Maine's 1st Congressional District

Maine's 1st Congressional District

Incumbent

Chellie Pingree

Assumed office: January 3, 2009

Maine's 1st Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Chellie Pingree (D).

As of the 2020 Census, Maine representatives represented an average of 681,791 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 666,537 residents.

Elections

• 2030
• 2028
• 2026
• 2024
• 2022
• 2020
• 2018

See also: Maine's 1st Congressional District election, 2030

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: Maine's 1st Congressional District election, 2028

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: Maine's 1st Congressional District election, 2026

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. House Maine District 1

Incumbent Chellie Pingree (D), Tiffany Roberts (D), Joshua James Duprey (R), Andrew Piantidosi (R), and Ronald C. Russell (R) are running in the general election for U.S. House Maine District 1 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Chellie Pingree (D)
		Tiffany Roberts (D)
	Submit photo	Joshua James Duprey (R)
		Andrew Piantidosi (R)
		Ronald C. Russell (R)

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Eric Small (R)

See also: Maine's 1st Congressional District election, 2024

General

General election for U.S. House Maine District 1

The ranked-choice voting general election for U.S. House Maine District 1 on November 5, 2024 was won by: incumbent Chellie Pingree (D) in round 1.

		Candidate	%	Total votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Chellie Pingree (D)	58.7	249,798	0	Won (1)
		Ronald C. Russell (R)	36.4	154,849	0	1
		Ethan Alcorn (Independent)	4.9	20,883	0	1

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 425,530
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Elias Bassile (Independent)

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Maine District 1

The following candidates advanced from the Democratic ranked-choice voting primary for U.S. House Maine District 1 on June 11, 2024: incumbent Chellie Pingree in round 1.

		Candidate	%	Total votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Chellie Pingree	100.0	46,307	0	Advanced (1)

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 46,307
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Maine District 1

The following candidates advanced from the Republican ranked-choice voting primary for U.S. House Maine District 1 on June 11, 2024: Ronald C. Russell in round 1.

		Candidate	%	Total votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Ronald C. Russell	56.8	16,055	0	Advanced (1)
		Andrew Piantidosi	43.2	12,220	0	1

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 28,275
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Green Party primary

Green primary for U.S. House Maine District 1

The following candidates advanced from the Green Party ranked-choice voting primary for U.S. House Maine District 1 on June 11, 2024:

		Candidate	%	Total votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Nicholas Vigue (Write-in)	100.0	228	0	1

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 228
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See also: Maine's 1st Congressional District election, 2022

General

General election for U.S. House Maine District 1

The ranked-choice voting general election for U.S. House Maine District 1 on November 8, 2022 was won by: incumbent Chellie Pingree (D) in round 1.

		Candidate	%	Total votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Chellie Pingree (D)	62.9	219,753	0	Won (1)
		Ed Thelander (R)	37.0	129,263	0	1
	Submit photo	Alan MacDonald (LOV (Love Over Violent Empire)) (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Undeclared Write-insUndeclared write-in candidates may advance past the first round in some ranked-choice elections. If the official source reports write-in votes by candidate name, Ballotpedia displays them alongside the ballot-qualified candidates. However, if write-in votes are reported without a name, they will instead be included in the total write-in votes figure in Round 1. Please consult the official elections source for more details about unnamed write-in candidate vote totals past Round 1.	0.0%	160	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 349,176
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Maine District 1

The following candidates advanced from the Democratic ranked-choice voting primary for U.S. House Maine District 1 on June 14, 2022: incumbent Chellie Pingree in round 1.

		Candidate	%	Total votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Chellie Pingree	100.0	43,007	0	Advanced (1)

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 43,007
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Aaron Amede (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Maine District 1

The following candidates advanced from the Republican ranked-choice voting primary for U.S. House Maine District 1 on June 14, 2022: Ed Thelander in round 1.

		Candidate	%	Total votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Ed Thelander	100.0	22,346	0	Advanced (1)

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 22,346
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See also: Maine's 1st Congressional District election, 2020

General

General election for U.S. House Maine District 1

The ranked-choice voting general election for U.S. House Maine District 1 on November 3, 2020 was won by: incumbent Chellie Pingree (D) in round 1.

