Maine's 2nd Congressional District election, 2018

Elections in Maine, 2018

• General election: Nov. 6
• Voter registration deadline: Oct. 16, or Nov. 6 (in-person)
• Early voting: When ballots become available through Nov. 1
• Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 6

• Online registration: No
• Same-day registration: Yes
• Voter ID: No
• Poll times: 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

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Maine's 2nd Congressional District
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Election details
Filing deadline: March 15, 2018
Primary: June 12, 2018 General: November 6, 2018 Pre-election incumbent: Bruce Poliquin (Republican)
How to vote
Poll times: 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting in Maine
Race ratings
Cook Partisan Voter Index (2018): R+2 Cook Political Report: Toss-up Inside Elections: Toss-up Sabato's Crystal Ball: Toss-up
Ballotpedia analysis
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State Rep. Jared Golden (D) defeated Rep. Bruce Poliquin (R), Tiffany Bond (I) and Will Hoar (I) in the November 6, 2018, general election to represent Maine's 2nd Congressional District.

This election was decided by ranked-choice voting. Read more below.

This was the first general election in Maine for which ranked-choice voting was law, and this race was the first in U.S. history where the process was used to decide a congressional election.

All 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives were up for election in 2018. The Democratic Party gained a net total of 40 seats, winning control of the chamber. This race was identified as a 2018 battleground that might have affected partisan control of the U.S. House in the 116th Congress. Heading into the election, the Republican Party was in the majority holding 235 seats to Democrats' 193 seats, with seven vacant seats. Democrats needed to win 23 GOP-held seats in 2018 to win control of the House. From 1918 to 2016, the president’s party lost an average of 29 seats in midterm elections.

Prior to Poliquin's defeat, no incumbent had lost an election for Maine's 2nd District seat since 1916. Before Poliquin won the seat in 2014, Democrats held it for 20 years. Barack Obama (D) won the district in the 2012 presidential election by 9 percentage points. Donald Trump (R) won the district in 2016 by 10 percentage points.

For more information about the Democratic primary, click here.
For more information about the Republican primary, click here.

Election aftermath

• December 14, 2018: Poliquin requested that the recount be called off.

• December 13, 2018: Judge Lance Walker denied Poliquin's request for a new election and his challenge of ranked-choice voting's constitutionality.

• December 6, 2018: The secretary of state office began conducting a recount requested by Poliquin. The office estimated that the recount would take several weeks to complete.

• December 5, 2018: Judge Lance Walker heard Poliquin's arguments for declaring ranked-choice voting unconstitutional and being named the winner of the November 6 election or having a second election ordered.

• November 26, 2018: Poliquin requested a recount. As Maine law requires candidates to pay $5,000 when requesting a recount if the margin of victory in the race was greater than 1,000 votes, Poliquin paid the deposit (candidates receive the money back if they are deemed the winner).
  • Poliquin said he had "heard from countless Maine voters who were confused and even frightened their votes did not count due to computer-engineered rank voting." Golden said Poliquin had a right to request a recount but that "[d]ragging this process out only hurts the people we were elected to serve."

• November 15, 2018: The Maine Secretary of State's office announced that it had completed its second-round vote tally. Golden received 50.5 percent of the second-round votes to Poliquin's 49.5 percent. The Associated Press called the race for Golden shortly after 3pm EST.

• November 15, 2018: Judge Lance Walker denied Poliquin's request that ranked-choice voting tabulations be stopped for this race, saying, "Maine voters cast their ballots in reliance on the RCV system." Walker did not rule on the question of the system's constitutionality overall, leaving it open to further legal proceedings.

• November 13, 2018: Poliquin filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District of Maine court seeking to end ranked-choice voting tabulations for this race and to have the system declared unconstitutional, claiming that the U.S. Constitution "sets a plurality vote as the qualification for election to the U.S. House of Representatives."

• November 7, 2018: Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap announced that ranked-choice voting procedures would be implemented in this race. This meant that the lowest vote-getters on Election Day, Bond and Hoar, would be eliminated from the running and that the votes those candidates received would be reallocated to either Poliquin or Golden if either was selected as voters' second choice on those ballots.

• November 6, 2018: With 95 percent of precincts reporting, Poliquin had received 46.2 percent of the vote to Golden's 45.5 percent on Election Day. The state's use of ranked-choice voting required that U.S. House candidates receive more than 50 percent of the vote to win an election.

Candidates and election results

Note: After the first round of vote tallying, Bond or Hoar were eliminated from the running and the votes of those who selected them as their first-choice candidates were reallocated to the voters' second-choice candidates (if they selected a second choice).

General election

General election for U.S. House Maine District 2

Select round: Round 2 Round 1

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Jared Golden in round 2 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Jared Golden	50.6	142,440	10,427	Won (2)
		Bruce Poliquin	49.4	138,931	4,747	2
		Tiffany Bond	0.0	0	-16,552	1
		Will Hoar	0.0	0	-6,875	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Jared Golden	45.6	132,013	0	Won (2)
		Bruce Poliquin	46.3	134,184	0	2
		Tiffany Bond	5.7	16,552	0	1
		Will Hoar	2.4	6,875	0	1

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 289,624
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Dennis O'Connor (Independent)
• Danielle VanHelsing (Independent)
• Henry John Bear (G)

Candidate profiles

See also: Editorial approach to writing about key campaign messages

Jared Golden, Maine state representative

Party: Democratic

Incumbent: No

Political office: Maine state representative (2014-2018)

Biography: Golden was a Marine for four years, serving tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. He graduated from Bates College in 2011. Golden returned to Afghanistan as a volunteer teacher, then worked as a staffer for Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. When he entered the state House, Golden became the assistant majority leader of the chamber.

Key messages

• Golden connected his background as a Marine to his idea of service in political office. He said that in the Marines and in the Maine House of Representatives, he served people over special interests and put politics aside to work as a team with others.

• Golden highlighted his experience working three jobs after his time in the Marines when discussing his policy priorities. He said he would work to protect healthcare coverage for people with pre-existing conditions, lower drug prices, and protect Social Security and Medicare.

• Golden called Poliquin a career politician. He said Poliquin voted for plans to cut Social Security and Medicare and remove healthcare coverage protections for people with pre-existing conditions.

Bruce Poliquin, U.S. representative from Maine

Party: Republican

Incumbent: Yes

Political office: U.S. representative from Maine's 2nd Congressional District (Assumed office: 2015); Maine state treasurer (2010-2012)

Biography: Bruce Poliquin received a bachelor's degree from Harvard University. After college, he worked as a businessman in Chicago and New York City. He started and managed several businesses, including an investment company for pension funds. In the House, he served on the Financial Services Committee and the Veterans Affairs Committee.

Key messages

• Poliquin said his achievements in office included securing veterans' healthcare, protecting Social Security and Medicare, and improving Maine's economy by resisting unfair trade deals.

• Poliquin said he played a role in passing bipartisan legislation and highlighted his membership on the Bipartisan Task Force to Combat the Heroin Epidemic, among other bipartisan groups.

• A Poliquin campaign ad referred to Golden as "too radical, too risky for Maine." The ad stated that Golden's healthcare plan would "end Medicare as we know it" and require tax increases that would result in job loss.

Polls

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Maine's 2nd Congressional District election, 2018
Poll	Bruce Poliquin	Jared Golden	Undecided	Margin of Error	Sample Size
Emerson College October 27-29, 2018	46%	47%	4%	+/-4.9	441
NYT Upshot/Siena College October 15-18, 2018	41%	41%	15%	+/-4.8	501
NYT Upshot/Siena College September 12-14, 2018	47%	42%	11%	+/-4.8	506
Note: A "0%" finding means the question was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org

Campaign finance

The chart below contains data from financial reports submitted to the Federal Election Commission.

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Bruce Poliquin	Republican Party	$4,233,235	$4,253,973	$3,593	As of December 31, 2018
Jared Golden	Democratic Party	$5,776,195	$5,683,486	$92,709	As of December 31, 2018
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2018. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). * According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." ** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.

Satellite spending

Satellite spending, commonly referred to as outside spending, describes political spending not controlled by candidates or their campaigns; that is, any political expenditures made by groups or individuals that are not directly affiliated with a candidate. This includes spending by political party committees, super PACs, trade associations, and 501(c)(4) nonprofit groups.

This section lists satellite spending in this race reported by news outlets in alphabetical order. If you are aware of spending that should be included, please email us.

