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The2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine were held on November 8, 2016, to elect the twoU.S. representatives from thestate ofMaine, one from each of the state's twocongressional districts. The elections coincided with the2016 U.S. presidential election, as well asother elections to the House of Representatives,elections to theUnited States Senate, and variousstate andlocal elections. The primaries were held on June 14.
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Results of the 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine by district:
| District | Democratic | Republican | Others | Total | Result | ||||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| District 1 | 227,546 | 57.99% | 164,569 | 41.94% | 276 | 0.07% | 392,391 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
| District 2 | 159,081 | 45.17% | 192,878 | 54.77% | 224 | 0.06% | 352,183 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
| Total | 386,627 | 51.93% | 357,447 | 48.01% | 500 | 0.07% | 744,574 | 100.0% | |
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 County results Pingree: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent DemocratChellie 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 aPVI of D+9.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Chellie Pingree (incumbent) | 28,143 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 28,143 | 100.0 | ||
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Republican |
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| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn | ||||||
| Mark Holbrook | Ande Smith | |||||
| 1 | Jun. 7, 2016 | WMTW (TV) | Paul Merrill | [4] | P | P |
After a recount, Holbrook was declared the winner with a margin of 57 votes.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Mark Holbrook | 10,360 | 50.1 | |
| Republican | Ande Smith | 10,303 | 49.9 | |
| Total votes | 20,663 | 100.0 | ||
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| The Cook Political Report[6] | Safe D | November 7, 2016 |
| Daily Kos Elections[7] | Safe D | November 7, 2016 |
| Rothenberg[8] | Safe D | November 3, 2016 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[9] | Safe D | November 7, 2016 |
| RCP[10] | Safe D | October 31, 2016 |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Chellie Pingree (D) | Mark Holbrook (R) | Other | Undecided |
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| University of New Hampshire[11] | September 15–20, 2016 | 266 LV | ± 6.0% | 64% | 22% | 2% | 12% |
| SurveyUSA[12] | September 4–10, 2016 | 382 LV | ± 5.1% | 57% | 37% | – | 7% |
| University of New Hampshire[13] | June 15–21, 2016 | 248 LV | ± 4.5% | 56% | 34% | – | 10% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Chellie Pingree (D) | Ande Smith (R) |
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| University of New Hampshire[13] | June 15–21, 2016 | 248 LV | ± 4.5% | 55% | 34% |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Chellie Pingree (incumbent) | 227,546 | 58.0 | |
| Republican | Mark Holbrook | 164,569 | 41.9 | |
| Libertarian | James J. Bouchard (write-in) | 276 | 0.1 | |
| Total votes | 392,391 | 100.0 | ||
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 County results Poliquin: 50%–60% 60–70% Cain: 50%–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent RepublicanBruce 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 aPVI of D+2.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Bruce Poliquin (incumbent) | 19,252 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 19,252 | 100.0 | ||
After the 2014 election, Cain indicated she was interested in running against Poliquin in 2016.[16] In December 2014, Cain met withNancy Pelosi, the Democratic Leader of the House of Representatives, to discuss her potential candidacy.[17] On March 3, 2015, Cain announced that she would be running for the seat.[18]
Bangor City Councilors Joe Baldacci and Ben Sprague were mentioned as potential Democratic candidates.[19]Jeff McCabe, themajority leader of theMaine House of Representatives, indicated that he might run against Poliquin in 2016, but later said that he would not do so.[20]
Troy Jackson, the former majority leader of theMaine Senate, who lost to Cain in the 2014 Democratic primary election, had said he might run as an independent candidate,[21] but he elected to run for his former Senate seat instead.[22]
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Emily Cain | 19,003 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 19,003 | 100 | ||
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| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Emily Cain (D) | Bruce Poliquin (R) | Undecided |
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| University of New Hampshire[30] | October 20–25, 2016 | 341 LV | ± 3.8% | 43% | 42% | 11% |
| Normington Petts (D-Cain)[31] | October 2–3, 2016 | 400 RV | ± 4.9% | 46% | 45% | 9% |
| University of New Hampshire[32] | September 15–20, 2016 | 231 LV | ± 6% | 35% | 45% | 15% |
| SurveyUSA[33] | September 4–10, 2016 | 397 LV | ± 5% | 45% | 50% | 6% |
| University of New Hampshire[13] | June 15–21, 2016 | 227 LV | ± 4.5% | 40% | 41% | 12% |
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| The Cook Political Report[6] | Tossup | November 7, 2016 |
| Daily Kos Elections[7] | Tossup | November 7, 2016 |
| Rothenberg[8] | Tossup | November 3, 2016 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[9] | Lean D(flip) | November 7, 2016 |
| RCP[10] | Tossup | October 31, 2016 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Bruce Poliquin (incumbent) | 192,878 | 54.8 | |
| Democratic | Emily Cain | 159,081 | 45.2 | |
| Independent | Jay Parker Dresser (write-in) | 224 | 0.0 | |
| Total votes | 352,183 | 100.0 | ||
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