		Candidate	%	Total votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Chellie Pingree (D)	62.2	271,004	0	Won (1)
		Jay Allen (R)	37.8	165,008	0	1
	Submit photo	Nancy Farrand (D) (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
	Submit photo	Ian Arthur Leavitt (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Undeclared Write-insUndeclared write-in candidates may advance past the first round in some ranked-choice elections. If the official source reports write-in votes by candidate name, Ballotpedia displays them alongside the ballot-qualified candidates. However, if write-in votes are reported without a name, they will instead be included in the total write-in votes figure in Round 1. Please consult the official elections source for more details about unnamed write-in candidate vote totals past Round 1.	0.0%	15	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 436,027
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Maine District 1

The following candidates advanced from the Democratic ranked-choice voting primary for U.S. House Maine District 1 on July 14, 2020: incumbent Chellie Pingree in round 1.

		Candidate	%	Total votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Chellie Pingree	100.0	102,773	0	Advanced (1)

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 102,773
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Maine District 1

The following candidates advanced from the Republican ranked-choice voting primary for U.S. House Maine District 1 on July 14, 2020: Jay Allen in round 1.

		Candidate	%	Total votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Jay Allen	100.0	31,124	0	Advanced (1)

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 31,124
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See also: Maine's 1st Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Maine District 1

Incumbent Chellie Pingree (D) defeated Mark Holbrook (R) and Martin Grohman (Independent) in the general election for U.S. House Maine District 1 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chellie Pingree (D)	58.8	201,195
		Mark Holbrook (R)	32.5	111,188
		Martin Grohman (Independent)	8.7	29,670

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 342,053 (100% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Maine District 1

Incumbent Chellie Pingree (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Maine District 1 on June 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chellie Pingree	100.0	74,376

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 74,376
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Maine District 1

Mark Holbrook (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Maine District 1 on June 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Holbrook	100.0	40,679

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 40,679
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Eric Stanton (R)

Previous election results

2016

See also: Maine's 1st Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Chellie Pingree (D), who faced no primary opposition, defeated Mark Holbrook (R) and James Bouchard (L write-in) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Holbrook defeated Ande Allen Smith by 57 votes in the Republican primary on June 14, 2016.

U.S. House, Maine District 1 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Chellie Pingree Incumbent	58%	227,546
	Republican	Mark Holbrook	41.9%	164,569
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	276
Total Votes				392,391
Source: Maine Secretary of State

U.S. House, Maine District 1 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Mark Holbrook	50.1%	10,360
Ande Allen Smith	49.9%	10,303
Total Votes		20,663
Source: Maine Secretary of State

2014

See also: Maine's 1st Congressional District elections, 2014

The 1st Congressional District of Louisiana held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014.

U.S. House, Maine District 1 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Chellie Pingree Incumbent	58%	186,674
	Republican	Isaac James Misiuk	29.4%	94,751
	Independent	Richard Paul Murphy	8.5%	27,410
	Other	Other	0%	63
	Blank	None	4.1%	13,089
Total Votes				321,987
Source: Maine Secretary of State Official Results

General election candidates

• Isaac Misiuk
• Chellie Pingree - Incumbent
• Richard Murphy

June 10, 2014, primary results

Democratic Primary

• Chellie Pingree - Incumbenta

Republican Primary

• Isaac Misiuka

Third Party Candidates

• Richard Murphy

2012

See also: Maine's 1st Congressional District elections, 2012

The 1st Congressional District of Maine held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012, in which incumbent Chellie Pingree (D) won re-election. She defeated Jonathan Courtney (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Maine District 1 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Chellie Pingree Incumbent	62.1%	236,363
	Republican	Jonathan Courtney	33.7%	128,440
	N/A	Blank Votes	4.2%	15,912
Total Votes				380,715
Source: Maine Secretary of State "Tabulations for Elections held in 2012"

2010
On November 2, 2010, Chellie Pingree won election to the United States House. She defeated Dean Peter Scontras (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Maine District 1 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Chellie Pingree incumbent	56.8%	169,114
	Republican	Dean Peter Scontras	43.2%	128,501
	N/A	Write-in	0%	42
Total Votes				297,657

2008
On November 4, 2008, Chellie Pingree won election to the United States House. She defeated Charles Summers (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Maine District 1 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Chellie Pingree	54.9%	205,629
	Republican	Charles Summers	45.1%	168,930
Total Votes				374,559

2006
On November 7, 2006, Thomas H. Allen won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Darlene J. Curley (R) and Dexter J. Kamilewicz (I) in the general election.

U.S. House, Maine District 1 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Thomas H. Allen incumbent	66%	170,949
	Republican	Darlene J. Curley	34%	88,009
	Independent	Dexter J. Kamilewicz	0.1%	179
Total Votes				259,137

2004
On November 2, 2004, Thomas H. Allen won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Charles E. Summers, Jr. (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Maine District 1 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Thomas H. Allen incumbent	59.7%	219,077
	Republican	Charles E. Summers, Jr.	40.3%	147,663
Total Votes				366,740

2002
On November 5, 2002, Thomas H. Allen won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Steven Joyce in the general election.

U.S. House, Maine District 1 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Thomas H. Allen incumbent	63.8%	172,646
	Republican	Steven Joyce	36.2%	97,931
Total Votes				270,577

2000
On November 7, 2000, Thomas H. Allen won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jane A. Amero (R) and J. Frederic Staples (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Maine District 1 general Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Thomas H. Allen incumbent	59.8%	202,823
	Republican	Jane A. Amero	36.5%	123,915
	Libertarian	J. Frederic Staples	3.6%	12,356
Total Votes				339,094

District map

Redistricting

2020-2021

See also: Redistricting in Maine after the 2020 census

On September 29, 2021, Gov. Janet Mills (D) signed legislation enacting redrawn congressional district boundaries as a result of the 2020 census. The Maine Apportionment Commission approved a final congressional district plan and submitted it to the legislature on September 24, 2021. The Maine State Senate and House of Representatives unanimously approved the state’s new congressional map on September 29, 2021. This map took effect for Maine’s 2022 congressional elections.

According to the Bangor Daily News, “The only changes to the state’s congressional maps will take place in Kennebec County, where about 54,000 Mainers will switch districts. Augusta, the capital city, will move from the 1st to the 2nd District, along with Chelsea, Farmingdale, Hallowell, Manchester, Readfield and Winthrop. Meanwhile, Albion, Benton, Clinton, Litchfield, Unity township and West Gardiner will move from the 2nd District to the 1st.”

How does redistricting in Maine work? In Maine, both congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn by the state legislature. An advisory commission is also involved in the process. A two-thirds majority is required to approve new district maps, which are subject to veto by the governor.

The composition of the 15-member advisory redistricting commission is as follows:

1. The majority and minority leaders of the Maine State Senate each select two commissioners.
2. The majority and minority leaders of the Maine House of Representatives each appoint three commissioners.
3. The chairs of the state's two major political parties (i.e., the Republican and Democratic parties) each appoint one member.
4. The aforementioned 12 commissioners appoint two more members from the public, "with each party's representatives coordinating to choose one commissioner."
5. The two public commissioners appoint one additional member.

This commission may make recommendations to the state legislature regarding redistricting, but the legislature is not bound to abide by the commission's recommendations. If the state legislature is unable to pass a redistricting plan, the responsibility falls to the Maine Supreme Court.

State statutes require that congressional districts be compact and contiguous, In addition, state laws require that congressional districts "cross political subdivision lines as few times as possible."

The Maine Constitution mandates that state legislative districts be "compact and contiguous, and that they cross political subdivision lines as few times as possible."

2020

2024

2010-2011

This is the 1st Congressional District of Maine after the 2001 redistricting process.

See also: Redistricting in Maine after the 2010 census

In 2011, the Maine State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.

District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

2026

Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is D+11. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 11 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Maine's 1st the 118th most Democratic district nationally.

2024

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+9. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 9 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Maine's 1st the 133rd most Democratic district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have defeated Donald Trump (R) 60.0%-37.2%.

2022

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+9. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 9 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Maine's 1st the 133rd most Democratic district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 60.0% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 37.2%.

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+8. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 8 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Maine's 1st Congressional District the 137th most Democratic nationally.

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 1.15. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.15 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in Maine
• Maine's 1st Congressional District election, 2024
• Maine's 1st Congressional District election, 2022
• Maine's 1st Congressional District election, 2020
• Maine's 1st Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 1

Footnotes

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Maine's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Susan Collins (R)

Angus King (I)

Representatives

District 1

Chellie Pingree (D)

District 2

Jared Golden (D)

Democratic Party (2)

Republican Party (1)

Independent (1)