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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.
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 | 0% | ||||
Total | 5 | 664,008 | 100% | 658,904 | 100% | 2 | 100% |
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% |
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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]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Chellie Pingree (incumbent) | 43,007 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 43,007 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ed Thelander | 22,346 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 22,346 | 100.0 |
No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Democratic | Republican |
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Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn | ||||||
Chellie Pingree | Ed Thelander | |||||
1 | Oct. 13, 2022 | Maine Public Broadcasting Network Portland Press Herald | [8] | P | P |
Source | Ranking | As of |
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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 |
Graphical summary
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Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size [lower-alpha 1] | Margin of error | Chellie Pingree (D) | Ed Thelander (R) | Other | Undecided |
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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% |
Generic Democrat vs. generic Republican
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size [lower-alpha 1] | Margin of error | Generic Democrat | Generic Republican | Other | Undecided |
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Digital Research Inc. [22] | March 14 – April 7, 2022 | 311 (RV) | – | 43% | 26% | 4% [lower-alpha 2] | 26% |
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 |
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First round county results Golden: 40–50% 50–60% Poliquin: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Organizations
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jared Golden (incumbent) | 25,684 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 25,684 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bruce Poliquin | 22,149 | 60.1 | |
Republican | Liz Caruso | 14,699 | 39.9 | |
Total votes | 36,848 | 100.0 |
No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Democratic | Republican | Independent |
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Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn | |||||||
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 |
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 |
Graphical summary
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Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size [lower-alpha 1] | 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% |
Generic Democrat vs. generic Republican
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size [lower-alpha 1] | Margin of error | Generic Democrat | Generic Republican | Other | Undecided |
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Digital Research Inc. [22] | March 14 – April 7, 2022 | 311 (RV) | – | 24% | 42% | 7% [lower-alpha 3] | 28% |
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 | |||||||
Exhausted ballots | - | + 5,104 | 5,104 | 1.61% | ||||||
Total votes | 316,382 | 100% | 316,382 | |||||||
Democratic hold |
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