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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 ]
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 ...
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.
Golden defeated former NASCAR driver and state Rep. Austin Theriault to secure his fourth term in Congress.
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.
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No. Date Host Moderator Link Democratic Democratic Democratic; Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn; Jared Golden Craig Olson Lucas St. Clair 1 Jun. 6, 2018 WABI-TV WAGM-TV WMTW (TV) Meghan Torjussen [56] P: P: P: 2 Jun. 9, 2018 Maine Public Television
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.