All U.S. House districts, including the 1st Congressional District of Maine, held elections in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. The primary was scheduled for June 14, 2022. The filing deadline was March 15, 2022.

The outcome of this race affected the partisan balance of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 118th Congress. All 435 House districts were up for election.

Republicans won a 222-213 majority in the U.S. House in 2022.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 60.0% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 37.2%.^[1]

For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for U.S. House Maine District 1

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Chellie Pingree in round 1 .

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 349,176
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for U.S. House Maine District 1

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Chellie Pingree in round 1 .

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 43,007
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Aaron Amede (D)

Republican primary election

Republican Primary for U.S. House Maine District 1

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Ed Thelander in round 1 .

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 22,346
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Voting information

See also: Voting in Maine

Election information in Maine: Nov. 8, 2022, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

In-person: Nov. 8, 2022
By mail: Received by Oct. 18, 2022
Online: N/A

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

In-person: Nov. 3, 2022
By mail: Received by Nov. 3, 2022
Online: Nov. 3, 2022

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

In-person: Nov. 8, 2022
By mail: Received by Nov. 8, 2022

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Oct. 9, 2022 to Nov. 3, 2022

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

N/A

Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

Ballotpedia asks all federal, state, and local candidates to complete a survey and share what motivates them on political and personal levels. The section below shows responses from candidates in this race who completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

Survey responses from candidates in this race

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Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

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Ed Thelander (R)

Border Security/Immigration: What’s happening on the border a crisis. In addition to illegal immigration, human and narcotic trafficking across our southern border is out of control and puts all Americans at risk.

National Debt/Responsible Spending: Spending by politicians on both sides of the aisle is at record levels and they are racking up new debts every day that our children and grandchildren will have to bear. As the national debt surpasses the $30 trillion mark, hardly anyone in Congress seems concerned.

Education: Let’s teach the fundamentals. Many schools are failing at the most basic level; teaching reading, writing and arithmetic. Let’s encourage our young people to learn the trades. parents should be able to choose where their kids go to school. School choice encourages competition, and competition encourages excellence.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Ed Thelander (R)

Border Security/Immigration; National Debt/Responsible Spending; The Economy; Education; Ballot Integrity; Term Limits

Campaign finance

This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election.^[2] It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees.^[3] Click here to view the reporting schedule for candidates for U.S. Congress in 2022.

U.S. Congress campaign reporting schedule, 2022
Report	Close of books	Filing deadline
Year-end 2021	12/31/2021	1/31/2022
April quarterly	3/31/2022	4/15/2022
July quarterly	6/30/2022	7/15/2022
October quarterly	9/30/2022	10/15/2022
Pre-general	10/19/2022	10/27/2022
Post-general	11/28/2022	12/08/2022
Year-end 2022	12/31/2022	1/31/2023

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Chellie Pingree	Democratic Party	$576,607	$618,990	$404,275	As of December 31, 2022
Ed Thelander	Republican Party	$454,063	$445,248	$8,815	As of December 31, 2022
Alan MacDonald	LOV (Love Over Violent Empire)	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2022. 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.

Ranked-choice voting

Ranked-choice voting in Maine

Maine uses ranked-choice voting for all federal and state-level (e.g., governor, state senator, and state representative) primary elections. Ranked-choice voting is used in general elections for federal offices only (i.e., U.S. Congress and the presidency).^[4]

Click here for information on the history of ranked-choice voting in Maine.

How ranked-choice voting works

Broadly speaking, the ranked-choice voting process unfolds as follows for single-winner elections:

Voters rank the candidates for a given office by preference on their ballots.
If a candidate wins an outright majority of first-preference votes (i.e., 50 percent plus one), he or she will be declared the winner.
If, on the other hand, no candidates win an outright majority of first-preference votes, the candidate with the fewest first-preference votes is eliminated.
All first-preference votes for the failed candidate are eliminated, lifting the second-preference choices indicated on those ballots.
A new tally is conducted to determine whether any candidate has won an outright majority of the adjusted voters.
The process is repeated until a candidate wins a majority of votes cast.

Example

Assume that there are four candidates for mayor in a hypothetical city. The table below presents the raw first-preference vote totals for each candidate.

Raw first-preference vote tallies in a hypothetical mayoral race
Candidate	First-preference votes	Percentage
Candidate A	475	46.34%
Candidate B	300	29.27%
Candidate C	175	17.07%
Candidate D	75	7.32%

In the above scenario, no candidate won an outright majority of first-preference votes. As a result, the candidate (Candidate D) with the smallest number of first-preference votes is eliminated. The ballots that listed candidate D as the first preference are adjusted, raising their second-preference candidates. Assume that, of the 75 first-preference votes for Candidate D, 50 listed Candidate A as their second preference and 25 listed Candidate B. The adjusted vote totals would be as follows:

Adjusted vote tallies in a hypothetical mayoral race
Candidate	Adjusted first-preference votes	Percentage
Candidate A	525	51.22%
Candidate B	325	31.71%
Candidate C	175	17.07%

On the second tally, Candidate A secured 51.22 percent of the vote, thereby winning the election.

