2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine ← 2016 November 6, 2018 (2018-11-06 ) 2020 →
United States House of Representatives Majority party Minority party Party Democratic Republican Last election 1 1 Seats won 2 0 Seat change Popular vote 343,635 250,119 Percentage 55.12% 40.12% Swing
Party gains District results County results Democratic hold Democratic gainDemocratic
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
Republican
40–50%
50–60%
The2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine were held on November 6, 2018, to elect the twoU.S. representatives from thestate ofMaine , one from each of the state's twocongressional districts . The elections coincided with the elections of other offices, including agubernatorial election ,other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to theUnited States Senate , and variousstate andlocal elections .
These U.S. House elections were conducted withranked-choice voting , as opposed to a simple plurality, after Maine voters passeda citizen referendum approving the change in 2016[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
While Rep.Chellie Pingree in District 1 was reelected with a majority, no candidate received a majority in District 2, which meant that the ranked-choice tabulation needed to occur. Rep.Bruce Poliquin , who received a plurality of first-round votes, filed a federal lawsuit to halt that tabulation, arguing that ranked-choice voting was unconstitutional. The court ruled against Poliquin in his request for a motion on November 15 and against the lawsuit itself on December 13. On November 15,Jared Golden was declared the winner after the ranked-choice redistribution, becoming the first member of Congress to be elected via ranked-choice voting.
Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine by district:[ 4]
District Democratic Republican Others Total Result Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % District 1 201,195 58.82% 111,188 32.51% 29,670 8.67% 342,053 100.0% Democratic hold District 2 142,440 50.62% 138,931 49.38% 0 0.00% 281,371 100.0% Democratic gain Total 343,635 55.12% 250,119 40.12% 29,670 4.76% 623,424 100.0%
2018 Maine's 1st congressional district election County resultsPingree: 50–60% 60–70%
Chellie Pingree , theincumbent representative, was first elected in2008 , and in2016 defeated Republican nominee Mark Holbrook with just under 58 percent of the vote. Holbrook ran again for the Republican nomination, and was unopposed. Independent State Representative Marty Grohman, elected as a Democrat in the 2016 State House election, defected from the party in 2017. He launched his campaign for the first district in spring 2018.
Due to the use ofranked-choice voting in the election, Pingree was considered to be vulnerable if she did not win outright in the first round, as Grohman could have been a second choice for Republican and Democratic voters.[ 5] Paul LePage [ 6] Donald Trump 's2016 presidential campaign Christie-Lee McNally.[ 7]
Mark Holbrook, professional counselor and 2016 nominee for this seat[ 9] Republican primary results Party Candidate Votes % Republican Mark Holbrook 40,679 100.0 Total votes 40,679 100.0
Marty Grohman, state representative[ 9] Chellie Pingree
Local and statewide politicians
Christopher Babbidge, state representative[ 10] Donna Bailey, state representative[ 10] Pinny Beebe-Center, state representative[ 10] Seth Berry , state representative[ 10] Cathy Breen , state senator[ 10] Jennie Butler,candidate for State House of Representatives [ 10] Justin Chenette , state senator[ 10] Ben Chipman , state senator[ 10] Janice Cooper , state representative[ 10] Diane Denk, member of theDemocratic National Committee ,candidate for State House of Representatives [ 10] Dale Denno, state representative[ 10] Dave Durrell,candidate for State House of Representatives [ 10] Richard Farnsworth , state representative[ 10] Ryan Fecteau , state representative[ 10] Anne Gass,candidate for State House of Representatives [ 10] Geoffrey Gratwick , state senator[ 10] Henry Ingwersen,candidate for State House of Representatives [ 10] Troy Jackson , state senator, Senate Minority Leader[ 11] Erik Jorgensen, state representative[ 10] Tori Kornfield, state representative[ 10] William Lippincott,candidate for State Senate [ 10] Thomas Longstaff , state representative[ 10] Anne-Marie Mastraccio , state representative[ 10] Chloe Maxmin,candidate for State House of Representatives [ 10] Jay McCreight, state representative[ 10] Andrew McLean , state representative[ 