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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 Center Square) — Democratic Rep. Jared Golden claims to have fended off a challenge on Tuesday from Republican NASCAR star Austin Theriault in Maine's 2nd congressional district, but the ...
Before redistricting, the 2nd district covered most of northern rural Maine, including the cities of Lewiston, Bangor, Auburn and Presque Isle. The incumbent was 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 with 52.3% of the vote. [23]
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 divide their electoral votes with two votes going to the statewide winner and one vote apiece to the winner of reach congressional district. The state’s 2nd District also went for Trump in 2016 and 2020. The Associated Press declared Trump the winner of Maine’s 2nd District at 1:51 a.m. EST.
2018 Maine's 2nd congressional district democratic primary debates No. Date Host Moderator Link Democratic Democratic Democratic; Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn; Jared Golden Craig Olson Lucas St. Clair 1 Jun. 6, 2018 WABI-TV WAGM-TV WMTW (TV) Meghan Torjussen [56] P: P: P: 2 Jun. 9, 2018 Maine Public Television
Golden defeated former NASCAR driver and state Rep. Austin Theriault to secure his fourth term in Congress.