2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine
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The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine will be held on November 8, 2022, to elect the two U.S. Representatives from the state of Maine, one from each of the state's two congressional districts. The elections will coincide with other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The elections will be conducted with ranked choice voting, as per the result of a referendum passed in 2016. These will be the first House of Representatives elections held in Maine following the 2020 redistricting cycle.
District 1[]
Before redistricting, the 1st district encompassed the southern coastal area of the state, taking in Portland, Augusta, Brunswick and Saco. The incumbent is Democrat Chellie Pingree, who was re-elected with 62.2% of the vote in 2020.[1]
Democratic primary[]
Candidates[]
Filed paperwork[]
- Chellie Pingree, incumbent U.S. Representative[2]
Endorsements[]
Chellie Pingree
- Organizations
- Planned Parenthood Action Fund[3]
Republican primary[]
Candidates[]
Declared[]
- Ed Thelander, retired Navy SEAL[4]
General election[]
Predictions[]
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[5] | Solid D | October 5, 2021 |
| Inside Elections[6] | Solid D | October 11, 2021 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[7] | Safe D | October 5, 2021 |
District 2[]
Before redistricting, the 2nd district covered most of northern rural Maine, including the cities of Lewiston, Bangor, Auburn and Presque Isle. The incumbent is Democrat Jared Golden, who was re-elected with 53.0% of the vote in 2020.[1] Donald Trump won the district in the concurrent presidential election.[8]
Democratic primary[]
Candidates[]
Declared[]
- Michael Sutton, travel agent and candidate for district 126 of the Maine House of Representatives in 2020[9][10]
Filed paperwork[]
- Jared Golden, incumbent U.S. Representative[11]
Endorsements[]
Jared Golden
Republican primary[]
Candidates[]
Declared[]
- Liz Caruso, Caratunk first selectman[14]
- Sean Joyce, U.S. Army veteran[15]
- Bruce Poliquin, former U.S. Representative[16][17]
- Garret Swazey, banker[18]
Withdrew[]
- Mike Perkins, state representative[19][20][21]
- Peggy Sheriff, member of the Greater Bangor Apartment Owners and Managers Association[22][23][16]
- Trey Stewart, state senator (endorsed Poliquin)[24]
Potential[]
- Dale Crafts, former state representative and nominee for this district in 2020[16]
Endorsements[]
Bruce Poliquin
Independents[]
- Tiffany Bond, family attorney, candidate for this district in 2018, and write-in candidate for U.S. Senate in 2020[26]
- Jordan Borrowman, janitor[27]
General election[]
Predictions[]
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[5] | Tossup | October 5, 2021 |
| Inside Elections[6] | Tossup | October 11, 2021 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[7] | Tossup | October 5, 2021 |
References[]
- ^ a b "November 3, 2020 General Election". Maine Department of Secretary of State. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
- ^ "FEC Form 2 for Report FEC-1472776". docquery.fec.gov.
- ^ a b "Planned Parenthood Action Fund Endorsed Candidates". www.plannedparenthoodaction.org. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
- ^ "Republican announces 1st District campaign against Rep. Pingree". August 30, 2021.
- ^ a b "2022 House Race Ratings". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ a b "House Ratings". The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
- ^ a b "2022 House Ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. October 5, 2021. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
- ^ Ferris, Sarah. "The former Marine who holds Democrats' Trumpiest district". POLITICO.
- ^ Collins, Steve (March 15, 2021). "Bangor Democrat seeks to challenge Jared Golden in a primary". Retrieved March 26, 2021.
- ^ Collins, Steve (November 22, 2021). "A Bangor Democrat takes aim at Jared Golden in potential primary". Sun Journal. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
Sutton had filed to run last spring but then declared he wouldn’t follow through on it. But he filed again last week and insisted he’s in it for the duration.
- ^ "FEC Form 2 for Report FEC-1472296". docquery.fec.gov.
- ^ Manchester, Julia (November 16, 2021). "Abortion rights group endorsing 12 House Democrats". The Hill. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
- ^ "Anti-Trump Republicans endorsing vulnerable Democrats to prevent GOP takeover". The Hill. October 14, 2021.
- ^ Collins, Steve (November 15, 2021). "Caratunk woman enters race against Bruce Poliquin for election to Maine's 2nd District". www.sunjournal.com. Sun Journal. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
- ^ Collins, Steve (October 25, 2021). "Trump loyalist takes aim at Rep. Jared Golden in Maine's 2nd District". www.sunjournal.com. Sun Journal. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
- ^ a b c Collins, Steve (June 2, 2021). "Oakland Republican jumps into 2nd Congressional District race". Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
Peggy Sheriff and Michael Sutton, both of Bangor, entered the contest but later said they won’t run after all.
- ^ "Former US Rep. Bruce Poliquin will run for rematch with Jared Golden in 2022". August 4, 2021.
- ^ Collins, Steve (December 1, 2021). "Bangor Republican announces he will run against Bruce Poliquin". www.sunjournal.com. Sun Journal. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ Shepherd, Michael (December 20, 2021). "Republican leaves 2nd District primary but still says he could have beaten Bruce Poliquin". www.bangordailynews.com. Bangor Daily News. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
- ^ "Don't start writing Golden's political obituary just yet". The Ellsworth American. April 30, 2021.
- ^ "Caratunk official and CMP critic joins GOP race for Maine's 2nd District". November 15, 2021.
- ^ "Bangor FD looking for violations in 500 apartment buildings". NEWS CENTER.
- ^ "FEC Form 2 for Report FEC-1504446". docquery.fec.gov.
- ^ a b Andrews, Caitlin. "Presque Isle lawmaker leaves Maine's 2nd District race to endorse Bruce Poliquin". www.observer-me.com. The Piscataquis Observer. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ^ Axelrod, Tal (January 5, 2022). "GOP-aligned Congressional Leadership Fund unveils first midterm endorsements". www.thehill.com. The Hill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
- ^ Collins, Steve (January 3, 2022). "Maine's 2nd Congressional District race looking a lot like 2018 election". www.centralmaine.com. Kennebec Journal. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ "Lewiston conservative jumps into 2nd District congressional race". June 25, 2021.
External links[]
- Elections & Voting division of the Maine Secretary of State
- Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "Maine", Voting & Elections Toolkits
- "Maine: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
- "League of Women Voters of Maine". (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
- National Institute on Money in Politics; Campaign Finance Institute, "Maine 2021 & 2022 Elections", Followthemoney.org
- Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates
- Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates
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