10] Jeremy Mele,candidate for State House of Representatives [ 10] Michele Meyer,candidate for State House of Representatives [ 10] Rebecca Millett , state senator[ 10] David Miramant , state senator[ 10] Kimberly Monaghan, state representative[ 10] Matt Moonen , state representative[ 10] Victoria Morales,candidate for State House of Representatives [ 10] Patricia Nobel,candidate for State House of Representatives [ 10] Jennifer Parker, state representative[ 10] Ann Peoples , former state representative,candidate for State House of Representatives [ 10] Teresa Pierce , state representative[ 10] Lois Galgay Reckitt , state representative[ 10] Tina Riley, state representative[ 10] Tiffany Roberts-Lovell,candidate for State House of Representatives [ 10] Deane Rykerson , state representative[ 10] Heather Sanborn, state representative,candidate for State Senate [ 10] Linda Sanborn , former state representative,candidate for State Senate [ 10] Robert Saucier,candidate for State House of Representatives [ 10] Denise Tepler, state representative[ 10] Maureen Terry, state representative[ 10] Eloise Vitelli , state senator[ 10] Charlotte Warren , state representative[ 10] Organizations
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Marty Grohman
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Linda Baker , former state senator (R-Topsham )[ 7] Kerri Bickford , former state representative (R-Topsham )[ 7] Joe Bruno , former state representative and former House Minority Leader (R-Raymond )[ 7] Pamela Cahill , former state representative, former state senator, former Senate Minority Leader, (R-Woolwich ) Republican candidate forgovernor of Maine in1994 former chair of theMaine Republican Party [ 7] Alan Casavant , mayor ofBiddeford , former state representative (Democrat)[ 19] Mark Ellis, former chair of the Maine Republican Party[ 7] Karen Gerrish, state representative (R-Lebanon )[ 7] Jon Kinney, state representative (R-Limington )[ 7] Brian Langley , state senator (R-Ellsworth )[ 7] Paul LePage , incumbent governor of Maine (Republican)[ 6] Don Marean, state representative (R-Hollis )[ 7] Les Otten , Republican candidate for Governor of Maine in2010 [ 7] Tony Payne, former Maine Republican Party Executive Director[ 7] David Rollins, mayor ofAugusta (Democrat)[ 19] Tom Saviello , state senator (R-Farmington )[ 7] Mary Small , former state representative, former state senator, former Senate Minority Leader (R-Bath )[ 7] Ande Smith, Republican candidate for this seat in2016 [ 7] Meredith Strang Burgess , former state representative (R-Cumberland )[ 7] Karen Vachon, state representative (R-Scarborough )[ 7] Amy Volk , state senator, Majority Whip (R-Scarborough )[ 19] Nathan Wadsworth, state representative (R-Hiram )[ 7] Mark Walker, mayor ofHallowell (Republican)[ 7] Karl Ward, state representative (R-Dedham )[ 7] David Woodsome , state senator (R-Waterboro )[ 7] Individuals
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Poll source Date(s) Sample Margin Chellie Mark Marty Other Undecided Emerson College [ 33] October 27–29, 2018 442 ± 4.9% 56% 31% – 7% 6% Pan Atlantic Research [ 34] October 1–7, 2018 249 – 53% 29% 11% – 7%
Bruce Poliquin , theincumbent representative for the second district, defeated DemocratEmily Cain in the2016 election in a rematch of the2014 election where Poliquin was first elected. Poliquin ran for the Republican nomination unopposed. Cain did not challenge Poliquin again, instead taking a job with the progressive groupEmily's List . Initially, six candidates filed for the Democratic nomination —United States Postal Service employee and activist Phil Cleaves, carpenter and former Maine State Senate candidate Jonathan Fulford, Assistant Majority Leader of the State House of RepresentativesJared Golden , shopkeeper and former chair of theIsleboro Board of Selectmen Craig Olson, businessman and former State Senate candidate Tim Rich, and conservationist Lucas St. Clair. Cleaves, Rich and Fulford dropped out at various points in the campaign, though Fulford's withdrawal happened too late for his name to be removed from the primary ballot. Several candidates received prominent endorsements; St. Clair was endorsed by theLeague of Conservation Voters and California CongressmanJared Huffman , Fulford by the left-wing groupOur Revolution prior to his withdrawal from the race, and Golden byVoteVets , Massachusetts CongressmanSeth Moulton and over two dozen members of the Maine Legislature. Golden defeated St. Clair and Olson in the second round of the ranked-choice vote tabulation.