• America First PAC: The America First PAC, an organization that supports President Donald Trump (R), announced their intention to spend $1 million on TV, radio, digital ads, and direct mail in support of Poliquin.

• American Bankers Association: The ABA announced its support for Poliquin and released an ad describing his opposition to regulations. The association described these regulations as over-regulation that prevented banks from helping job growth through investment. The group spent $250,000 on the cable ad buy.

• Congressional Leadership Fund (CLF): This super PAC reserved $3.1 million in TV ads toward the race through September 14. The group had released four ads against Golden at that time.
  • Through November 3, the group had spent $3.5 million total on various activities opposing Golden and supporting Poliquin.

• The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee spent $1.5 million on ads opposing Poliquin through November 3.

• House Majority PAC: In March, this Democratic-aligned super PAC reserved about $1 million in airtime toward the race, divided between the following markets: $1,008,000 in Portland, $616,000 in Bangor, and $70,000 in Presque Isle.

• Patients for Affordable Drugs spent more than $1 million on TV, radio, and digital ads opposing Poliquin, according to a September 20 report in the Bangor Daily News "State & Capitol" blog.

• Patriot Majority USA: The Democratic-aligned Patriot Majority USA released an ad in August criticizing Poliquin's relationship to donors from the insurance industry and his voting record on healthcare. The organization spent about $390,000 on the TV ad and $100,000 on a similar radio ad, Politico reported.
  • The group reported an additional $212,000 in TV ad spending against Poliquin on September 12.
  • The group spent an estimated $549,000 on TV ads in opposition to Poliquin on October 9.
  • Total spending for the group through November 3 was $2.3 million.

• Sixteen Thirty Fund: Sixteen Thirty Fund spent $40,000 in Maine through an organization called Mainers Against Healthcare Cuts, Politico reported. That organization held a mock retirement party for Poliquin on February 20.

• With Honor Fund: With Honor Fund, an organization that supports the campaigns of both Democratic and Republican veterans, reported $622,000 in spending on ad production and digital ads in support of Golden in August.

Race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

• Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
• Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
• Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.
• Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.

Race ratings: Maine's 2nd Congressional District election, 2018
Race tracker	Race ratings
	October 30, 2018	October 23, 2018	October 16, 2018	October 9, 2018
The Cook Political Report	Toss-up	Toss-up	Toss-up	Toss-up
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Toss-up	Toss-up	Toss-up	Toss-up
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Toss-up	Toss-up	Toss-up	Toss-up
Note: Ballotpedia updates external race ratings every two weeks throughout the election season.

District analysis

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

See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

The 2017 Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+2, meaning that in the previous two presidential elections, this district's results were 2 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Maine's 2nd Congressional District the 219th most Republican 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 1.10. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.10 points toward that party.

Noteworthy endorsements

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This section lists noteworthy endorsements issued in this election, including those made by high-profile individuals and organizations, cross-party endorsements, and endorsements made by newspaper editorial boards. It also includes a bulleted list of links to official lists of endorsements for any candidates who published that information on their campaign websites. Please note that this list is not exhaustive. If you are aware of endorsements that should be included, please click here.

Click the links below to see endorsement lists published on candidate campaign websites, if available.

• Tiffany Bond
• Jared Golden

Noteworthy general election endorsements
Endorsement	Poliquin (R)	Golden (D)
Elected officials
President Donald Trump (R)	✔
Former President Barack Obama (D)		✔
Newspapers
Portland Press Herald		✔

Timeline

• October 29, 2018: A poll found Poliquin and Golden tied within the margin of error.

• October 25, 2018: Pres. Donald Trump (R) endorsed Poliquin.

• October 18, 2018: A New York Times Upshot/Siena College poll showed Golden and Poliquin tied.

• October 16, 2018: Poliquin, Golden, Bond, and Hoar participated in the Presque Isle debate at WAGM-TV. The candidates discussed House leadership, satellite groups, healthcare, the opioid crisis, and the economy, among other issues.

• October 8, 2018: Poliquin, Golden, Bond, and Hoar participated in a debate sponsored by News Center Maine. They discussed healthcare, gun legislation, broadband infrastructure, and unemployment, among other issues.

• October 1, 2018: Former President Barack Obama (D) endorsed Golden.

• September 14, 2018: A New York Times Upshot/Siena College poll showed Poliquin with 47 percent support to Golden's 42 percent, with a margin of error of +/-4.8 percentage points.

• September 14, 2018: The Congressional Leadership Fund, a Republican super PAC, had reserved $3.1 million in television advertising toward the race. From mid-August to mid-September, the group released four ads opposing Golden.

Campaign advertisements

This section shows advertisements released in this race. Ads released by campaigns and, if applicable, satellite groups are embedded or linked below. If you are aware of advertisements that should be included, please email us.

Bruce Poliquin

Support

"Fought for Us" - Congressional Leadership Fund ad, released October 22, 2018

"Maine Veterans Support Congressman Bruce Poliquin" - Poliquin campaign ad, released October 5, 2018

"Maine's Congressman Bruce Poliquin" - Poliquin campaign ad, released September 13, 2018

"Promoting Maine Businesses – Rep. Bruce Poliquin (ME-2)" - American Bankers Association ad, released July 12, 2018

Oppose

"Service" - VoteVets ad, released October 19, 2018

"Ask Around" - Patriot Majority USA ad, released October 15, 2018

"Pre-existing" - Golden ad, released October 9, 2018

"Simple" - DCCC ad, released September 26, 2018

"Worst Thing" - Patients For Affordable Drugs Action ad, released September 20, 2018

"Forest" - Golden ad, released September 18, 2018

"Work" - DCCC ad, released September 17, 2018

"Hurting" - Priorities USA ad, released September 13, 2018

"Enabling Ryan" - House Majority PAC ad, released May 1, 2018

Jared Golden

Support

"Important" - Golden campaign ad, released October 25, 2018

"Jared Golden is Diffierent" - Golden campaign ad, released October 19, 2018

"Pub" - Golden campaign ad, released October 2, 2018

"Bullseye" - Golden campaign ad, released September 9, 2018

"BBQ" - Golden campaign ad, released August 29, 2018

"Overboard" - Golden campaign ad, released August 17, 2018

"Broom" - Golden campaign ad, released August 16, 2018

Oppose

"Maine's Economy" - Congressional Leadership Fund ad, released October 31, 2018

"Fought for Us" - Congressional Leadership Fund ad, released October 22, 2018

"What Else" - NRCC ad, released October 9, 2018

"At Risk" - Congressional Leadership Fund ad, released October 3, 2018

"Irv" - Congressional Leadership Fund ad, released October 3, 2018

"Patti" - Congressional Leadership Fund ad, released September 24, 2018

"Jackpot" - Congressional Leadership Fund ad, released September 14, 2018

"Too Liberal" - Congressional Leadership Fund ad, released September 5, 2018

"Work Hard" - Congressional Leadership Fund ad, released August 27, 2018

"Imagine" - Congressional Leadership Fund ad, released August 15, 2018

• "Behind This T-shirt," Poliquin campaign ad, August 10, 2018

Debates and forums

October 16, 2018, debate

Poliquin, Golden, Bond, and Hoar participated in the Presque Isle debate on October 16, 2018, at WAGM-TV. The candidates discussed House leadership, satellite groups, healthcare, the opioid crisis, and the economy, among other issues.

• Find the Maine Public round-up of the debate here.
• Find the Portland Press Herald round-up of the debate here.

October 8, 2018, debate

Poliquin, Golden, Bond, and Hoar participated in a debate on October 8, 2018, sponsored by News Center Maine. They discussed healthcare, gun legislation, broadband infrastructure, and unemployment, among other issues.

• Find the Bangor Daily News round-up of the debate here.
• Find the Portland Press Herald round-up of the debate here.

Campaign themes

Jared Golden

The following themes were found on Golden's campaign website.

