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Republican nominee Austin Theriault on Wednesday ended the recount for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, officially handing the win to incumbent U.S. Rep. Jared Golden. “After the recount of ...
Incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Golden won the ranked choice vote with 50.35% for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, which election officials determined Friday through a tabulation process ...
The 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine were held on November 5, 2024, to elect both U.S. representatives from the State of Maine, one from each of the state's congressional districts.
The race for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District is among outstanding contests that could determine the balance of power in the U.S. House of Representatives following Tuesday's election.
Unlike every other U.S. state except for Nebraska, Maine apportions two of its Electoral College votes according to congressional district, making each district its own separate battleground in US presidential elections. Following the 2016 elections, the 2nd district had the sole Republican representative in New England.
Maine's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Maine. Covering 27,326 square miles (70,770 km 2 ), it comprises nearly 92% of the state's total land area. The district comprises most of the land area north of the Portland and Augusta metropolitan areas.
Maine is one of two states that apportions electoral votes by congressional district — the other is Nebraska. Trump has won Maine's 2nd Congressional District vote by more than 7 percentage points twice in a row. Both times, it was the only electoral vote he won in New England, and in 2020 it was his only electoral vote northeast of Appalachia.
Golden defeated former NASCAR driver and state Rep. Austin Theriault to secure his fourth term in Congress.