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Maine's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020 (July 14 Republican primary)

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Filing deadline: March 16, 2020
Primary: July 14, 2020
General: November 3, 2020
Pre-election incumbent:
Jared Golden (Democratic)
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Poll times: 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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Cook Political Report: Likely Democratic
Inside Elections: Solid Democratic
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Democratic
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Dale Crafts defeated Adrienne Bennett and Eric Brakey in the Republican primary for Maine's 2nd Congressional District on July 14, 2020. Crafts led with 45% on the first round of vote tabulation. Crafts did not reach the majority threshold needed to win the primary on the first round of vote tabulation, but Bennett and Brakey conceded the race.[1] After the second round of tabulation, Crafts received 59% of the vote to Bennett's 42%.

As of this election, Maine used ranked-choice voting for primary and general elections for U.S. House and other offices. This election used the process since there were more than two candidates. Voters ranked candidates from their first to third choices. Since no candidate received a majority of the vote after the first round of tallying, the third-place candidate was eliminated from the running, and the votes of those who chose that candidate as their first choice will be redistributed to those voters' second-choice candidates. Learn more here.

Incumbent Rep. Jared Golden (D) was first elected in 2018, defeating then-incumbent Bruce Poliquin (R) 50.6% to 49.4%. It was the first congressional election in U.S. history decided by ranked-choice voting. In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) defeated Hillary Clinton (D) 51% to 41% in the 2nd District.[2]

Crafts, a former state representative, highlighted his work on fiscal and gun policy. He also referred to his experience as a business owner. Bennett highlighted her background of growing up in poverty, having her child during her last year of college, becoming Central Maine bureau chief of WABI Channel 5, and serving as former Gov. Paul LePage's press secretary. Brakey, a former state senator, emphasized his record on gun, welfare, and healthcare policy.

Click here for more on candidates' backgrounds and key messages.

All three candidates said they supported President Trump.[3] The Bangor Daily News reported on the candidates' differing policy views: "Brakey has differentiated himself as more of a libertarian, breaking with Bennett and Crafts on foreign policy and federal spending." Brakey did not support the $2 trillion coronavirus relief package Congress passed and the president signed. Crafts and Bennett supported it, while Bennett opposed the part of the legislation providing for an additional $600 a week in unemployment benefits.

The Bangor Daily News also reported that Brakey "is supportive of Trump’s stated goal to pull U.S. troops out of the Middle East. It put him directly at odds with Crafts during a February debate. Crafts said that a retreat would cause economic and international instability."[3][4]

LePage endorsed Crafts. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) endorsed Brakey. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) endorsed Bennett. Click on candidates' names below to view endorsement lists on their campaign websites.

Bennett completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.

Brakey participated in a Candidate Conversation with Ballotpedia and EnCiv. Click here to watch.

This page focuses on Maine's 2nd Congressional District Republican primary. For more in-depth information on the district's Democratic primary and the general election, see the following pages:

Election procedure changes in 2020

See also: Changes to election dates, procedures, and administration in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020

Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.

Maine modified its primary election process as follows:

  • Election postponements: The primary election was postponed from June 9, 2020, to July 14.
  • Voting procedures: The voter pre-registration deadline was extended to July 7.
  • Political party events: The Democratic Party of Maine canceled its state convention, originally scheduled for May 29-30.

For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.


Candidates and election results

Republican primary election

Republican Primary for U.S. House Maine District 2

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.

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 42,347
Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Candidate profiles

This section includes candidate profiles created in one of two ways. Either the candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey or Ballotpedia staff created a profile after identifying the candidate as noteworthy.[5] Ballotpedia staff compiled profiles based on campaign websites, advertisements, and public statements.

