Maine's 2nd Congressional District election, 2026

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Maine's 2nd Congressional District
General election
Election details
Filing deadline: Pending
Primary: June 9, 2026 General: November 3, 2026
How to vote
Poll times: 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting in Maine
Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Toss-up DDHQ and The Hill: Pending Inside Elections: Tilt Democratic Sabato's Crystal Ball: Toss-up
Ballotpedia analysis
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All U.S. House districts, including the 2nd Congressional District of Maine, are holding elections in 2026. The general election is November 3, 2026. To learn more about other elections on the ballot, click here.

Candidates and election results

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• Register with a federal or state campaign finance agency before the candidate filing deadline
• Appear on candidate lists released by government election agencies

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 2

Incumbent Jared Golden, Matthew Dunlap, and Paul LePage are running in the general election for U.S. House Maine District 2 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Jared Golden (D)
		Matthew Dunlap (D)
		Paul LePage (R)

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Candidate profiles

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• Paul LePage
• Jared Golden

Voting information

See also: Voting in Maine

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• Jared Golden
• Paul LePage

Campaign finance

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Jared Golden	Democratic Party	$2,309,631	$763,629	$1,672,732	As of September 30, 2025
Matthew Dunlap	Democratic Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Paul LePage	Republican Party	$916,725	$200,318	$716,406	As of September 30, 2025
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2026. 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. *** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

General election 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, 2026
Race tracker	Race ratings
	10/14/2025	10/7/2025	9/30/2025	9/23/2025
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter	Toss-up	Toss-up	Toss-up	Toss-up
Decision Desk HQ and The Hill	Pending	Pending	Pending	Pending
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Tilt Democratic	Tilt Democratic	Tilt Democratic	Tilt Democratic
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Toss-up	Toss-up	Toss-up	Toss-up
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access

This section will contain information on ballot access related to this state's elections when it is available.

District history

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2020.

2024

See also: Maine's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024

Maine's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (June 11 Republican primary)

Maine's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (June 11 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Maine District 2

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Jared Golden in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Jared Golden	50.3	197,151	0	Won (1)
		Austin Theriault	49.7	194,445	0	1
		Diana Merenda (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 391,596
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Kevin Ball (No Party Affiliation)

Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for U.S. House Maine District 2

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Jared Golden in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
✔		Jared Golden	100	23,183	0	Advanced (1)

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 23,183
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Republican primary election

Republican Primary for U.S. House Maine District 2

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Austin Theriault in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Austin Theriault	66.6	26,757	0	Advanced (1)
		Michael Soboleski	33.4	13,419	0	1

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 40,176
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Robert Cross (R)

2022

See also: Maine's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022

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	53.1	165,136	12,062	Won (2)
		Bruce Poliquin	46.9	146,142	4,882	2
		Tiffany Bond	0.0	0	-21,655	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Jared Golden	48.4	153,074	0	Won (2)
		Bruce Poliquin	44.6	141,260	0	2
		Tiffany Bond	6.8	21,655	0	2
		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.	0.1	393	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 316,382
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for U.S. House Maine District 2

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Jared Golden in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
✔		Jared Golden	100	25,684	0	Advanced (1)

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 25,684
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Michael Sutton (D)

Republican primary election

Republican Primary for U.S. House Maine District 2

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Bruce Poliquin in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Bruce Poliquin	60.1	22,149	0	Advanced (1)
		Elizabeth Caruso	39.9	14,699	0	1

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 36,848
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Garret Swazey (R)
• Harold Stewart (R)
• Michael D. Perkins (R)

2020

See also: Maine's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Maine District 2

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Jared Golden in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Jared Golden	53.0	197,974	0	Won (1)
		Dale Crafts	46.9	175,228	0	1
	Submit photo	Daniel Fowler (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
	Submit photo	Timothy Hernandez (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	33	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 373,235
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for U.S. House Maine District 2

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Jared Golden in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
✔		Jared Golden	100	57,718	0	Advanced (1)

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 57,718
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Republican primary election

Republican Primary for U.S. House Maine District 2

Select round: Round 2 Round 1

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Dale Crafts 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
		Dale Crafts	58.5	22,888	3,551	Advanced (2)
		Adrienne Bennett	41.5	16,207	2,739	2
		Eric Brakey	0.0	0	-9,542	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Dale Crafts	45.7	19,337	0	Advanced (2)
		Adrienne Bennett	31.8	13,468	0	2
		Eric Brakey	22.5	9,542	0	2

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 42,347
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• John Hiatt (R)

District analysis

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See also

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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)

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