“	Jobs and Economy With so many Mainers having to work harder and harder to make ends meet, the simple truth is that our economy is leaving workers and families behind. Since 2001, Maine has lost a net of 37,000 middle class jobs – mostly in manufacturing. They have been replaced by low-wage jobs that lack protections and basic benefits like healthcare, retirement, and paid family leave. With the loss of these good-paying jobs, the poverty rate in Maine has risen. In our rural counties, 40 percent of working families are living at or near the poverty line, and one in five Maine children live in food insecure homes. Startlingly, Maine ranks third highest among the nation for rates of households with extreme food insecurity. Since the 2008 financial crisis, the concentration of wealth among the richest one percent has increased, while middle- and working-class wages have flatlined. Between 2002 and 2016, middle class wages have gone up just three percent. At the same time, the costs of living, healthcare, and education have grown at a much higher rate. In 2016, two-thirds of Maine voters thought their family’s financial situation was the same or worse than it was in 2012. They are not wrong. Our district’s economy has not yet recovered from the economic crash, and Maine’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) remains below its pre-recession level. Meanwhile, New England’s GDP has grown by eight percent and the country’s GDP has grown by 13 percent. In order to grow Maine’s middle class and improve working people’s lives, we must take action. Invest in infrastructure to help Maine’s rural economy. In addition to repairing our roads and bridges, the federal government must prioritize expanding broadband and bringing faster Internet to our communities so all Mainers can compete in the 21st century economy. Level the playing field for small businesses by taking a common-sense approach to regulation. That means holding big corporations who break the rules accountable, without putting small business-owners at a disadvantage. We should break up monopolies that prevent small businesses from competing in the market, and leave consumers without choice. End unfair trade agreements that benefit the world’s wealthiest corporations. U.S. trade deals should put American workers and American businesses first. Grow the renewable energy sector. With proper investment we can reduce electricity costs, lower carbon emissions, and create high-quality, good-paying jobs. Strengthen our state’s manufacturing base. Maine is capable of making goods and products to sell to the rest of the world. We should be investing in research, development, and commercialization in order to help manufacturers bring Maine products to market. Support traditional Maine jobs in the farming, fishing, agriculture, and forest products industries. With proper investment, and with a commitment from the government to help them adapt to a changing economy, these industries can be made more competitive and more secure. Prioritize federal policies that benefit middle- and working-class people. That means creating a fair tax plan, ensuring healthcare is affordable, protecting programs like Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, fighting for stronger unions, increasing wages, and eliminating the pay gap between men and women. Health and Healthcare The United States spends more on healthcare than any other country in the world, yet preventable diseases like heart failure and diabetes continue to plague our communities. To lower long-term costs and improve care, we must stop treating health like a private industry, and start treating health like a public good and a basic right for every American. We can start by improving the Affordable Care Act. From there, we need to move towards a universal healthcare system, like Medicare-for-All. Too many people in America are without adequate healthcare coverage, resulting in higher premiums for those who are insured. In 2017, voters approved Medicaid expansion by ballot initiative, and I am fighting to ensure the Governor follows through with his responsibility to expand healthcare coverage to 70,000 Mainers. Across our state, rural hospitals are the economic cornerstones of many communities. Expanding Medicaid will help people get the care they need and deserve, and will help ensure healthcare workers remain secure in their jobs. We must also address the high cost of prescription drugs disproportionately affecting our state, especially among our elderly. The Federal Government should use its purchasing power to negotiate lower rates and allow for safe drug reimportation from countries like Canada. The Environment For generations, Maine’s clean air, water, forests, wildlife, and abundant natural resources have been essential to our economy and our way of life. Global climate change is real, and policy-makers need to start listening to experts in the fields of science. I believe we have a duty to all Mainers to prevent the economic and environmental devastation that climate change will bring to our state. We must get serious about lowering carbon emissions and reducing our reliance on fossil fuels. That starts with the United States rejoining the Paris Agreement, and leading the global effort to combat climate change. At home, we must do all we can to reduce carbon emissions by investing in fuel-efficient technologies and better transportation infrastructure. By being leaders on climate change, we can create new, green energy jobs in Maine, and put our people back to work producing, installing, and maintaining clean energy parts and products. As a State Legislator, I have supported efforts to expand the use of renewable energy in Maine, and I will continue to do so in Congress. Finally, we must fully fund the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ensure the safety of our air, water, and lands. We must keep polluters in check with strong environmental regulations, without over-regulating responsible small business owners. Environmental toxins like lead pose a major health crisis in Maine, particularly in our aging infrastructure and housing. We must use every tool available to clean up our environment, and to ensure our children and future generations are protected. Seniors Medicare and Social Security are promises made to our seniors in return for a life of hard work, yet too many Americans face the prospect of entering retirement age without the savings to retire securely. With high healthcare and prescription drug costs, the loss of pensions, and stagnant wage growth, Maine’s seniors are being forced to continue to work, and retire, into poverty. We should honor all seniors, and fight against the privatization or roll back of Medicare and Social Security. We need to make these programs more efficient and accessible, and increase benefits so that more seniors have the opportunity for comfortable, secure retirements. We must also prioritize affordable senior housing, and remodel long-term care services so that seniors always have the option of living safely and comfortably at home. Education In exchange for my military service, I had the opportunity to attend Bates College at no cost. I believe we must provide more students with opportunities to serve our country in exchange for education opportunities. That’s why I am proposing a universal service program. In exchange for two years of service – whether it’s with AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, Teach for America, the military and National Guard, or another service organization altogether – students should receive a two-year education benefit. I believe young people would gain from this experience, and our communities would benefit from their hard work. Equally as important, I believe high-quality, early childhood education is one of the best investments Maine can make. All children should have access to universal pre-kindergarten or Head Start. Children who attend pre-kindergarten have higher graduation rates, and are less likely to repeat grades, require special education, or find themselves in trouble with the law when they are older. It is critical to our democracy that we remain committed to our public education system. Teachers deserve better pay and benefits, and the government should let teachers teach – rather than burden classrooms with more mandates and excessive testing. Ultimately, an investment in education means an investment in our economy, and in our democracy. We must prepare young people to be informed citizens, so we can continue to have strong communities and a vibrant exchange of ideas. Trade Since implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in 1994, wages have stagnated, standards of living have dropped, and thousands of good jobs have been lost in key sectors like manufacturing and agriculture. People are right to be frustrated that the government – under both parties – has elevated corporate profits over the well-being of America’s workers in most trade deals. This needs to stop. Our trade policies must once again focus on creating economic opportunity for middle- and working-class Americans first. The United States must stop using trade agreements as investment deals for the world’s wealthiest corporations and instead prioritize higher wages, safer work, and meaningful environmental standards. Veterans & Defense As a Marine Corps veteran, I understand how important the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is to veterans, especially those with permanent injuries from their time in service. Having experienced firsthand the difference the VA can make in the lives of veterans, I will fight to protect services that our veterans rely on every day — especially those veterans living in rural Maine. I will never vote to privatize the VA, and I will oppose every effort to do so. Privatization of the VA stands to jeopardize the quality of healthcare provided to veterans, and it will create incentives for corporations to put profits before veterans. Congress must fully fund the VA, and hold the VA system to the highest of standards. Members of our military are taught to put mission first, and that excuses for failure are unacceptable. Members of Congress and the VA must hold themselves to those same standards. I will work closely with our veteran service organizations (VSO) to ensure their voices are heard in Congress. VSOs are on the front line assisting veterans, and given the proper resources, they can help Congress and the VA get the job done. I’ve fought on the ground in two foreign wars. Putting troops in harm’s way should always be a last resort and occur only when a compelling national interest exists. Congress must stop writing blank checks to the Executive Branch and take back the responsibility of approving where and when our country commits our troops. Over the past decade and a half, America has spent trillions on the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and on other conflicts across the globe. War should be a last resort, and only undertaken when the security interests of America are clearly present, and the risks and costs can be appropriately justified to the American people. Women Congress must do more to end gender-based wage discrimination. In 2017, working women in Maine were paid approximately $10,000 less than working men – amounting to nearly $3 billion in lost wages every year. In Maine, women lead more than 53,000 family households, of which 28 percent earn incomes that fall below the poverty line. By ending wage discrimination, we would not only lift Maine families out of poverty, but working women in our state would have more money for healthcare, childcare, rent and mortgage payments, college tuition and retirement. Additionally, the United States is the only developed nation in the world without mandatory paid family leave. As an employer, I believe paid family leave polices benefit my campaign staff. In Congress, I will fight to expand these policies for all Americans, because people deserve time off to care for newborn children or sick loved ones. These policies will not only benefit Maine’s children and families, but also our economy. Finally, I believe every woman has the right to make her own healthcare decisions. Family planning options, including contraception, should be accessible and affordable to all women, regardless of income or insurance. I also firmly believe that Washington politicians have no business being involved in the private medical choices made between a woman and her healthcare professional. Campaign Finance I believe the key to true campaign finance reform lies in ending Citizens United – either by a constitutional amendment or by another Supreme Court ruling superseding the previous decision. I served on the Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee in the Maine House for two years, where I oversaw election and campaign finance legislation in Maine. During that time, nearly every piece of legislation introduced to reduce the influence of money in politics failed on constitutional grounds because of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Citizens United. While ending Citizens United is my primary focus, other steps can be taken to address this problem. I have run as a clean elections candidate before. Authorizing meaningful public funding options for political campaigns will give candidates the opportunity to focus more on voter engagement and less on finding donors. I believe the federal government would be wise to follow Maine’s lead and establish a robust clean elections system. Congress should also increase transparency in fundraising and spending. In Congress, I will seek new ways to remove so-called “dark money” from politics, and shed light on how special interest groups spend. As a candidate for Congress, I have taken the No Corporate PAC Money Pledge. Finally, I believe Congress should establish fees on all paid campaign and political advertising as a means to fund federal clean elections candidates and the Federal Elections Commission. Opioid Epidemic The opioid epidemic is devastating Maine’s communities, with deaths rising by 40 percent in 2016. New data for 2017 shows that the crisis is only getting worse in Maine, with 418 overdose deaths – an 11 percent increase over the previous year. Nationwide, the numbers are stark: opioids are now claiming more American lives annually than car accidents. Congress must hold big pharmaceutical companies accountable for marketing practices that mislead the American public about the risks of highly addictive prescription drugs. There are simple solutions our state can take to help solve this problem. Expanding Medicaid in Maine will provide funding for mental health and substance abuse disorder programs so we can help people overcome drug dependence. In Washington, I will advocate for increased funding for preventive measures and substance abuse disorder treatments by proposing the following steps: 1) Prevention Increase funding for education and drug prevention programs in schools and communities. Strengthen and expand drug take-back programs so we can get unwanted or unnecessary prescription drugs out of homes. Address prescribing practices to limit opioid access. Hold big pharmaceutical companies accountable for flooding markets with highly addictive prescription drugs. 2) Treatment and Recovery Increase access to life-saving medications like Naloxone. Support programs that increase public awareness of treatment and recovery options for addiction and substance abuse disorder. Increase funding and access to treatment opportunities, and provide those in need with more sustainable options for recovery. Establish and expand both outpatient and inpatient recovery services to assist those seeking treatment. Fully expand Medicaid in Maine, and increase reimbursement rates. Work with providers to treat the opioid epidemic’s youngest victims – newborn children who are born drug dependent. Support research and discovery of new and novel treatments for addiction and substance abuse disorder. 3) Law Enforcement Ensure law enforcement agencies prioritize the arrest and prosecution of drug dealers and traffickers over users. Fund pre-charge diversion programs and drug courts to ensure people get treatment opportunities rather than prison and jail sentences. Create and expand treatment and recovery options in correctional facilities for those serving prison and jail sentences.	”
—Jared Golden's 2018 campaign website