Adrienne Bennett

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Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography:  "Adrienne Bennett grew up in rural Waldo County, Maine. Raised by a single mother, she was hardened to hardship by the trappings of rural poverty. Adrienne's home had no indoor plumbing, unfinished walls, a vinyl mattress from a van that served as her bed, and a loft above a ladder that served as her bedroom. She went next door to her neighbors each day for drinking water and saw her mother's dependence on welfare. At school, the bullying she endured taught her the cruel lesson that her life wasn't normal. It soon became clear that if things were to change, it would be up to her. She resolved that her family's past would not be her future. After putting herself through high school when her mom left her to move to Ohio, Adrienne graduated from the New England School of Communications in Bangor. She gave birth to her daughter Katie during her final semester in college and set out working 3 jobs to make ends meet. Adrienne spent the better part of a decade at WABI Channel 5 in Bangor, rising through the ranks from executive producer to videographer to Central Maine Bureau Chief. In 2010, she was approached by newly-elected Governor Paul R. LePage to serve as his Press Secretary for seven years. She embraced the opportunity to spread LePage's commonsense message of economic growth and fiscal responsibility. She has worked as Vice President of a Maine bank and now is a Realtor helping Mainers realize the dream of home ownership."

Key Messages

To read this candidate's full survey responses, click here.

Put Mainers and Americans FIRST

Secure our borders

Defend our rights and support our economic growth

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Maine District 2 in 2020.

Eric Brakey

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Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: Maine State Senate (2014-2018)

Biography:  Brakey received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Ohio University. He has worked as an actor with Love Street Productions and as a financial records manager for Brakey Energy. He was Maine State Director for Ron Paul's 2012 presidential campaign. Brakey chaired the state Health and Human Services Committee. He was the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in 2018.


Key Messages

The following key messages were curated by Ballotpedia staff. For more on how we identify key messages, click here.

"I'm running for Congress for two reasons: One, because I believe in a free Maine and a free America. And two, because the Washington swamp is out to destroy our President Donald Trump, and I've got his back. In the Maine Senate, I got the job done for constitutional carry, for our gun rights, for welfare reform, for our healthcare freedoms with right to try."

"I'm running for Congress to personalize healthcare. Jared Golden thinks more bureaucrats are the answer. But I say it's time we fire him."

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Sources: Eric Brakey's 2020 campaign website, "Home," accessed July 6, 2020; YouTube, "Healthcare: Fire the Bureaucrats," February 3, 2020; WMTW, "WATCH: Maine GOP Second Congressional District Debate," June 30, 2020; Vote Smart, "Eric Brakey's Biography," accessed July 6, 2020

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Maine District 2 in 2020.

Dale Crafts

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Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: 

Maine House of Representatives (2008-2016); Lisbon Town Council (2006-2009); Lisbon Budget Advisory Board

Biography:  Crafts taught Sunday school for 15 years. He was paralyzed in a motorcycle accident at age 25. Crafts co-founded Mobility Plus, a research and development company that aims to help people with disabilities drive. He has owned several businesses, including Crafts Builders Inc., C&F Developments LLC, and Goin’ Postal Franchise. Crafts also served on the Lisbon Revitalization and Revolving Loan Committee.


Key Messages

The following key messages were curated by Ballotpedia staff. For more on how we identify key messages, click here.

"As the only business owner in the race and a proven legislative track record, I have the experience necessary to win back the Second Congressional District. I am running for Congress because I have the unique experience to successfully partner with President Trump to continue to lower taxes, reduce regulation and create more opportunity for each and every American to succeed."

"Working alongside Governor LePage, Dale’s record proves he is a fiscal conservative, a voice for freedom, personal liberty and a tested advocate for our 2nd Amendment Rights."

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Sources: Dale Crafts' 2020 campaign website, "About," accessed July 6, 2020; WMTW, "WATCH: Maine GOP Second Congressional District Debate," June 30, 2020

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Maine District 2 in 2020.


Candidate Conversations

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Campaign finance

This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election.[6] 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.[7] The chart below contains data from financial reports submitted to the Federal Election Commission.