Note: The above is a simplified example used for illustrative purposes. Specific procedures vary by jurisdiction and according to the nature of the election (i.e., whether it is a single-winner or multi-winner contest).

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.^[5]
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.^[6]^[7]^[8]

Race ratings: Maine's 1st Congressional District election, 2022
Race tracker	Race ratings
	November 8, 2022	November 1, 2022	October 25, 2022	October 18, 2022
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic
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 requirements

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Maine in the 2022 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Maine, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2022
State	Office	Party	Signatures required	Filing fee	Filing deadline	Source
Maine	U.S. House	Ballot-qualified party	1,000	N/A	3/15/2022	Source
Maine	U.S. House	Unaffiliated	2,000	N/A	6/1/2022	Source

District analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.

District map - A map of the district before and after redistricting.
Effect of redistricting - How districts in the state changed as a result of redistricting following the 2020 census.
Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2022 U.S. House elections in the state.
Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.

District map

	2024 → ← 2020
Maine's 1st Congressional District
	Democratic primary; Republican primary; General election
Election details
	Filing deadline: March 15, 2022
	Primary: June 14, 2022; General: November 8, 2022
How to vote
	Poll times: 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Voting in Maine
Race ratings
	Cook Partisan Voter Index (2022): D+9; Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic; Inside Elections: Solid Democratic; Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic
Ballotpedia analysis
	U.S. Senate battlegrounds; U.S. House battlegrounds; Federal and state primary competitiveness; Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2022
See also
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Below was the map in use at the time of the election, enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle, compared to the map in place before the election.

Maine District 1
until January 2, 2023

Click a district to compare boundaries.

Maine District 1
starting January 3, 2023

Click a district to compare boundaries.

Effect of redistricting

See also: Redistricting in Maine after the 2020 census

The table below details the results of the 2020 presidential election in each district at the time of the 2022 election and its political predecessor district.^[9] This data was compiled by Daily Kos Elections.^[10]

2020 presidential results by Congressional district, Maine
District	2022 district		Political predecessor district
District	Joe Biden	Donald Trump	Joe Biden	Donald Trump
Maine's 1st	60.0%	37.2%	60.1%	37.0%
Maine's 2nd	45.5%	51.6%	44.8%	52.3%

Competitiveness

See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2022

This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in Maine.

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in Maine in 2022. Information below was calculated on March 29, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

In 2022, five candidates filed to run for Maine's two U.S. House districts, including three Republicans and two Democrats. That's 2.5 candidates per seat, down from 3.0 candidates per seat in 2020 and 5.0 per seat in 2018.

This was the first candidate filing deadline to take place under new district lines adopted during Maine's decennial redistricting process. Maine was apportioned two seats, the same number it was apportioned after the 2010 census.

Both incumbents—Reps. Chellie Pingree (D) and Jared Golden (D)—filed for re-election. The last time a U.S. House district in Maine was left open was in 2014 when Rep. Mike Michaud (D) ran for governor rather than for re-election in the 2nd District. Neither Pingree nor Golden drew any primary challengers; the three other candidates who filed for U.S. House were all Republicans.

Presidential elections

Partisan Voter Index

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

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+9. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 9 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Maine's 1st the 133rd most Democratic district nationally.^[11]

2020 presidential election results

The table below shows what the vote in the 2020 presidential election would have been in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by Daily Kos.

2020 presidential results in Maine's 1st based on 2022 district lines
Joe Biden	Donald Trump
60.0%	37.2%

Presidential voting history

See also: Presidential election in Maine, 2020

Maine presidential election results (1900-2020)

11 Democratic wins
20 Republican wins

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020
Winning Party	R	R	R	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D

Demographics

The table below details demographic data in Maine and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.

Demographic Data for Maine
	Maine	United States
Population	1,362,359	331,449,281
Land area (sq mi)	30,844	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White	93.7%	70.4%
Black/African American	1.4%	12.6%
Asian	1.1%	5.6%
Native American	0.7%	0.8%
Pacific Islander	0%	0.2%
Other (single race)	0.4%	5.1%
Multiple	2.8%	5.2%
Hispanic/Latino	1.7%	18.2%
Education
High school graduation rate	93.2%	88.5%
College graduation rate	32.5%	32.9%
Income
Median household income	$59,489	$64,994
Persons below poverty level	11.1%	12.8%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
**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.