Bruce Poliquin

The following themes were found on Poliquin's campaign website.

“	Creating Good Paying Jobs, Protecting Our Jobs, and Growing Maine’s Economy I am not a politician; I am a lifelong job creator. I’ve spent most of my career helping create jobs, growing businesses and aiding the economy. Part of my work also included helping employers like Bath Iron Work secure the pensions of workers. It is critical the government helps our small businesses and Maine job creators, rather than burdening them with job killing red tape. As our Congressman I am working each day to help our economy: • Passing Legislation through the House and Senate, and having it signed into law, to require the removal of an outdated deed restriction which was harming economic development in Eastern Maine. • Helping protect and secure jobs at Bath Iron Works by ensuring funding for needed Navy Destroyers which aid our national security. • Successfully fighting unfair trade, achieving significant rulings from the International Trade Commission against Chinese subsidies harming Maine forest products jobs in Aroostook County and jobs at Auburn Manufacturing. • Opposing the TPP trade deal and fast track authority with Asia which would, on balance, harm Maine jobs. • Saving hospital jobs at our local regional hospitals by pushing to have federal government reimbursements issued, on time. • Pushing legislation to allow rural electric cooperatives access credit to better serve small business job creators. • Voting to kill the death tax which harms Maine small businesses and especially our farms. • Supporting expedited natural gas permitting to increase the supply and reduce costs for Maine job creators and residents. • Introducing Legislation to aid family forest products and trucking businesses which wish to train the next generation in the business. • Personally helping welcome hundreds of new jobs to Maine including OnProcess jobs in Belfast, Collaborative Consulting jobs in Central Maine, and Wayfair jobs in Bangor. • Passing bipartisan Legislation to protecting clamming and digging jobs around Acadia National Park which were threatened by an encroaching federal bureaucracy. • Authoring and passing Legislation, including the Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act, to help entrepreneurs and job creators gain the support needed to grow. • Supporting efforts to limit red tape on our Community Banks and Credit Unions so they have freedom to provide lending to local small businesses. • Providing support for Maine blueberries by utilizing existing federal programs to protect jobs in the industry. • Keeping local restaurants, motels and Inns located in major tourism centers in business during the travel season by assisting with the temporary workers needed to keep the doors open. • Backing significant tax reductions which allow Maine electricity utilities keep rates low, and lower some rates, which aids job creators which rely upon fairly priced electricity. • Protecting our Lobster industry by opposing restrictions on the sale of lobsters in Europe. • Working to support legislative changes to encourage apprenticeship in the logging business which still employs thousands of Maine people. • Fighting bad policy like the medical device tax, which increased health care costs for consumers and threatened hundreds of Maine jobs at Hardwood Products in Guilford, Maine. • Fighting the change in federal regulations which would have eliminated paper notices for medication used by seniors and cost hundreds of jobs in Madawaska’s paper mill. • Creating jobs along our border while improving our national security by helping speed up hiring by the Border Patrol and opening up more jobs to Maine people. A growing economy helps all Maine people and I will continue to put Maine first by fighting for Maine jobs. Standing Up for Maine's Senior Citizens, Including Protection of Social Security and Medicare My parents are both in the 80s. As their only living child, I know firsthand the challenges seniors face because I am involved with their care. When my mom has needed significant medical attention she relied upon Medicare. They rely upon Social Security. As our Congressman, I have always fought to protect and strengthen Social Security and Medicare. In my effort to help Maine’s seniors I have taken these steps: • Authoring the U.S. House Senior Safe Act, which he successfully passed with bipartisan support, to help protect seniors from being scammed and financially exploited by those who do harm. • Supporting LIHEAP funding which many seniors rely upon to stay warm in the winter. • Co-Sponsoring the Biomass Thermal Utilization Act which makes it easier for Maine seniors and families to install more affordable heating options while also supporting jobs in Maine’s forest products industry. • Introducing the Guaranteed COLA Act which would force the federal government to sell unused buildings and property and use those funds to guarantee COLA increases. • Co-Authoring the bipartisan Senior Accessible Housing Act to help seniors live more independently by making home accessibility and other changes more affordable so Maine seniors can safely continue living in their own homes. • Opposing FDA changes which would have eliminated paper medication instructions. • Working to end the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO which prevent teachers, firefighters and police officers from receiving their full Social Security benefits. • Supporting tax cut Legislation which helps electrical utilities reduce electricity rates and to lower rate increases to help lower seniors electric bills. • Working to ensure our Veterans who are Senior Citizens can receive health care closer to home and that the VA is held accountable for medical errors and wait times. • Protecting our local hospitals by ensuring they receive reimbursements due from the federal government in a timely manner, providing much needed funding to support their operations. As the son of Senior Citizens, I see firsthand the challenges and issues our Senior Citizens face. I will always be a voice in Congress for Maine’s Senior Citizens. Protecting Our Hospitals and Healthcare Access My mother is a retired nurse. I know access to quality healthcare is important in Maine. As our Congressman I have worked hard to support our hospitals who care for our families, Senior Citizens, individuals, and Veterans. I have also worked for reform to bring down costs and improve care. These are just some of the steps I have taken: • Founding and serving as Co-Chairman of the national bipartisan Congressional Rural Hospital Caucus to fight for the needs of Maine’s rural and regional hospitals. • Advocating for Maine solutions like the invisible risk pools created by the Maine Legislature which guaranteed coverage for pre-existing conditions while holding down and lowering health insurance costs for Maine people. I continue to advocate for this solution as a national model for reform. • Working to expand access to VA programs so Veterans have the option of receiving their healthcare closer to home. Through this effort the VA supports our local hospitals and local doctors – which provided them a much needed funding source to keep providing care in our rural communities. • Continuing to lead efforts to fix bureaucratic threats to the reimbursements our Maine hospitals and doctors need. As a result of my direct efforts, federal officials traveled to Maine meeting directly with local hospitals to fix their reimbursement problems and concerns. • Holding the Toga VA medical center accountable for a Doctor on staff who was found to be negligent in multiple medical case mishaps. • Serving as the original co-sponsor of Legislation to repeal the medical device tax, which increased health care costs for consumers and threatened hundreds of Maine jobs at our own health products supplier, Hardwood Products in Guilford, Maine. • Supporting efforts to Maine people to choose the health plan which works best for them by eliminating the individual mandate which forced Maine people to pay an IRS fine if they did not purchase a government-approved health plan. • Voting to support the bipartisan Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act which eliminates insurance company protections and creates competition so there is access to more health plan choices. • Supporting the 21st Century Cures Act which speeds up new and innovative drugs to treat rare and disorders without treatments currently on the market. The legislation also provides for additional health care research that will help our Maine research facilities including Jaxson Labs and MDI Biological Labs in Bar Harbor. • Standing up for the repeal of what was called the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) which was a failed government formula causing problems for senior citizens attempting to access doctors. As the son of a nurse, I will continue to work on improving access to affordable, quality health care in Maine. Ensuring Our Maine Veterans Receive the Care and Respect They Have Earned and Deserve from a Grateful Nation Our Veterans have earned our respect and deserve the care they were promised and they deserve. As a Member of the powerful Veterans Affairs Committee in the United States House of Representatives, I am a strong voice for Maine’s Veterans. I will never forget those who have sacrificed their time, talents – and in some cases their lives – to defend our freedom. That’s why I have taken these steps and more: • Working to create and expand health care options for Veterans closer to home so they can avoid traveling long distances for every