United States House elections in Maine, 2020 (July 14 Republican primaries)
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The 2020 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Maine took place on November 3, 2020. Voters elected two candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's two congressional districts. This page focuses on the Republican primaries that took place in Maine on July 14, 2020.
Click here for more information about the Democratic primaries.
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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.[1][2]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
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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 | |||||||
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| 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.[3]
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.[4][5]
| 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 | |||||||
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| 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 | |||||||
See also
- United States House elections in Maine, 2020 (July 14 Democratic primaries)
- United States House Republican Party primaries, 2020
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2020
- U.S. House battlegrounds, 2020
- United States House elections in Maine (June 12, 2018 Republican primaries)
- United States House elections in Maine (June 12, 2018 Democratic primaries)
Footnotes
- ↑ NCSL, "State Primary Election Types," accessed June 12, 2024
- ↑ Main Legislature Revised Statutes, "§341. Unenrolled voter participation in primary elections allowed," accessed June 12, 2024
- ↑ 270towin.com, "Maine," accessed June 1, 2017
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017