State party control

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Maine's congressional delegation as of November 2022.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Maine, November 2022
Party	U.S. Senate	U.S. House	Total
Democratic	0	2	2
Republican	1	0	1
Independent	1	0	1
Vacancies	0	0	0
Total	2	2	4

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Maine's top three state executive offices as of November 2022.

State executive officials in Maine, November 2022
Office	Officeholder
Governor	Janet T. Mills
Secretary of State	Shenna Bellows
Attorney General	Aaron Frey

State legislature

The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Maine State Legislature as of November 2022.

Maine State Senate

Party		As of November 2022
	Democratic Party	22
	Republican Party	13
	Vacancies	0
Total		35

Maine House of Representatives

Party		As of November 2022
	Democratic Party	77
	Republican Party	63
	Independent	2
	Independent for Maine Party	1
	Libertarian Party	0
	Vacancies	8
Total		151

Trifecta control

As of November 2022, Maine was a Democratic trifecta, with majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.

Maine Party Control: 1992-2022
Twelve 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
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
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
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

District history

2020

Maine's 1st Congressional District election, 2020 (July 14 Democratic primary)

Maine's 1st Congressional District election, 2020 (July 14 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Maine District 1

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Chellie Pingree in round 1 .

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 436,027
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for U.S. House Maine District 1

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Chellie Pingree in round 1 .

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 102,773
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Republican primary election

Republican Primary for U.S. House Maine District 1

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Jay Allen in round 1 .

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 31,124
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

2018

See also: Maine's 1st Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Maine District 1

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

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

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 342,053 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Maine District 1

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

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chellie Pingree	100.0	74,376

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

Republican primary for U.S. House Maine District 1

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

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Holbrook	100.0	40,679

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

Eric Stanton (R)

2016

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

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Chellie Pingree (D), who faced no primary opposition, defeated Mark Holbrook (R) and James Bouchard (L write-in) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Holbrook defeated Ande Allen Smith by 57 votes in the Republican primary on June 14, 2016.^[12]^[13]^[14]

**U.S. House, Maine District 1 General Election, 2016**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Chellie Pingree Incumbent	58%	227,546
	Republican	Mark Holbrook	41.9%	164,569
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	276
Total Votes				392,391
Source: Maine Secretary of State

**U.S. House, Maine District 1 Republican Primary, 2016**
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Mark Holbrook	50.1%	10,360
Ande Allen Smith	49.9%	10,303
Total Votes		20,663
Source: Maine Secretary of State

2014

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

The 1st Congressional District of 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.

**U.S. House, Maine District 1 General Election, 2014**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Chellie Pingree Incumbent	58%	186,674
	Republican	Isaac James Misiuk	29.4%	94,751
	Independent	Richard Paul Murphy	8.5%	27,410
	Other	Other	0%	63
	Blank	None	4.1%	13,089
Total Votes				321,987
Source: Maine Secretary of State Official Results

June 10, 2014, primary results

Democratic Primary

Chellie Pingree - Incumbenta

Republican Primary

Isaac Misiuk^[15]a

External links

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Footnotes

↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
↑ Fundraising by primary candidates can be found on the race's respective primary election page. Fundraising by general election candidates can be found on the race's general election page.
↑ Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022
↑ Maine.gov, "Ranked-choice Voting (RCV)," accessed February 24, 2022
↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
↑ Political predecessor districts are determined primarily based on incumbents and where each chose to seek re-election.
↑ Daily Kos Elections, "Daily Kos Elections 2020 presidential results by congressional district (old CDs vs. new CDs)," accessed May 12, 2022
↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023
↑ 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
↑ Seacoast Online, "2 in Maine announce plans to run for U.S. Congress," accessed August 19, 2013

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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)

[1] Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022

[2] Fundraising by primary candidates can be found on the race's respective primary election page. Fundraising by general election candidates can be found on the race's general election page.

[3] Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022

[4] Maine.gov, "Ranked-choice Voting (RCV)," accessed February 24, 2022

[5] Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.

[6] Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018

[7] Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018

[8] Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018

[9] Political predecessor districts are determined primarily based on incumbents and where each chose to seek re-election.

[10] Daily Kos Elections, "Daily Kos Elections 2020 presidential results by congressional district (old CDs vs. new CDs)," accessed May 12, 2022

[11] Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023

[list-12] Maine Secretary of State, "List of Candidates who have filed for the June 14, 2016 Primary Election," March 15, 2016

[primary16-13] The New York Times, "Maine Primary Results," June 14, 2016

[14] CNN "Election Results," accessed November 8, 2016

[15] Seacoast Online, "2 in Maine announce plans to run for U.S. Congress," accessed August 19, 2013

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

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

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