appointment or procedure. While there is still much more to be done, Maine is helping lead the way in implement these new programs. • Creating a Maine Veterans Advisory Panel made up of Veterans from all over Maine’s 2nd Congressional District to provide direct feedback on issues and problems facing our Veterans. • Holding VA officials accountable for medical errors which occurred at Togus. • Introducing legislation to require VA Medical professionals report errors and problems directly to state licensing boards. • Supporting our Veterans who are also Native Americans by allowing government headstones to be placed at tribal cemeteries, like the one in Aroostook County, through Legislation he has authored in the House. • Working to increase the number of VA Health Clinics in Maine. • Voting in support of the VA Accountability bill which makes improvements in the VA. • Supporting funding increases for the Veterans Administration. • Joining the Military Veterans Caucus in Congress to work across party lines to fight for Veterans issues. • Fighting staff shortages in Maine, including those at the Lewiston Vets Center so our Veterans get the care they need. • Working daily with a dedicated staff to serve the needs of Veterans throughout the 2nd District who bring their problems to the Congressman’s attention. I know we would not have the nation we have today without our Veterans. I will work to never, ever let them down. Fighting the Opioid Crisis and Accompanying Crime in our State I lost a brother who I loved due to substance abuse. Substance abuse, and especially the opioid crisis, is impacting nearly every citizen in the State of Maine. We must not let up in our efforts to deal with this problem. That’s why I have taken these steps: • Serving as a founding member of the Bipartisan Task Force to Combat the Heroin Epidemic. • Joining efforts of the Congressional Victims Rights Caucus. • Co-Sponsoring and pushing the adoption of the CRADLE ACT to provide life safe care to addicted newborns. • Meeting with local law enforcement in Maine to learn about what can be done to support their efforts to thwart the addictive drug trade. • Supporting funding for Drug Courts, the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, the Anti-Heroin Task Force, and Opioid Prescription Overdose Prevention. • Visiting local treatment centers in Maine to learn more and provide support for those who are working to get clean and free from drugs. • Holding Opioid Town Hall Meetings to provide resources and discuss solutions with law enforcement and treatment providers. • Supporting and co-sponsoring the STOP ABUSE ACT, a comprehensive eradication approach to the heroin epidemic including best practice approaches for law enforcement and treatment. As someone who’s family has been directly impacted by the death of a loved one due to substance abuse I will not give up on this fight. We can’t give up. National Security and Terrorism • Voted for stronger sanctions on Russia, North Korea, and Iran. • Joined the Terrorism Financing Task Force to help cut off terrorism financing networks. • Authored and passed bipartisan Legislation to force the disclosure of the secret funds held and used by Iranian terrorist financiers. • Voted to end the dangerous Iran Nuclear Deal • Introduced the No Welfare for Terrorist Act, which garnered more than 40 Democrat and Republican co-sponsors, to stop welfare benefits for those convicted of aiding terrorist actors. • Worked on behalf of BIW jobs by passing Amendments to ensure Navy Destroyer contacts could be completed at the Yard, also helping National Security with these needed ships. • Helped reform the visa waiver program to prevent terrorist exploitation of our nation’s travel and custom rules. Women’s Issues • Joined Democratic U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Democratic Representative Jackie Speier in co-authoring and leading the House effort to pass an Anti-Harassment Resolution in the U.S. House. Became the first House Republican, and the lead Republican, on the anti-harassment effort. • Introduced bipartisan Legislation to Prevent and Respond to Sexual Harrassment in Congress. • Voted to increase women’s healthcare funding for Maine’s 2nd District Federally Qualified Health Centers. • Supported Legislation to expand maternity care at the VA. • To coincide with the centennial of the 19th Amendment, introduced new bipartisan Legislation with Democratic Representative Barbara Lee directing the U.S. Treasury to issue quarters, one from each of the 50 states and the U.S. territories, to honor women who have made significant contributions to America. The governor or executive of each state or territory would recommend a design to the Treasury, in consultation with various stakeholders. If enacted, the quarter program would coincide with the centennial of the ratification of the 19th Amendment. • Served as lead Republican co-sponsor working with Democratic Representative Chellie Pingree on the Ruth Moore Act, a bill that will make it easier for survivors of military sexual assault to get the benefits they deserve. 2nd Amendment • Support Maine’s long outdoor traditions including firearms ownership. • Defend the Constitutional 2nd Amendment and Maine’s Constitution Section 16. • Joined calls to investigate and fix the failures in Florida and elsewhere where disturbed individuals got access to firearms. Welfare Reform • Introduced Legislation to tighten regulations on replacement electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards and banning people convicted of welfare fraud and specific drug trafficking offenses from gaining benefits. • Sponsored Legislation to ban welfare after release for those convicted of aiding terrorist’s. • Supported efforts to require work, community service, or striving for educational attainment to receive welfare. The National Debt • Introduced Legislation to tighten regulations on replacement electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards and banning people convicted of welfare fraud and specific drug trafficking offenses from gaining benefits. • Sponsored Legislation to ban welfare after release for those convicted of aiding terrorist’s. • Supported efforts to require work, community service, or striving for educational attainment to receive welfare. Illegal Immigration & Immigration Reform • Worked to fix a hiring and recruitment problem for the Border Patrol allowing them to hire more staff for Maine border security. • Has opposed sanctuary cities, voting for penalties for cities who ignore immigration law. • Supports improved barriers to tighten America’s borders. • Supports ending the Visa lottery. • Opposes amnesty for adults who illegally crossed America’s border. College Aid • Introduced The Help All Americans Save for College Act which would improve college savings incentives. • Voted to strengthen 529 college savings plans while opposing a proposed tax on the plans. • Voted to strengthen the solvency of the Pell Grant Program. • Fought to force the U.S. Department of Education to review the University of Maine at Presque Isle’s Upward Bound Grant Application which had been rejected on arbitrary document formatting grounds. Maine’s Environment • Opposed Oil Drilling in Maine. • Opposed removing the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement. • Backed funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) to support public lands for hiking, hunting, fishing, and other recreational access. This protects national parks, national wildlife refuges, and national forests. • Supported National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Funding so their partners like the University of Maine can continue researching and studying our oceans. • Supported the Department of Defense Climate Change Study. • Co-sponsored the Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification Act of 2017 to study ocean acidification’s impact on communities like Maine with coastlines. • Stood against EPA budget cuts in the President’s 2018 budget especially for critical hazardous waste cleanup services like Superfund and Brownfields. • Co-sponsored the Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification Act of 2017 to study ocean acidification’s impact on communities like Maine with coastlines. • Urged Congressional leadership to double the funding for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund. Maine has one of the oldest water infrastructures in the nation and it needs to be upgraded and supported. • Voted to support National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) • Supported rules to address coal mining’s impact on our nation’s water systems. • Joined the Congressional Oceans Caucus, the International Conservation Caucus, and the Estuary Caucus as a voice for Maine.	”
—Bruce Poliquin's 2018 campaign website

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Ranked-choice voting

On November 8, 2016, Maine voters approved the Maine Ranked Choice Voting Initiative, which provided for the use of ranked-choice voting (RCV) in both primary and general elections for United States senators, United States representatives, the governor, state senators, and state representatives. On February 2, 2017, the Maine State Senate voted 24 to 10 to ask the Maine Supreme Judicial Court to review the initiative and issue an advisory opinion on its constitutionality. On May 23, 2017, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court issued a unanimous advisory opinion finding that the law's provisions applying to general elections for state legislators and the governor violated the state constitution.

