
Inside Elections [10] Tilt DOctober 21, 2021
Sabato's Crystal Ball [11] Lean DNovember 7, 2022
Politico [12] TossupApril 5, 2022
RCP [13] TossupJune 9, 2022
Fox News [14] TossupOctober 11, 2022
DDHQ [15] Lean R (flip)November 8, 2022
538 [16] Lean DSeptember 4, 2022
The Economist [17] TossupNovember 1, 2022

Polling

Graphical summary

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [a]
Margin
of error
Jared
Golden (D)
Bruce
Poliquin (R)
Tiffany
Bond (I)
OtherUndecided
SurveyUSA [49] October 28 – November 2, 2022544 (LV)± 4.9%43%40%8%9%
Pan Atlantic Research [18] October 7–15, 2022400 (LV)± 3.5%47%39%8%6%
University of New Hampshire [19] September 15–19, 2022333 (LV)± 3.6%44%33%10%13%
Fabrizio Ward (R)/Impact Research (D) [20] May 10–13, 2022237 (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 sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [a]
Margin
of error
Generic
Democrat
Generic
Republican
OtherUndecided
Digital Research Inc. [22] March 14 – April 7, 2022311 (RV)24%42%7% [c] 28%

Results

Maine's 2nd congressional district, 2022 results [50]
PartyCandidateRound 1Round 2
Votes%TransferVotes%
Democratic Jared Golden
(incumbent)
153,07448.38%+ 12,062165,13653.05%
Republican Bruce Poliquin 141,26044.65%+ 4,882146,14246.95%
Independent Tiffany Bond21,6556.84%- 21,655Eliminated
Write-in3930.12%- 393Eliminated
Continuing ballots316,382100%
311,27898.39%
Exhausted ballots-+ 5,1045,1041.61%
Total votes316,382100%
316,382
Democratic hold

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. "Independent candidate" with 4%
  3. "Independent candidate" with 7%

Partisan clients

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    Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates