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Maine's 1st Congressional District election, 2016
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The 1st Congressional District of Maine held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 8, 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.[4][5][6]
| Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | General Election |
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Maine utilizes a semi-closed primary process, in which both registered party members and unaffiliated voters may participate. Unaffiliated voters may vote in one partisan primary of their choosing in each election.[7][8]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Chellie Pingree (D), who was first elected in 2008.
Maine's 1st Congressional District encompasses Cumberland, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc and York counties. Additionally, the district includes most of Kennebec County.[9]
Election results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| 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 | ||||
Primary election
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Mark Holbrook |
50.1% | 10,360 | ||
| Ande Allen Smith | 49.9% | 10,303 | ||
| Total Votes | 20,663 | |||
| Source: Maine Secretary of State |
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Candidates
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General election candidates: Chellie Pingree   Mark Holbrook James Bouchard (Write-in) |
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Primary candidates:[10] |
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Democratic |
Republican Ande Allen Smith[4] |
District history
2014
The 1st Congressional District of Maine held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Chellie Pingree (D) defeated Isaac Misiuk (R) and Richard Murphy (I) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| 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 | ||||
2012
The 1st Congressional District of Maine held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Chellie Pingree (D) won the election in the district.[11]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| 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" | ||||
Important dates and deadlines
- See also: Maine elections, 2016
The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in Maine in 2016.
| Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016 | |||
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| Deadline | Event type | Event description | |
| March 15, 2016 | Ballot access | Filing deadline for primary candidates (signatures must be verified by local registrars prior to final filing) | |
| May 25, 2016 | Ballot access | Non-party candidates must file petition signatures with local registrars for verification prior to final filing | |
| June 1, 2016 | Ballot access | Filing deadline for non-party candidates | |
| June 3, 2016 | Campaign finance | 11-day pre-primary report due | |
| June 14, 2016 | Election date | Primary election | |
| July 26, 2016 | Campaign finance | 42-day post-primary report due | |
| September 27, 2016 | Campaign finance | 42-day pre-general report due | |
| October 28, 2016 | Campaign finance | 11-day pre-general report due | |
| November 8, 2016 | Election date | General election | |
| December 20, 2016 | Campaign finance | 42-day post-general report due | |
| Sources: Maine Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate's Guide to Ballot Access," accessed January 11, 2016 Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices, "All Upcoming Deadlines," accessed January 11, 2016 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Maine, 2016
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2016
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2016 House Race Ratings for July 11, 2016," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2016 House," accessed July 18, 2016
- ↑ Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report, "House Ratings," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Maine Secretary of State, "List of Candidates who have filed for the June 14, 2016 Primary Election," March 15, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "Maine Primary Results," June 14, 2016
- ↑ CNN "Election Results," accessed November 8, 2016
- ↑ NCSL, "State Primary Election Types," accessed June 12, 2024
- ↑ Main Legislature Revised Statutes, "§341. Unenrolled voter participation in primary elections allowed," accessed June 12, 2024
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Counties by Congressional Districts," accessed June 8, 2016
- ↑ Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map," accessed August 15, 2012
For information about public policy issues in the 2016 elections, see: Public policy in the 2016 elections!