A repeal bill introduced in light of the advisory opinion failed to clear the legislature, as did a bill providing for partial implementation (for those offices not affected by the advisory opinion) and a bill providing for a constitutional amendment to allow for full implementation. During a special legislative session convened on October 23, 2017, the state legislature approved LD 1646, a bill delaying the implementation of RCV pending voter approval of a constitutional amendment to allow for the use of RCV. The bill set a deadline of December 1, 2021, and provided for the repeal of ranked-choice voting if an amendment was not passed by that date. RCV proponents initiated a veto referendum campaign to overturn the bill. On March 5, 2018, the secretary of state announced that a sufficient number of valid signatures had been submitted to place the referendum on the June 12, 2018, primary election ballot, meaning that LD 1646 would be suspended and ranked-choice voting would be used for federal and state offices in the June 2018 primary election. If LD 1646 is repealed as a result of the veto referendum, RCV will remain in place unless the legislature or the courts take actions to change the statute. If LD 1646 is upheld, the law's provisions as described above will take effect.

On March 29, 2018, Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap (D) announced that he had been notified by Assistant Attorney General Phyllis Gardiner of "legal concerns regarding the implementation of ranked-choice voting" that might prohibit its use in the June 2018 primary election. On April 3, 2018, Kennebec County Superior Court Justice Michaela Murphy issued an opinion in Committee for Ranked-Choice Voting v. Dunlap ordering state officials to proceed with the implementation of ranked-choice voting in June. Murphy wrote the following in her opinion: "The uncertainty that halting the ranked-choice voting implementation process at this late date causes is significant. Clarity, stability and public confidence are essential to ensure the legitimacy of Maine elections." In a separate lawsuit, Senate of Maine v. Dunlap, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled unanimously that "ranked-choice voting is the current statutory law of Maine for the primary elections to be held on June 12, 2018." The court noted that its ruling "focuses only on the June 2018 primary election; it does not address any other potential application of ranked-choice voting in Maine," allowing for the possibility of further substantive challenges to the law's validity in future elections.

Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Eight of 16 Maine counties—50 percent—are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County	Trump margin of victory in 2016	Obama margin of victory in 2012	Obama margin of victory in 2008
Androscoggin County, Maine	9.38%	12.78%	15.22%
Aroostook County, Maine	17.19%	7.62%	9.58%
Franklin County, Maine	5.47%	18.41%	20.29%
Kennebec County, Maine	3.58%	13.46%	14.78%
Oxford County, Maine	12.94%	14.73%	16.04%
Penobscot County, Maine	10.91%	2.93%	5.12%
Somerset County, Maine	22.67%	1.68%	5.70%
Washington County, Maine	18.44%	1.60%	1.01%

In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) won Maine with 47.8 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 44.9 percent. In 2016, Maine had four electoral votes. Maine's share of electoral votes represented 0.7 percent of the 538 electoral votes up for grabs in the general election and 1.5 percent of the 270 votes needed to be elected president. Maine awards its electoral votes by congressional district and the popular vote. It has two electoral votes for the statewide vote and one for each of its two congressional districts. In presidential elections between 1820 and 2016, Maine voted Republican 67.3 percent of the time and Democratic 32.6 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Maine voted Democratic all five times.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Maine. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 129 out of 151 state House districts in Maine with an average margin of victory of 19.2 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 69 out of 151 state House districts in Maine with an average margin of victory of 23.7 points. Clinton won nine districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.

In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 22 out of 151 state House districts in Maine with an average margin of victory of 8.7 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 82 out of 151 state House districts in Maine with an average margin of victory of 16 points. Trump won 17 districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.