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Adrienne Bennett Republican Party $227,047 $225,374 $1,673 As of December 31, 2020
Eric Brakey Republican Party $855,399 $849,726 $5,673 As of December 31, 2020
Dale Crafts Republican Party $1,283,275 $1,279,587 $3,689 As of December 31, 2020

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2020. 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.

Primaries in Maine

A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Maine utilizes a semi-closed primary process, in which both registered party members and unaffiliated voters may participate. Unaffiliated voters may vote in one partisan primary of their choosing in each election.[8][9]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Ranked-choice voting

Overview

How ranked-choice voting works

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

  1. Voters rank the candidates for a given office by preference on their ballots.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. All first-preference votes for the failed candidate are eliminated, lifting the second-preference choices indicated on those ballots.
  5. A new tally is conducted to determine whether any candidate has won an outright majority of the adjusted voters.
  6. 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).

Ranked-choice voting in Maine

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.

Click here for information on legal challenges and legislative responses that followed the initiative's passage.

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.[10]
  • 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.[11][12][13]

Race ratings: Maine's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020
Race trackerRace ratings
November 3, 2020October 27, 2020October 20, 2020October 13, 2020
The Cook Political ReportLikely DemocraticLikely DemocraticLikely DemocraticLikely Democratic
Inside Elections with Nathan L. GonzalesSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticLean Democratic
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal BallLikely DemocraticLikely DemocraticLikely DemocraticLikely Democratic
Note: Ballotpedia updates external race ratings every week 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.[14]

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.[15]

District represented by a Democrat in 2020 and won by Donald Trump in 2016

See also: U.S. House districts represented by a Democrat in 2020 and won by Donald Trump in 2016

This district was one of 30 Democratic-held U.S. House districts up in 2020 that Donald Trump (R) won in the 2016 presidential election. Most were expected to be among the House's most competitive elections in 2020.


2020 Democratic-held U.S. House districts won by Donald Trump in 2016
District Incumbent Ran in 2020? 2018 congressional margin 2016 presidential margin 2012 presidential margin
Arizona's 1st Democratic Party Tom O'Halleran Yes Democrats+7.7 Trump+1.1 Romney+2.5
Georgia's 6th Democratic Party Lucy McBath Yes Democrats+1.0 Trump+1.5 Romney+23.3
Illinois' 14th Democratic Party Lauren Underwood Yes Democrats+5.0 Trump+3.9 Romney+10
Illinois' 17th Democratic Party Cheri Bustos Yes Democrats+24.2 Trump+0.7 Obama+17
Iowa's 1st Democratic Party Abby Finkenauer Yes Democrats+5.1 Trump+3.5 Obama+13.7
Iowa's 2nd Democratic Party Dave Loebsack Retired Democrats+5.2 Trump+4.1 Obama+13.1
Iowa's 3rd Democratic Party Cindy Axne Yes Democrats+2.2 Trump+3.5 Obama+4.2
Maine's 2nd Democratic Party Jared Golden Yes Democrats+1.3 Trump+10.3 Obama+8.6
Michigan's 8th Democratic Party Elissa Slotkin Yes Democrats+3.8 Trump+6.7 Romney+3.1
Michigan's 11th Democratic Party Haley Stevens Yes Democrats+6.7 Trump+4.4 Romney+5.4
Minnesota's 2nd Democratic Party Angie Craig Yes Democrats+5.5 Trump+1.2 Obama+0.1
Minnesota's 7th Democratic Party Collin Peterson Yes Democrats+4.3 Trump+30.8 Romney+9.8
Nevada's 3rd Democratic Party Susie Lee Yes Democrats+9.1 Trump+1.0 Obama+0.8
New Hampshire's 1st Democratic Party Chris Pappas Yes Democrats+8.6 Trump+1.6 Obama+1.6
New Jersey's 3rd Democratic Party Andrew Kim Yes Democrats+1.3 Trump+6.2 Obama+4.6
New Jersey's 5th Democratic Party Josh Gottheimer Yes Democrats+13.7 Trump+1.1 Romney+3.0
New Jersey's 11th Democratic Party Mikie Sherrill Yes Democrats+14.6 Trump+0.9 Romney+5.8
New Mexico's 2nd Democratic Party Xochitl Torres Small Yes Democrats+1.9 Trump+10.2 Romney+6.8
New York's 11th Democratic Party Max Rose Yes Democrats+6.5 Trump+9.8 Obama+4.3
New York's 18th Democratic Party Sean Maloney Yes Democrats+10.9 Trump+1.9 Obama+4.3
New York's 19th Democratic Party Antonio Delgado Yes Democrats+5.2 Trump+6.8 Obama+6.2
New York's 22nd Democratic Party Anthony Brindisi Yes Democrats+1.8 Trump+15.5 Romney+0.4
Oklahoma's 5th Democratic Party Kendra Horn Yes Democrats+1.4 Trump+13.4 Romney+18.4
Pennsylvania's 8th Democratic Party Matt Cartwright Yes Democrats+9.3 Trump+9.6 Obama+11.9
Pennsylvania's 17th Democratic Party Conor Lamb Yes Democrats+12.5 Trump+2.6 Romney+4.5
South Carolina's 1st Democratic Party Joe Cunningham Yes Democrats+1.4 Trump+13.1 Romney+18.1
Utah's 4th Democratic Party Ben McAdams Yes Democrats+0.3 Trump+6.7 Romney+37.0
Virginia's 2nd Democratic Party Elaine Luria Yes Democrats+2.2 Trump+3.4 Romney+2.3
Virginia's 7th Democratic Party Abigail Spanberger Yes Democrats+1.9 Trump+6.5 Romney+10.5
Wisconsin's 3rd Democratic Party Ron Kind Yes Democrats+19.3 Trump+4.5 Obama+11
Source: Sabato's Crystal Ball and Daily Kos


