2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine

For related races, see 2024 United States House of Representatives elections.

Not to be confused with 2024 Maine House of Representatives election.

2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine

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Both Maine seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 2 0 Seats won 2 0 Seat change Popular vote 446,949 349,294 Percentage 54.70% 42.75% Swing 3.29% 0.83%
Democratic   50–60%

The 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine were held on November 5, 2024, to elect both U.S. representatives from the State of Maine, one from each of the state's congressional districts. These elections coincided with five referendum questions, including a referendum to change the state flag, as well as the presidential election, a U.S. Senate election, and various other state, county and local elections. Primary elections were held on June 11, 2024.

District 1

See also: Maine's 1st congressional district

2024 Maine's 1st congressional district election

←  2022 2026  →

Nominee Chellie Pingree Ronald Russell Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 249,798 154,849 Percentage 58.70% 36.39%

Results by municipality Pingree:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Russell:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70% Write-in:     40–50% Tie:      No votes:

U.S. Representative before election Chellie Pingree Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Chellie Pingree Democratic

The incumbent is Democrat Chellie Pingree, who was re-elected with 62.9% of the vote in 2022. ^[1]

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Chellie Pingree, incumbent U.S. representative ^[2]

Endorsements

Chellie Pingree

Organizations

• Feminist Majority PAC ^[3]
• Humane Society Legislative Fund ^[4]
• J Street PAC ^[5]
• Population Connection Action Fund ^[6]

Labor unions

• National Education Association ^[7]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of May 22, 2024
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Chelllie Pingree (D)	$361,912	$360,437	$405,750
Source: Federal Election Commission [8]

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chellie Pingree (incumbent)	46,307	100.0
Total votes			46,307	100.0

Republican primary

Nominee

• Ronald Russell, defense contractor ^[9]

Eliminated in primary

• Andrew Piantidosi, tech professional ^[10]

Endorsements

Andrew Piantidosi

Newspapers

• Bangor Daily News (Republican primary only) ^[11]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of May 22, 2024
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Andrew Piantidosi (R)	$77,449 [a]	$56,060	$21,388
Ronald Russell (R)	$54,103	$44,988	$9,114
Source: Federal Election Commission [8]

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ronald Russell	16,055	56.8
	Republican	Andrew Piantidosi	12,220	43.2
Total votes			28,275	100.0

Independents

Declared

• Ethan Alcorn, landscape contractor and perennial candidate ^[12]
• Elias Bassile, ammunition business owner ^[13]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2024
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Elias Bassile (I)	$1,005,102 [b]	$234	$1,004,867
Source: Federal Election Commission [8]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [14]	Solid D	October 31, 2023
Inside Elections [15]	Solid D	October 27, 2023
Sabato's Crystal Ball [16]	Safe D	October 26, 2023
Elections Daily [17]	Safe D	October 26, 2023
CNalysis [18]	Solid D	November 16, 2023
Decision Desk HQ [19]	Solid D	June 1, 2024

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [c]	Margin of error	Chellie Pingree (D)	Ronald Russell (R)	Ethan Alcorn (I)	Other	Undecided
University of New Hampshire [20]	October 29 – November 2, 2024	801 (LV)	± 3.5%	56%	28%	4%	–	12%
SurveyUSA [21] [A]	October 24–29, 2024	482 (LV)	± 5.2%	60%	28%	4%	–	7%
Digital Research [22]	September 10 – October 7, 2024	303 (RV)	–	56%	16%	4%	1% [d]	22%
Pan Atlantic Research [23]	September 5–15, 2024	414 (LV)	± 3.5%	53%	28%	4%	–	14%

Results

Maine's 1st congressional district, 2024 ^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chellie Pingree (incumbent)	249,798	58.70
	Republican	Ronald Russell	154,849	36.39
	Independent	Ethan Alcorn	20,883	4.91
Total votes			425,530	100.00

District 2

See also: Maine's 2nd congressional district

2024 Maine's 2nd congressional district election

←  2022 2026  →

Nominee Jared Golden Austin Theriault Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 197,151 194,445 Percentage 50.35% 49.65%

First round county results Golden:     50–60% Theriault:     50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Jared Golden Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Jared Golden Democratic

The incumbent is Democrat Jared Golden, who was re-elected with 53.1% of the vote in 2022. ^[1]

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Jared Golden, incumbent U.S. representative ^[25]

Endorsements

Jared Golden

U.S. Senators

• Joe Manchin, U.S. senator from West Virginia (2010–present) (Independent; Democratic until 2024) ^[26]

Organizations

• AIPAC ^[27]
• Democratic Majority for Israel ^[28]
• End Citizens United ^[29]
• Jewish Democratic Council of America ^[30]
• NARAL Pro-Choice America ^[31]
• Pro-Israel America ^[32]
• With Honor Fund ^[33]
• U.S. Chamber of Commerce ^[34]