2016 presidential results by state House district
District	Obama	Romney	2012 Margin	Clinton	Trump	2016 Margin	Party Control
1	64.22%	33.76%	D+30.5	62.55%	31.23%	D+31.3	D
2	57.25%	40.85%	D+16.4	54.49%	39.23%	D+15.3	D
3	57.10%	41.89%	D+15.2	56.99%	37.44%	D+19.5	D
4	56.87%	41.62%	D+15.2	53.70%	40.57%	D+13.1	D
5	48.42%	49.31%	R+0.9	40.09%	52.91%	R+12.8	R
6	54.77%	43.03%	D+11.7	49.42%	43.22%	D+6.2	D
7	54.04%	44.26%	D+9.8	50.52%	43.02%	D+7.5	R
8	57.56%	40.71%	D+16.8	57.68%	35.92%	D+21.8	D
9	58.64%	39.98%	D+18.7	56.60%	37.23%	D+19.4	R
10	54.02%	43.13%	D+10.9	41.58%	50.80%	R+9.2	R
11	66.36%	31.38%	D+35	55.49%	37.35%	D+18.1	D
12	69.51%	27.82%	D+41.7	55.49%	37.35%	D+18.1	D
13	63.20%	35.03%	D+28.2	54.95%	39.36%	D+15.6	D
14	63.73%	34.40%	D+29.3	58.39%	35.61%	D+22.8	D
15	60.76%	37.27%	D+23.5	52.98%	40.36%	D+12.6	D
16	52.74%	44.50%	D+8.2	40.29%	52.24%	R+11.9	R
17	52.83%	44.53%	D+8.3	36.47%	55.51%	R+19	R
18	61.34%	36.11%	D+25.2	45.60%	45.84%	R+0.2	D
19	57.69%	40.05%	D+17.6	44.20%	48.08%	R+3.9	R
20	46.78%	50.23%	R+3.4	32.83%	60.18%	R+27.3	R
21	52.88%	44.78%	D+8.1	39.31%	53.47%	R+14.2	R
22	50.96%	46.27%	D+4.7	37.84%	55.25%	R+17.4	R
23	50.59%	47.44%	D+3.2	40.02%	53.28%	R+13.3	R
24	51.97%	45.85%	D+6.1	43.87%	49.17%	R+5.3	D
25	52.34%	45.03%	D+7.3	43.87%	49.17%	R+5.3	R
26	57.85%	40.10%	D+17.7	52.22%	41.41%	D+10.8	D
27	55.21%	42.99%	D+12.2	52.66%	40.37%	D+12.3	D
28	54.16%	44.13%	D+10	55.14%	39.08%	D+16.1	R
29	54.16%	44.13%	D+10	55.14%	39.08%	D+16.1	R
30	63.23%	35.50%	D+27.7	70.43%	24.88%	D+45.6	D
31	72.88%	25.36%	D+47.5	74.35%	20.62%	D+53.7	D
32	66.87%	31.00%	D+35.9	65.27%	29.03%	D+36.2	D
33	67.72%	30.37%	D+37.4	62.55%	31.48%	D+31.1	R
34	61.95%	35.19%	D+26.8	57.32%	35.48%	D+21.8	D
35	63.65%	34.15%	D+29.5	55.04%	37.86%	D+17.2	D
36	69.85%	28.12%	D+41.7	69.99%	24.69%	D+45.3	D
37	74.82%	22.79%	D+52	74.84%	19.17%	D+55.7	D
38	84.99%	10.96%	D+74	84.49%	9.56%	D+74.9	D
39	84.15%	12.47%	D+71.7	81.52%	12.27%	D+69.3	D
40	83.40%	12.49%	D+70.9	79.10%	12.76%	D+66.3	D
41	74.79%	22.43%	D+52.4	75.16%	19.11%	D+56	D
42	73.59%	24.03%	D+49.6	73.34%	21.68%	D+51.7	D
43	60.77%	37.87%	D+22.9	64.59%	30.36%	D+34.2	D
44	54.86%	43.78%	D+11.1	61.70%	33.10%	D+28.6	D
45	52.97%	45.45%	D+7.5	58.41%	35.08%	D+23.3	D
46	53.97%	43.54%	D+10.4	50.88%	42.34%	D+8.5	R
47	61.12%	37.17%	D+23.9	67.44%	26.84%	D+40.6	D
48	63.72%	34.42%	D+29.3	62.79%	30.71%	D+32.1	D
49	66.60%	30.87%	D+35.7	64.31%	29.15%	D+35.2	D
50	66.60%	30.87%	D+35.7	64.31%	29.15%	D+35.2	D
51	58.58%	39.45%	D+19.1	55.69%	38.65%	D+17	D
52	63.98%	33.34%	D+30.6	58.51%	33.61%	D+24.9	D
53	56.02%	41.61%	D+14.4	45.84%	46.96%	R+1.1	R
54	57.11%	40.82%	D+16.3	53.00%	39.43%	D+13.6	D
55	52.51%	44.95%	D+7.6	40.95%	51.26%	R+10.3	D
56	50.09%	46.77%	D+3.3	35.42%	57.00%	R+21.6	R
57	49.74%	47.49%	D+2.3	31.76%	61.09%	R+29.3	R
58	56.16%	41.59%	D+14.6	40.51%	52.08%	R+11.6	D
59	59.75%	38.11%	D+21.6	48.86%	44.30%	D+4.6	D
60	69.63%	27.53%	D+42.1	63.88%	29.58%	D+34.3	D
61	60.40%	36.73%	D+23.7	45.18%	47.33%	R+2.2	D
62	57.96%	39.18%	D+18.8	45.94%	45.57%	D+0.4	D
63	56.47%	40.52%	D+15.9	43.52%	48.81%	R+5.3	R
64	54.78%	42.67%	D+12.1	44.04%	47.76%	R+3.7	D
65	50.66%	47.08%	D+3.6	40.92%	51.66%	R+10.7	R
66	52.42%	45.33%	D+7.1	41.68%	51.40%	R+9.7	D
67	50.43%	47.14%	D+3.3	42.81%	49.99%	R+7.2	R
68	50.59%	46.79%	D+3.8	36.57%	55.59%	R+19	R
69	52.79%	44.16%	D+8.6	40.88%	51.15%	R+10.3	R
70	53.93%	43.29%	D+10.6	42.30%	49.47%	R+7.2	R
71	54.29%	42.05%	D+12.2	39.51%	52.35%	R+12.8	R
72	51.93%	45.45%	D+6.5	34.53%	56.78%	R+22.2	R
73	53.53%	42.96%	D+10.6	37.43%	53.69%	R+16.3	R
74	62.03%	35.41%	D+26.6	42.38%	49.51%	R+7.1	D
75	48.71%	48.59%	D+0.1	33.59%	60.03%	R+26.4	R
76	54.86%	42.71%	D+12.2	44.90%	48.25%	R+3.3	R
77	50.66%	46.96%	D+3.7	39.35%	52.33%	R+13	R
78	53.91%	43.85%	D+10.1	42.60%	49.76%	R+7.2	D
79	47.84%	49.51%	R+1.7	35.30%	57.05%	R+21.7	R
80	52.45%	44.63%	D+7.8	36.64%	55.48%	R+18.8	R
81	54.77%	42.68%	D+12.1	47.50%	44.64%	D+2.9	D
82	48.51%	48.09%	D+0.4	34.29%	57.59%	R+23.3	I
83	56.63%	40.02%	D+16.6	47.31%	44.95%	D+2.4	D
84	56.51%	41.13%	D+15.4	49.40%	43.45%	D+6	D
85	59.68%	38.00%	D+21.7	50.35%	41.91%	D+8.4	D
86	59.23%	37.24%	D+22	49.50%	42.73%	D+6.8	R
87	52.02%	45.12%	D+6.9	40.62%	52.15%	R+11.5	R
88	51.72%	45.78%	D+5.9	39.27%	53.65%	R+14.4	R
89	54.45%	43.61%	D+10.8	51.10%	41.67%	D+9.4	R
90	59.64%	38.13%	D+21.5	56.53%	37.50%	D+19	D
91	50.59%	46.34%	D+4.2	40.13%	53.06%	R+12.9	R
92	59.72%	37.88%	D+21.8	52.61%	41.62%	D+11	D
93	63.76%	33.86%	D+29.9	56.36%	36.44%	D+19.9	D
94	65.85%	32.61%	D+33.2	67.70%	27.26%	D+40.4	I
95	52.53%	44.46%	D+8.1	43.05%	50.09%	R+7	R
96	53.22%	43.96%	D+9.3	46.09%	45.62%	D+0.5	D
97	60.95%	36.52%	D+24.4	57.61%	35.28%	D+22.3	D
98	50.39%	46.30%	D+4.1	40.80%	51.21%	R+10.4	R
99	49.59%	46.79%	D+2.8	38.95%	51.81%	R+12.9	R
100	41.66%	55.96%	R+14.3	30.51%	62.28%	R+31.8	R
101	48.05%	50.31%	R+2.3	42.68%	49.76%	R+7.1	R
102	43.04%	54.85%	R+11.8	32.72%	60.41%	R+27.7	R
103	40.91%	57.49%	R+16.6	31.01%	62.88%	R+31.9	R
104	41.88%	55.97%	R+14.1	29.63%	63.01%	R+33.4	R
105	42.29%	54.99%	R+12.7	28.06%	64.26%	R+36.2	R
106	49.42%	48.50%	D+0.9	33.92%	58.24%	R+24.3	R
107	57.01%	40.00%	D+17	41.97%	51.07%	R+9.1	D
108	53.21%	43.49%	D+9.7	38.84%	53.47%	R+14.6	R
109	67.24%	30.12%	D+37.1	58.40%	33.72%	D+24.7	D
110	63.87%	33.47%	D+30.4	54.37%	37.58%	D+16.8	D
111	50.44%	46.68%	D+3.8	36.86%	56.60%	R+19.7	R
112	53.48%	42.87%	D+10.6	37.66%	52.96%	R+15.3	R
113	60.85%	35.30%	D+25.5	48.50%	41.70%	D+6.8	R
114	55.26%	41.90%	D+13.4	38.76%	52.49%	R+13.7	R
115	58.85%	38.24%	D+20.6	38.90%	52.27%	R+13.4	D
116	60.75%	35.80%	D+24.9	35.54%	54.38%	R+18.8	R
117	55.13%	41.53%	D+13.6	43.57%	47.95%	R+4.4	R
118	45.86%	51.52%	R+5.7	31.81%	61.90%	R+30.1	R
119	45.96%	51.43%	R+5.5	32.24%	61.04%	R+28.8	R
120	46.60%	50.44%	R+3.8	35.73%	56.84%	R+21.1	R
121	45.21%	52.49%	R+7.3	34.05%	59.30%	R+25.2	D
122	63.72%	33.19%	D+30.5	53.84%	37.36%	D+16.5	D
123	71.47%	24.38%	D+47.1	64.13%	26.92%	D+37.2	D
124	59.61%	38.17%	D+21.4	55.14%	36.96%	D+18.2	D
125	58.95%	38.77%	D+20.2	53.33%	38.99%	D+14.3	D
126	58.95%	38.77%	D+20.2	53.33%	38.99%	D+14.3	D
127	58.95%	38.77%	D+20.2	53.33%	38.99%	D+14.3	D
128	48.27%	49.97%	R+1.7	42.23%	50.10%	R+7.9	R
129	46.34%	51.62%	R+5.3	38.68%	53.96%	R+15.3	R
130	50.42%	47.47%	D+2.9	38.87%	53.71%	R+14.8	R
131	53.33%	44.07%	D+9.3	44.62%	48.28%	R+3.7	R
132	50.56%	46.18%	D+4.4	43.40%	48.98%	R+5.6	D
133	61.90%	35.54%	D+26.4	58.29%	34.81%	D+23.5	D
134	65.13%	32.50%	D+32.6	56.99%	36.58%	D+20.4	D
135	65.78%	31.66%	D+34.1	65.51%	28.90%	D+36.6	D
136	48.92%	47.96%	D+1	38.51%	53.59%	R+15.1	R
137	45.33%	52.54%	R+7.2	32.99%	60.19%	R+27.2	R
138	46.20%	51.54%	R+5.3	33.60%	59.26%	R+25.7	D
139	52.45%	44.64%	D+7.8	42.77%	50.10%	R+7.3	R
140	54.52%	42.52%	D+12	42.09%	50.96%	R+8.9	D
141	40.37%	57.48%	R+17.1	25.45%	68.33%	R+42.9	R
142	44.25%	53.03%	R+8.8	30.36%	63.04%	R+32.7	R
143	52.29%	45.49%	D+6.8	37.41%	56.99%	R+19.6	D
144	42.14%	55.70%	R+13.6	30.93%	63.59%	R+32.7	R
145	38.61%	58.67%	R+20.1	24.60%	69.65%	R+45	R
146	42.70%	55.08%	R+12.4	31.90%	62.06%	R+30.2	R
147	52.79%	44.50%	D+8.3	42.10%	49.42%	R+7.3	R
148	54.63%	42.47%	D+12.2	40.30%	53.21%	R+12.9	D
149	52.29%	45.53%	D+6.8	40.55%	52.79%	R+12.2	R
150	72.28%	25.81%	D+46.5	51.67%	42.92%	D+8.7	D
151	62.84%	35.10%	D+27.7	43.90%	50.45%	R+6.5	D
Total	56.44%	41.10%	D+15.3	47.97%	45.00%	D+3	-
Source: Daily Kos