In addition, two third-party candidates announced their candidacies for the seat:Houlton Band of Maliseets State RepresentativeHenry John Bear of theMaine Green Independent Party and Brian Kresge of theLibertarian Party . Bear, a former Democrat, left the party due to its stance on water rights for Maine's native people. He failed to qualify for the ballot. Kresge, a veteran and writer, withdrew from the race to run for a seat in the State House of Representatives. Neither the Libertarians nor Green Independents had a candidate on the ballot.
Two independent candidates qualified for the ballot: Tiffany Bond, an attorney fromPortland (a city outside of the second district), and Will Hoar, a schoolteacher.
Jonathan Fulford(withdrawn)
Individuals
Ben Chin, Democratic nominee for mayor ofLewiston , 2015 and 2017[ 41] Organizations
Jared Golden
State and local politicians
Robert Alley,State Representative [ 47] Betty Austin, state representative[ 47] Heidi Brooks , state representative[ 47] Barbara Cardone, state representative[ 47] Michael E. Carpenter ,State Senator and formerMaine Attorney General [ 47] Robert Duchesne, state representative[ 47] Michelle Dunphy , state representative[ 47] Jessica L. Fay, state representative[ 47] Aaron Frey, state representative[ 47] Roger Fuller , state representative[ 47] Sara Gideon ,Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives [ 48] Gay Grant, state representative[ 47] James R. Handy , state representative[ 47] Brian Hubbell , state representative[ 47] Victoria Kornfield , state representative[ 47] Walter Kumiega, state representative[ 47] Nate Libby , state senator[ 47] Louis Luchini, state representative[ 47] Colleen Madigan , state representative[ 47] John Madigan, state representative[ 47] Danny Martin, state representative[ 47] John L. Martin , state representative, former Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives[ 47] David McCrea, state representative[ 47] Gina Melaragno, state representative[ 47] Catherine Nadeau, state representative[ 47] Anne Perry, state representative[ 47] Christina "Tina" Riley, state representative[ 47] John Schneck, state representative[ 47] Bettyann Sheats, state representative[ 47] Stephen Stanley , state representative[ 47] Ryan Tipping, state representative[ 47] Stanley Paige Zeigler, state representative[ 47] Individuals
Local Democratic organizations
National organizations
Local and statewide organizations
Maine People's Alliance[ 52] Trade unions
Lucas St. Clair
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Newspapers
Poll source Date(s) Sample Margin RCV Jonathan Jared Craig Lucas Other Undecided Survey USA [ 59] RCV )April 26 – May 1, 2018 217 LV ± 7.2% Round 1 17% 22% 5% 25% – 31% Round 2 27% 35% – 38% – Round 3 – 49% – 51 %– Global Strategy Group [ 60] October 2–5, 2017 300 ± 5.7% N/A – 8% – 40% 7% 45%
(through March 31, 2017)[ 61]
Jared Golden : $618,380.33Lucas St. Clair: $424,958.42 Jonathan Fulford (withdrawn): $166,989.79 Craig Olson: $100,299.00 Tim Rich (withdrawn): $72,197.20 Emily Cain (not running): $24,692.88Democratic primary results[ 64] Party Candidate Round 1 Round 2 Votes % Transfer Votes % (gross) % (net) Democratic Jared Golden 20,987 46.4% +2,624 23,611 52.2% 54.3% Democratic Lucas St. Clair 17,742 39.2% +2,111 19,853 43.9% 45.7% Democratic Craig Olson 3,993 8.8% -3,993 Eliminated Democratic Jonathan Fulford 2,489 5.5% -2,489 Eliminated Total active votes 45,211 100% 43,464 100.0% Exhausted ballots – +1,747 1,747 3.9% Total votes 45,211 100% 45,211 100.0%
% (gross) = percent of all valid votes cast (without eliminating the exhausted votes)
Failed to make the ballot [ edit ] Libertarian primary [ edit ] Independent candidates [ edit ] Tiffany Bond, attorney[ 66] Will Hoar, schoolteacher[ 66] All candidates except for Poliquin said they would abide by the results of ranked-choice voting and make second and third choices when they vote. Poliquin said he would only cast a first-round vote for himself, stating that he felt no one but him is qualified for the seat.[ 67]