Labor unions

• National Education Association ^[7]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of May 22, 2024
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Jared Golden (D)	$3,703,981	$1,325,896	$2,412,774
Source: Federal Election Commission [35]

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jared Golden (incumbent)	23,183	100.00
Total votes			23,183	100.00

Republican primary

Nominee

• Austin Theriault, state representative from the 1st district (2022–present) and former NASCAR driver ^[36]

Eliminated in primary

• Mike Soboleski, state representative from the 73rd district (2022–present) ^[37]

Withdrawn

• Robert Cross, mortgage broker and former U.S. Department of Agriculture employee ^[38]

Declined

• Jason Levesque, former mayor of Auburn and nominee for this district in 2010 ^[39]

Endorsements

Austin Theriault

Executive branch officials

• Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States ^[40]

U.S. Representatives

• Mike Johnson, Louisiana's 4th congressional district (2017–present) and Speaker of the House (2023–present) ^[41]
• Steve Scalise, Louisiana's 1st congressional district (2008–present) and House Majority Leader (2023-present) ^[42]
• Elise Stefanik, New York's 21st congressional district (2021–present) ^[42]

State officials

• Paul LePage, Former Governor of Maine (2011–2019) ^[43]
• Lisa Keim, state senator (2016–present) ^[44]

Organizations

• Congressional Leadership Fund ^[45]
• Republican Jewish Coalition ^[46]
• Log Cabin Republicans PAC ^[47]
• NRA Political Victory Fund ^{[48] [49]}
• National Border Patrol Council ^[50]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of May 22, 2024
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Mike Soboleski (R)	$116,923 [e]	$88,511	$28,412
Austin Theriault (R)	$1,206,402	$625,605	$580,797
Source: Federal Election Commission [35]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [c]	Margin of error	Mike Soboleski	Austin Theriault	Undecided
Public Opinion Strategies [51] [B]	April 9–11, 2024	300 (RV)	?	7%	30%	63%

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Austin Theriault	26,934	66.9
	Republican	Mike Soboleski	13,340	33.1
Total votes			40,274	100.0

Independents

Filed paperwork

• Diana Merenda (write-in) ^{[52] [53]}

Withdrawn

• Elias Bassile, ammunition business owner (switched to the 1st district) ^[13]

General election

Debate

2024 Maine's 2nd congressional district debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Democratic	Republican
Key:  P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Jared Golden	Austin Theriault
1	Oct. 7, 2024	Maine Chamber of Commerce News Center Maine	Rob Caldwell	C-SPAN	P	P

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [14]	Tossup	October 31, 2023
Elections Daily [17]	Lean D	November 4, 2024
Inside Elections [15]	Tossup	September 26, 2024
Sabato's Crystal Ball [16]	Lean D	June 5, 2024
CNalysis [18]	Tilt D	November 16, 2023
Decision Desk HQ [19]	Lean D	June 1, 2024

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [c]	Margin of error	Jared Golden (D)	Austin Theriault (R)	Other	Undecided
University of New Hampshire [20]	October 29 – November 2, 2024	683 (LV)	± 3.7%	45%	44%	–	11%
SurveyUSA [21] [A]	October 24–29, 2024	484 (LV)	± 5.3%	53%	41%	–	6%
Axis Research [54] [C]	October 17–20, 2024	411 (LV)	± 4.8%	45%	47%	–	9%
Digital Research [22]	September 10 – October 7, 2024	303 (RV)	–	38%	38%	3% [f]	21%
Axis Research [54] [C]	October 3–6, 2024	–	± 4.8%	47%	45%	–	8%
Pan Atlantic Research [23]	September 5–15, 2024	398 (LV)	± 3.5%	44%	47%	–	9%
Axis Research [54] [C]	July 23–25, 2024	–	± 4.8%	50%	40%	–	10%

Results

Maine's 2nd congressional district, 2024 ^[55]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jared Golden (incumbent)	197,151	50.35
	Republican	Austin Theriault	194,445	49.65
Total votes			391,596	100.00

Notes

1. $10,000 of this total was self-funded by Piantidosi
2. $1,000,000 of this total was self-funded by Bassile
3. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear
4. "Refused to Specify" with 1%
5. $8,500 of this total was self-funded by Soboleski
6. "Refused to Specify" with 3%

1. Poll sponsored by Bangor Daily News and FairVote
2. Poll sponsored by Theriault's campaign
3. Poll sponsored by the National Republican Congressional Committee

Partisan clients

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External links

Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates

• Elias Bassile (I) for Congress
• Chellie Pingree (D) for Congress
• Ronald Russell (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates

• Jared Golden (D) for Congress
• Austin Theriault (R) for Congress