2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine

none February 2026 November 2017 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine Maine legislative no 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine 2014 2016 11 08 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine 2018 All 2 Maine seats to the United States House of Representatives Democratic Party (United States) 1 1 386,627 51.93% 0.40% Republican Party (United States) 1 1 357,447 48.01% 9.51% x300px District results x300px County results Democratic #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% Republican #e27f90 50–60% #CC2F4A 60–70% The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine were held on November 8, 2016, to elect the two U.S. representatives from the state of Maine, one from each of the state's two congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on June 14. 2 Overview Statewide Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Democratic Democratic Party (United States) 51.93 Republican Republican Party (United States) 48.01 House seats #ddd 600px 410px Democratic Democratic Party (United States) 50.00 Republican Republican Party (United States) 50.00 By district Results of the 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine by district: DistrictDemocraticRepublicanOthersTotalResult Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %District 1 227,546 57.99% 164,569 41.94% 276 0.07% 392,391 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 2 159,081 45.17% 192,878 54.77% 224 0.06% 352,183 100.0% Republican holdTotal 386,627 51.93% 357,447 48.01% 500 0.07% 744,574 100.0% District 1 2016 Maine's 1st congressional district election Maine presidential no 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine#District 1 2014 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine#District 1 2018 150x150px File:Chellie Pingree, official portrait, 114th Congress (cropped).jpg Chellie Pingree Democratic Party (United States) 227,546 58.0% 3x4.svg Mark Holbrook Republican Party (United States) 164,569 41.9% File:Maine District 1 2020 County Results.svg 200px County resultsPingree: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% U.S. Representative Chellie Pingree Democratic Party (United States) Chellie Pingree Democratic Party (United States) Maine's 1st congressional district Incumbent Democrat Chellie Pingree, who had represented the district since 2009, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 60% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+9. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Chellie Pingree, incumbent U.S. representative Results Democratic primary resultshttp://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/results/results16-17.html Tabulations for Elections held on June 14, 2016 Maine Secretary of State July 22, 2016 January 26, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170126194830/http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/results/results16-17.html dead Chellie Pingree (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 28,143 100.0 28,143 100.0 Republican primary Candidates Nominee Mark Holbrook, professional counselorhttp://stateandcapitol.bangordailynews.com/2015/11/20/brunswick-republican-files-to-challenge-pingree-in-2016/ Brunswick Republican files to challenge Pingree in 2016 November 20, 2015 November 20, 2015 Eliminated in primary Ande Smith, United States Navy veteran and attorneyhttp://www.pressherald.com/2016/01/11/second-republican-hopes-to-unseat-pingree-in-maines-1st-congressional-district/ North Yarmouth attorney will try to unseat Maine's U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree - The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram Pressherald.com January 11, 2016 2016-07-09 Debate + 2016 Maine's 1st congressional district republican primary debate No. Number Date Host Moderator Link Republican RepublicanKey:black #90ff90  P  Participant  black #FFFFDD  A  Absent  black #ff9090  N  Not invited  black #CCFFCC  I  Invited #f0e68c W Withdrawn Mark Holbrook Ande Smith1 Jun. 7, 2016 WMTW (TV) Paul MerrillYouTube P P Results After a recount, Holbrook was declared the winner with a margin of 57 votes.Shepherd Michael http://bangordailynews.com/2016/06/29/politics/elections/holbrook-confirmed-gop-primary-winner-in-maines-1st-district/ Holbrook confirmed GOP primary winner in Maine's 1st District — Politics — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine Bangordailynews.com 2016-06-29 2016-07-09 Republican primary results Mark Holbrook Republican Party (United States) 10,360 50.1 Ande Smith Republican Party (United States) 10,303 49.9 20,663 100.0 General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report2016 House Race Ratings for November 7, 2016 http://cookpolitical.com/house/charts/race-ratings House: Race Ratings Cook Political Report November 12, 2016Safe DNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsDaily Kos Elections House race ratings: Initial ratings for 2016 http://www.dailykos.com/election-outlook/2016-race-ratings#house Daily Kos Elections November 7, 2016Safe DNovember 7, 2016 Rothenberg2016 House Ratings (November 3, 2016) http://rothenbergpoliticalreport.com/ratings/house