Though Poliquin led in the first round of vote tabulation by 2,171 votes, he did not have a majority of the votes, initiating the ranked-choice tabulation process. Poliquin filed a lawsuit infederal court on November 13, seeking an order to halt the second-round tabulation of ballots and declare ranked-choice voting unconstitutional.[ 68] injunction to halt the ranked-choice voting process was rejected, shortly beforeMatthew Dunlap , theMaine Secretary of State , announced Golden as the winner by 3,509 votes after votes forindependent candidates Tiffany Bond and Will Hoar were eliminated and ballots with these votes had their second- or third-choice votes counted.[ 69]
Poliquin requested a recount of the ballots just before the deadline of November 26.[ 70] [ 71] [ 72] Lance Walker , thefederal judge hearing his lawsuit, to order a new election be held should he decline to hold ranked-choice voting unconstitutional.[ 73] [ 74]
Poliquin appealed to theCourt of Appeals inBoston and requested an order to prevent Golden from being certified as the winner, but that request was rejected.[ 71] [ 75] [ 76] [ 77] [ 78]
Gov.Paul LePage , as one of his last acts in office, reluctantly initialed the certificate of election for Golden, adding the words "stolen election" to it to express his personal dislike of ranked-choice voting.[ 79] [ 80]
Jared Golden
National politicians
Local and statewide politicians
Robert Alley,state Rrpresentative [ 47] Betty Austin, state representative[ 47] Heidi Brooks , state representative[ 47] Barbara Cardone, state representative[ 47] Michael E. Carpenter ,state senator and formerMaine attorney general [ 47] Robert Duchesne, state representative[ 47] Michelle Dunphy , state representative[ 47] Jessica L. Fay, state representative[ 47] Aaron Frey, state representative[ 47] Roger Fuller , state representative[ 47] Sara Gideon ,Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives [ 48] Gay Grant, state representative[ 47] James R. Handy , state representative[ 47] Brian Hubbell , state representative[ 47] Victoria Kornfield , state representative[ 47] Walter Kumiega, state representative[ 47] Nate Libby , state senator[ 47] Louis Luchini, state representative[ 47] Colleen Madigan , state representative[ 47] John Madigan, state representative[ 47] Danny Martin, state representative[ 47] John L. Martin , state representative, former Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives[ 47] David McCrea, state representative[ 47] Gina Melaragno, state representative[ 47] Catherine Nadeau, state representative[ 47] Anne Perry, state representative[ 47] Christina "Tina" Riley, state representative[ 47] Tom Saviello , state senator (Republican)[ 84] [ 85] John Schneck, state representative[ 47] Bettyann Sheats, state representative[ 47] Stephen Stanley , state representative[ 47] Ryan Tipping, state representative[ 47] Stanley Paige Zeigler, state representative[ 47] Individuals
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Bruce Poliquin
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Poll source Date(s) Sample Margin of Bruce Lucas Other Undecided Global Strategy Group [ 60] October 2–5, 2017 400 ± 4.9% 44% 41% — —
Maine's 2nd congressional district, 2018 results[ 115] Party Candidate Round 1 Round 2 Votes % Transfer Votes % (gross) % (net) Democratic Jared Golden 132,013 45.58% + 10,427 142,440 49.18% 50.62% Republican Bruce Poliquin (incumbent)134,184 46.33% + 4,747 138,931 47.97% 49.38% Independent Tiffany Bond 16,552 5.71% - 16,552 Eliminated Independent Will Hoar 6,875 2.37% - 6,875 Eliminated Total active votes 289,624 100% 281,371 100.00% Exhausted ballots – +8,253 8,253 2.85% Total votes 289,624 100% 289,624 100% Democratic gain fromRepublican
% (gross) = percent of all valid votes cast (without eliminating the exhausted votes)
Poliquin led on first preferences with 46.4% to Golden's 45.6% and 8.1% for the two independents. However, as no candidate had a majority of the votes, the votes cast for the two independents were redistributed between Poliquin and Golden (those that didn't give a preference for either of the candidates were exhausted) and Golden won the election. The reason both independents were eliminated in a single round, as opposed to only the 4th place candidate, was because of the mathematical impossibility of the 3rd place candidate moving into 2nd place even if they had received all of the 4th place candidate's redistributed votes.