Click here to see the five U.S. House districts represented by a Republican in 2020 and won by Hillary Clinton in 2016.

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.[16]

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.[17][18]

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.

District election history

2018

See also: Maine's 2nd Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Maine District 2

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.

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2

Total votes: 289,624
Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

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 in June.[19][20][21]

U.S. House, Maine District 2 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngBruce 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 Green check mark transparent.pngBruce 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 Green check mark transparent.pngMike 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.[22]

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

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ WMTW, "Crafts to be Republican nominee for Maine's 2nd Congressional District; Brakey, Bennett concede," July 15, 2020
  2. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2016, 2012, and 2008," accessed July 8, 2020
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Bangor Daily News, "GOP candidates in Maine’s 2nd District praise Trump but still have differences," June 29, 2020
  4. ↑ Bangor Daily News, "Eric Brakey targeted by rival GOP hopefuls in charged 2nd District debate," June 30, 2020
  5. ↑ Candidate Connection surveys completed before September 26, 2019, were not used to generate candidate profiles. In battleground primaries, Ballotpedia based its selection of noteworthy candidates on polling, fundraising, and noteworthy endorsements. In battleground general elections, all major party candidates and any other candidates with the potential to impact the outcome of the race were included.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022
  8. ↑ NCSL, "State Primary Election Types," accessed June 12, 2024
  9. ↑ Main Legislature Revised Statutes, "§341. Unenrolled voter participation in primary elections allowed," accessed June 12, 2024
  10. ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
  11. ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
  12. ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
  13. ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
  14. ↑ Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
  15. ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018
  16. ↑ 270towin.com, "Maine," accessed June 1, 2017
  17. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
  18. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017
  19. ↑ Centralmaine.com, "Cain seeks 2016 rematch for Maine’s 2nd District seat," March 3, 2015
  20. ↑ Bangor Daily News, "Bangor City Councilor Joe Baldacci to run for US House seat," July 29, 2015
  21. ↑ CNN, "Election Results," accessed November 8, 2016
  22. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013


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