House Ratings The Rothenberg Political Report November 3, 2016Safe DNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal Ball2016 House http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2016-house Sabato's Crystal Ball November 7, 2016 November 7, 2016Safe DNovember 7, 2016RCPBattle for the House 2016 http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/house/2016_elections_house_map.html Real Clear Politics October 31, 2016Safe DOctober 31, 2016 Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror ChelliePingree (D) MarkHolbrook (R) Other UndecidedUniversity of New HampshireUniversity of New Hampshire September 15–20, 2016 266 LV ± 6.0% 64% 22% 2% 12%SurveyUSASurveyUSA September 4–10, 2016 382 LV ± 5.1% 57% 37% – 7%University of New HampshireUniversity of New Hampshire June 15–21, 2016 248 LV ± 4.5% 56% 34% – 10% background:#cff Hypothetical polling border:solid 1px silver; padding:8px; background:var(--background-color-base); color:var(--color-base); Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror ChelliePingree (D) AndeSmith (R)University of New Hampshire June 15–21, 2016 248 LV ± 4.5% 55% 34% Endorsements Chellie Pingree (D) Organizations Equality Mainehttp://equalitymaine.org/election2016 Election 2016 EqualityMaine October 4, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161004163304/http://equalitymaine.org/election2016 October 4, 2016 dead mdy-all Results Maine's 1st congressional district, 2016http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/results/results16-17.html Tabulations for Elections held in 2016 Maine Secretary of State December 12, 2016 January 26, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170126194830/http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/results/results16-17.html dead Chellie Pingree (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 227,546 58.0 Mark Holbrook Republican Party (United States) 164,569 41.9 James J. Bouchard (write-in) Libertarian Party (United States) 276 0.1 392,391 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 2 2016 Maine's 2nd congressional district election Maine presidential no 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine#District 2 2014 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine#District 2 2018 150x150px File:Bruce Poliquin official photo (cropped).jpg Bruce Poliquin Republican Party (United States) 192,878 54.8% 3x4.svg Emily Cain Democratic Party (United States) 159,081 45.2% File:Maine Distrct 2 2016.svg 200px County resultsPoliquin: #E27F7F 50%–60% #D75D5D 60–70%Cain: #7996E2 50%–60% U.S. Representative Bruce Poliquin Republican Party (United States) Bruce Poliquin Republican Party (United States) Maine's 2nd congressional district Incumbent Republican Bruce Poliquin, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. He was elected with 47% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+2. Republican primary Candidates Nominee Bruce Poliquin, incumbent U.S. representative Results Republican primary results Bruce Poliquin (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 19,252 100.0 19,252 100.0 Democratic primary After the 2014 election, Cain indicated she was interested in running against Poliquin in 2016.http://www.centralmaine.com/2014/11/14/democrats-push-for-cain-vs-poliquin-2016-rematch-in-maines-2nd-district/ Democrats push for Cain vs. Poliquin 2016 rematch in Maine's 2nd District - Central Maine Central Maine November 15, 2014 December 5, 2014 In December 2014, Cain met with Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic Leader of the House of Representatives, to discuss her potential candidacy.http://atr.rollcall.com/democratic-leaders-court-candidate-for-house-rematch/ Nancy Pelosi, Steny Hoyer Are Recruiting Emily Cain to Run Again At the Races December 5, 2014 December 8, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141208102810/http://atr.rollcall.com/democratic-leaders-court-candidate-for-house-rematch/ dead On March 3, 2015, Cain announced that she would be running for the seat. Bangor City Councilors Joe Baldacci and Ben Sprague were mentioned as potential Democratic candidates.http://www.centralmaine.com/2015/01/11/maines-bruce-poliquin-dives-into-budget-energy-issues/ Maine's Bruce Poliquin dives into budget, energy issues Central Maine Michael Shepherd January 11, 2015 January 12, 2015 Jeff McCabe, the majority leader of the Maine House of Representatives, indicated that he might run against Poliquin in 2016, but later said that he would not do so.http://www.centralmaine.com/2015/02/04/skowhegans-mccabe-says-he-wont-run-for-higher-office-in-2016/ Skowhegan's McCabe says he won't run for Congress in 2016 Central Maine Michael Shepherd February 4, 2015 February 7, 2015 Troy Jackson, the former majority leader of the Maine Senate, who lost to Cain in the 2014 Democratic primary election, had said he might run as an independent candidate,http://www.centralmaine.com/2014/11/08/what-kind-of-a-congressman-will-maines-bruce-poliquin-be/ What kind of a congressman will Maine's Bruce Poliquin be? - Central Maine Central Maine November 9, 2014 December 5, 2014 but he elected to run for his former Senate seat instead. Candidates Nominee Emily Cain, former state senator and nominee