Of the votes left in the count, Golden won with 50.62% of the vote to Poliquin's 49.38%. Including exhausted votes, the final count was Golden 49.2%, Poliquin 48.0%, and 2.8% exhausted.
The votes for the two independents were redistributed as follows: 44.5% went to Golden, 20.3% went to Poliquin, and 35.2% were exhausted votes (i.e., they didn't give a preference to either of the remaining candidates).
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Lewiston, Maine. ^ Jared Golden [@golden4congress] (October 17, 2018)."I am honored to receive the endorsement of Vice President Joe Biden #ME02 #mepolitics" (Tweet ) – viaTwitter . ^ Noel Gallagher (October 1, 2018)."Obama endorses Democrat Jared Golden in bid to unseat Poliquin in 2nd District" .Portland Press Herald .Archived from the original on November 8, 2018. RetrievedOctober 28, 2018 . ^ Brian Schatz."I'm giving to @golden4congress please feel free to join me and send help too. Thank you" .Twitter .Archived from the original on May 27, 2020. RetrievedOctober 24, 2018 . ^ Fried, Amy [@ASFried] (August 20, 2018)."I didn't know that GOP Sen. Saviello is backing Golden. Perhaps they'll be a Republicans for Golden group. #mepolitics https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-look-to-flip-new-englands-one-gop-house-seat-1534757401 ..." (Tweet ) – viaTwitter . ^a b Kamp, Jon (August 20, 2018)."Democrats Look to Flip New England's One GOP House Seat" .The Wall Street Journal Archived from the original on August 20, 2018. RetrievedAugust 20, 2018 . ^ King, Stephen [@StephenKing] (August 19, 2018)."https://youtu.be/SVKcHMCh1EQ This is the guy running in Maine's 2nd district against NRA sweetheart Bruce Poliquin" (Tweet ) – viaTwitter . ^ Emerson, Anthony [@AnthonyEmerso14] (November 5, 2018)."Jed Bartlet himself, Martin Sheen, is backing @golden4congress #MEPolitics" (Tweet ) – viaTwitter . ^ "LCV Action Fund Endorses Jared Golden for Congress" .League of Conservation Voters . August 29, 2018.Archived from the original on October 29, 2018. RetrievedOctober 29, 2018 .^ "Jared Golden - Candidate Profile - MoveOn.org" .MoveOn.org .Archived from the original on October 3, 2018. RetrievedOctober 3, 2018 .^ "Sierra Club #ClimateVoter Guide: Endorsements" . March 19, 2021.Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. RetrievedOctober 29, 2018 .^ "Golden Will Represent 2nd District's Interests, Not a "Radical" Agenda" . October 18, 2018.Archived from the original on November 16, 2018. RetrievedOctober 18, 2018 .^ Trump, Donald [@realDonaldTrump] (October 25, 2018).".@BrucePoliquin from Maine is a great Congressman. He is in a tough fight against a very liberal Nancy Pelosi Democrat. Bruce has helped bring JOBS back to his State and totally protects your Great Second Amendment. We need to keep Bruce in Washington. He has my Full Endorsement!" (Tweet ) – viaTwitter . ^ Collins, Steve (August 24, 2018)."Pro-Trump Super PAC to spend $1 million to help Bruce Poliquin" .Lewiston Sun Journal Archived from the original on September 13, 2018. RetrievedSeptember 13, 2018 . ^ "NRA Endorses Poliquin in the 2nd Congressional District of Maine" .NRA-ILA . September 20, 2018.Archived from the original on September 20, 2018. RetrievedSeptember 20, 2018 ....the National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) today endorsed Bruce Poliquin for re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2nd Congressional District of Maine. ^ Bruce Poliquin."JUST IN: The Sportsman's Alliance of Maine recognizes my hard work on behalf of Maine's sportsmen and women. I have long fought for Maine's strong traditional outdoor heritage and I will continue to do so as our Congressman. I appreciate their endorsement and support. #mepolitics" .Twitter .Archived from the original on October 14, 2021. RetrievedSeptember 13, 2018 . ^ Collins, Steve [@SteveCollinsSJ] (August 28, 2018)."The @USChamber is weighing in with a new tv ad touting @RepPoliquin for his fight against tariffs that it says would hurt Maine exporters. 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