District history

2016

See also: Maine's 2nd Congressional District election, 2016

Maine's 2nd Congressional District was a battleground district in 2016. Incumbent Bruce Poliquin (R) defeated former state Sen. Emily Cain (D) and Jay Parker Dresser (Write-in) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Poliquin defeated Cain in 2014 to win election to the seat. Neither candidate faced a primary challenger on June 14, 2016.

U.S. House, Maine District 2 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bruce Poliquin Incumbent	54.8%	192,878
	Democratic	Emily Ann Cain	45.2%	159,081
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	224
Total Votes				352,183
Source: Maine Secretary of State

2014

See also: Maine's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2014

The 2nd Congressional District of Maine held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Bruce Poliquin (R) defeated Emily Cain (D) and Blaine Richardson (I) in the general election.

U.S. House, Maine District 2 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Emily Cain	40.2%	118,568
	Republican	Bruce Poliquin	45.2%	133,320
	Independent	Blaine Richardson	10.6%	31,337
	Other	Other	0.1%	248
	Blank	None	3.9%	11,536
Total Votes				295,009
Source: Maine Secretary of State Official Results

2012

On November 6, 2012, Mike Michaud (D) won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Kevin Raye in the general election.

U.S. House, Maine District 2 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Mike Michaud Incumbent	55.7%	191,456
	Republican	Kevin Raye	40%	137,542
	N/A	Blank Votes	4.3%	14,910
Total Votes				343,908
Source: Maine Secretary of State "Tabulations for Elections held in 2012"

2010

On November 2, 2010, Mike Michaud won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jason Levesque (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Maine District 2 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Mike Michaud incumbent	55.1%	147,042
	Republican	Jason J. Levesque	44.9%	119,669
Total Votes				266,711

State overview

Partisan control

This section details the partisan control of federal and state positions in Maine heading into the 2018 elections.

Congressional delegation

• Following the 2016 elections, an independent held one U.S. Senate seat and a Republican held the other.
• A Democrat held one of Maine's two U.S. House seats, and a Republican held the other.

State executives

• As of September 2018, Democrats held two of 10 state executive positions, a Republican and an independent each held one, and the remaining positions were officially nonpartisan.
• The governor of Maine was Republican Paul LePage. The state held an election for governor on November 6, 2018. Maine does not have a lieutenant governor.

State legislature

• Democrats controlled the state House. They had a 73-70 majority in the state House. Republicans control the Maine State Senate. They had an 18-17 majority in the chamber.

Trifecta status

• Maine was under divided government, meaning that the two parties shared control of the state government. Paul LePage (R) served as governor and Republicans controlled the state Senate while Democrats controlled the state House.

2018 elections

See also: Maine elections, 2018

Maine held elections for the following positions in 2018:

• 1 U.S. Senate seat
• 2 U.S. House seats
• Governor
• All 35 state Senate seats
• All 151 state House seats

Demographics

Demographic data for Maine
	Maine	U.S.
Total population:	1,329,453	316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):	30,843	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:	95%	73.6%
Black/African American:	1.1%	12.6%
Asian:	1.1%	5.1%
Native American:	0.6%	0.8%
Pacific Islander:	0%	0.2%
Two or more:	2%	3%
Hispanic/Latino:	1.5%	17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:	91.6%	86.7%
College graduation rate:	29%	29.8%
Income
Median household income:	$49,331	$53,889
Persons below poverty level:	16.6%	11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Maine. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

As of July 2016, Maine's three largest cities were Portland (pop. est. 65,000), Lewiston (pop. est. 35,000), and Bangor (pop. est. 30,000).

State election history

This section provides an overview of federal and state elections in Maine from 2000 to 2016. All data comes from the Maine Secretary of State and the Federal Election Commission.

Historical elections

Presidential elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of the presidential election in Maine every year from 2000 to 2016.

Election results (President of the United States), Maine 2000-2016
Year	First-place candidate	First-place candidate votes (%)	Second-place candidate	Second-place candidate votes (%)	Margin of victory (%)
2016	Hillary Clinton	47.8%	Donald Trump	44.9%	2.9%
2012	Barack Obama	56.3%	Mitt Romney	41.0%	15.3%
2008	Barack Obama	57.7%	John McCain	40.4%	17.3%
2004	John Kerry	53.6%	George W. Bush	44.6%	9.0%
2000	Al Gore	49.1%	George W. Bush	44.0%	5.1%

U.S. Senate elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of U.S. Senate races in Maine from 2000 to 2016. Every state has two Senate seats, and each seat goes up for election every six years. The terms of the seats are staggered so that roughly one-third of the seats are up every two years.

Election results (U.S. Senator), Maine 2000-2016
Year	First-place candidate	First-place candidate votes (%)	Second-place candidate	Second-place candidate votes (%)	Margin of victory (%)
2014	Susan Collins	67.0%	Shenna Bellows	30.8%	36.2%
2012	Angus King	51.1%	Charles Summers	29.7%	21.4%
2008	Susan Collins	61.3%	Thomas H. Allen	38.6%	22.7%
2006	Olympia Snowe	74.0%	Jean Hay Bright	20.6%	53.4%
2002	Susan Collins	58.4%	Chellie Pingree	41.6%	16.8%
2000	Olympia Snowe	68.9%	Mark Lawrence	31.1%	37.8%

Gubernatorial elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of the four gubernatorial elections held between 2000 and 2016. Gubernatorial elections are held every four years in Maine.

Election results (Governor), Maine 2000-2016
Year	First-place candidate	First-place candidate votes (%)	Second-place candidate	Second-place candidate votes (%)	Margin of victory (%)
2014	Paul LePage	48.2%	Mike Michaud	43.4%	4.8%
2010	Paul LePage	37.6%	Eliot Cutler	35.9%	1.7%
2006	John E. Baldacci	38.1%	Chandler E. Woodcock	30.2%	7.9%
2002	John E. Baldacci	47.1%	Peter E. Cianchette	41.5%	5.6%

Congressional delegation, 2000-2016

This chart shows the number of Democrats and Republicans who were elected to represent Maine in the U.S. House from 2000 to 2016. Elections for U.S. House seats are held every two years.

Congressional delegation, Maine 2000-2016
Year	Republicans	Republicans (%)	Democrats	Democrats (%)	Balance of power
2016	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	Even
2014	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	Even
2012	0	0%	2	100%	D+2
2010	0	0%	2	100%	D+2
2008	0	0%	2	100%	D+2
2006	0	0%	2	100%	D+2
2004	0	0%	2	100%	D+2
2002	0	0%	2	100%	D+2
2000	0	0%	2	100%	D+2

Trifectas, 1992-2017

A state government trifecta occurs when one party controls both chambers of the state legislature and the governor's office.

Maine Party Control: 1992-2025
Fifteen years of Democratic trifectas  •  Two years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
Governor	R	R	R	I	I	I	I	I	I	I	I	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Senate	D	D	D	R	R	D	D	D	D	S	S	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	D	D	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
House	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D

See also

• Maine's 2nd Congressional District election (June 12, 2018 Democratic primary)
• Maine's 2nd Congressional District election (June 12, 2018 Republican primary)
• United States House of Representatives elections in Maine, 2018
• United States House of Representatives elections, 2018

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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)