for this seat in 2014http://www.centralmaine.com/2015/03/03/cain-says-shell-run-for-maines-2nd-district-in-2016/ Cain seeks 2016 rematch for Maine's 2nd District seat Kennebec Journal Shepherd Michael March 3, 2015 March 4, 2014 Withdrawn Joe Baldacci, Bangor city councilor and brother of former Governor of Maine and U.S. Representative John Baldaccihttp://news.mpbn.net/post/joe-baldacci-drops-out-congressional-race#stream/0 Joe Baldacci Drops Out of Congressional Race | Maine Public Broadcasting News.mpbn.net 2016-02-05 2016-07-09 February 6, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160206103542/http://news.mpbn.net/post/joe-baldacci-drops-out-congressional-race#stream/0 dead Declined Troy Jackson, Democratic National Committee member, former state senator, candidate for the seat in 2014 (running for state senate)http://bangordailynews.com/2016/01/04/news/state/democrats-mccabe-jackson-announce-maine-senate-bids/ Democrats McCabe, Jackson announce Maine Senate bids Bangor Daily News Shepherd Michael January 4, 2016 January 4, 2016 Jeff McCabe, majority leader of the Maine House of Representatives Ben Sprague, Bangor city councilor Endorsements Emily Cain U.S. representatives Nancy Pelosi, minority leader of the U.S. House of Representatives (D-CA)http://stateandcapitol.bangordailynews.com/2015/06/10/nancy-pelosi-to-boost-emily-cains-rematch-against-bruce-poliquin-in-big-money-fund-raiser/ Nancy Pelosi to boost Emily Cain's rematch against Bruce Poliquin in big-money fundraiser Bangor Daily News Cousins Christopher June 10, 2015 June 10, 2015 Organizations EMILY's Listhttps://stateandcapitol.bangordailynews.com/2015/06/09/young-republican-official-wields-taylor-swift-against-paul-lepages-veto-pen/ Young Republican star wields Taylor Swift against Paul LePage Bangor Daily News Moretto Mario June 9, 2015 June 9, 2015 June 10, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150610070039/https://stateandcapitol.bangordailynews.com/2015/06/09/young-republican-official-wields-taylor-swift-against-paul-lepages-veto-pen/ dead Equality Maine Results Democratic primary results Emily Cain Democratic Party (United States) 19,003 100.0 19,003 100 Independents Withdrawn Mike Turcotte, adjunct professor at Eastern Maine Community Collegehttp://news.mpbn.net/post/candidate-proposing-nuke-plants-maine-drops-out-congressional-race Candidate Proposing Nuke Plants for Maine Drops out of Congressional Race MPBN Mitchell Jennifer May 14, 2016 June 26, 2016 May 15, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160515100241/http://news.mpbn.net/post/candidate-proposing-nuke-plants-maine-drops-out-congressional-race dead Declined Troy Jackson, Democratic National Committee member, former state senator, candidate for the seat in 2014 (running for state senate) General election Debates Complete video of debate, October 19, 2016 Endorsements Emily Cain (D) U.S. senators George J. Mitchell, former U.S. Senate Majority Leader (D-ME)http://www.wcsh6.com/news/politics/voice-of-the-voter/former-maine-senator-endorses-emily-cain-for-congress/324188967 Former Maine Senator endorses Emily Cain for Congress WCSH September 23, 2016 September 23, 2016January 2022 InternetArchiveBot yes U.S. representatives Nancy Pelosi, minority leader of the U.S. House of Representatives (D-CA) Organizations EMILY's List Equality Maine Newspapers Bangor Daily Newshttp://bangordailynews.com/2016/10/20/opinion/editorials/cains-pragmatism-openness-would-better-serve-maines-2nd-district-in-congress/ Cain's pragmatism, openness would better serve Maine's 2nd District in Congress October 20, 2016 MaineToday Media newspapers: Portland Press Herald, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinelhttps://www.pressherald.com/2016/10/23/our-view-vote-emily-cain-in-2nd-district-to-make-congress-work-again/ Our View: Vote Emily Cain in 2nd District to make Congress work again The Editorial Board October 23, 2016 Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror EmilyCain (D) BrucePoliquin (R) UndecidedUniversity of New HampshireUniversity of New Hampshire October 20–25, 2016 341 LV ± 3.8% 43% 42% 11%Normington Petts (D-Cain)Normington Petts (D-Cain) May 2020 InternetArchiveBot yes October 2–3, 2016 400 RV ± 4.9% 46% 45% 9%University of New HampshireUniversity of New Hampshire September 15–20, 2016 231 LV ± 6% 35% 45% 15%SurveyUSASurveyUSA September 4–10, 2016 397 LV ± 5% 45% 50% 6%University of New Hampshire June 15–21, 2016 227 LV ± 4.5% 40% 41% 12% Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportTossupNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsTossupNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergTossupNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallLean D FlipNovember 7, 2016RCPTossupOctober 31, 2016 Results Maine's 2nd congressional district, 2016 Bruce Poliquin (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 192,878 54.8 Democratic Party (United States) Emily Cain 159,081 45.2 Independent (United States) Jay Parker Dresser (write-in) 224 0.0 352,183 100.0 Republican Party (United States) References 30em External links U.S. House elections in Maine, 2016 at Ballotpedia Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets Maine 2016 United States House