Maine's 2nd congressional district
Maine's 2nd congressional district | |
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Maine's 2nd congressional district – since January 3, 2013. | |
Current Representative | Bruce Poliquin (R–Oakland) |
Distribution |
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Population (2010) | 664,181 |
Cook PVI | R+2[1] |
Maine's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Maine. Covering 27,326 square miles (70,770 km2), it comprises nearly 80% of the state's total land area. It is the largest district east of the Mississippi River and the 24th-largest overall. It is the second-most rural district in the United States, with 72.11% of its population in rural areas, behind only Kentucky's 5th congressional district.[2]
The district comprises most of the land area north of the Portland and Augusta metropolitan areas. It includes the cities of Bangor, Lewiston, Auburn and Presque Isle. It included the city of Waterville until 2011, when Maine's Congressional redistricting process following the 2010 US Census led to a shift of district boundaries within Kennebec County.
The district is currently represented by Republican Bruce Poliquin.
Election results from presidential races
Whoever wins a presidential race in Maine's second congressional district gets one electoral vote. Since establishing the district plan for electoral college selection in 1969, Maine's second congressional district has voted the same way as the entire state of Maine for every election except 2016.
Year | Results |
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1992 | Clinton 38 – 33% |
1996 | Clinton 51 – 30% |
2000 | Gore 47 – 46% |
2004 | Kerry 52 – 46% |
2008 | Obama 55 – 43% |
2012 | Obama 52 – 44% |
2016[3] | Trump 51 – 41% |
History
When Maine became a state in 1820, it had seven congressional districts credited to it. Prior to that it was part of Massachusetts, which had 20 districts after the 1810 U.S. Census. Since Maine became a state, all but two districts have been reallocated.
Composition
The boundaries of the District are open for reconsideration in light of population shifts revealed by the decennial US Census. Until 2011, Maine's constitution provided for the state to reapportion the Congressional districts based on census data every ten years beginning in 1983, which would have meant that the state was next due to consider redistricting in 2013. However, a federal lawsuit filed in March 2011 led to a requirement that Maine speed up its redistricting process.[4] Maine state legislators approved new boundaries on September 27, 2011.[5]
2003 – 2013
2013 – 2023
List of representatives
Representative | Party | Years ↑ | Electoral history |
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Federalist | March 4, 1821 – June 1, 1822 |
Redistricted from Massachusetts's 15th congressional district. Resigned. | |
Vacant | June 1, 1822 – December 2, 1822 | ||
Democratic- Republican |
December 2, 1822 – March 3, 1823 |
Elected to finish Whitman's term. [Data unknown/missing.] | |
Adams-Clay Federalist |
March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1833 |
Retired to run for Mayor of Portland. | |
Jacksonian | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837 |
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
Democratic | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 | ||
Democratic | March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841 |
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
Whig | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 |
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
Democratic | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847 |
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
Democratic | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 |
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
Democratic | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 |
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
Democratic | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 |
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
Democratic | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
Opposition | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 |
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
Republican | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 |
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
Republican | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 |
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
Republican | March 4, 1861 – May 26, 1862 |
Resigned on appointment as associate justice of Maine Supreme Judicial Court. | |
Vacant | May 26, 1862 – December 1, 1862 | ||
Republican | December 1, 1862 – March 3, 1863 |
Elected to finish Walton's term. [Data unknown/missing.] | |
Republican | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869 |
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
Republican | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871 |
Lost renomination | |
Republican | March 4, 1871 – March 17, 1881 |
Resigned when elected to U.S. Senate. | |
Vacant | March 17, 1881 – September 12, 1881 | ||
Republican | September 12, 1881 – March 3, 1883 |
Elected to finish Frye's term. Redistricted to At-large district. | |
At-large districts used | March 3, 1883 – March 3, 1885 | ||
Republican | March 3, 1885 – January 13, 1899 |
Redistricted from At-large district. Died. | |
Vacant | January 13, 1899 – June 19, 1899 | ||
Republican | June 19, 1899 – September 30, 1908 |
First elected to finish Dingley's term. Resigned. | |
Vacant | September 30, 1908 – November 3, 1908 | ||
Republican | November 3, 1908 – March 3, 1911 |
First elected to finish Littlefield's term. [Data unknown/missing.] | |
Democratic | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1917 |
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
Republican | March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1931 |
Retired to run for U.S. Senate. | |
Republican | March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933 |
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
Democratic | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1937 |
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
Republican | January 3, 1937 – April 8, 1940 |
Died. | |
Vacant | April 8, 1940 – June 3, 1940 | ||
Republican | June 3, 1940 – January 3, 1949 |
First elected to finish her husband's term. Retired to run for U.S. Senate. | |
Republican | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1957 |
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
Democratic | January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1961 |
Retired to run for Governor of Maine. | |
Republican | January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963 |
Redistricted from 1st district. | |
Republican | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965 |
Redistricted from 3rd district. | |
Democratic | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1973 |
Retired to run for U.S. Senate. | |
Republican | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1979 |
Retired to run for U.S. Senate. | |
Republican | January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1995 |
Retired to run for U.S. Senate. | |
Democratic | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2003 |
Retired to run for Governor of Maine. | |
Democratic | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2015 |
Retired to run for Governor of Maine. | |
Republican | January 3, 2015 – Present |
First elected in 2014. | |
Representative | Party | Years | Electoral history |
Recent election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Olympia Snowe | 87,939 | 50.82 | |
Democratic | Markham L. Gartley | 70,691 | 40.85 | |
Independent | Frederick W. Whittaker | 8,035 | 4.64 | |
Independent | Eddie Shurtleff | 1,923 | 1.11 | |
Independent | Robert H. Burmeister | 1,653 | 0.96 | |
Independent | Margaret E. Cousins | 1,573 | 0.91 | |
Independent | Robert L. Cousins | 1,223 | 0.71 | |
Majority | 17,248 | 9.97 | ||
Turnout | 173,037 | |||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Olympia Snowe (Incumbent) | 186,406 | 78.51 | |
Democratic | Harold L. Silverman | 51,026 | 21.49 | |
Majority | 135,380 | 57.02 | ||
Turnout | 237,612 | |||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Olympia Snowe (Incumbent) | 136,075 | 66.65 | |
Democratic | James P. Dunleavy | 68,086 | 33.35 | |
Majority | 67,989 | 33.30 | ||
Turnout | 204,161 | |||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Olympia Snowe (Incumbent) | 192,166 | 75.73 | |
Democratic | Chipman C. Bull | 57,347 | 22.60 | |
Constitution | Kenneth E. Stoddard | 4,242 | 1.67 | |
Majority | 134,819 | 53.13 | ||
Turnout | 253,755 | |||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Olympia Snowe (Incumbent) | 148,770 | 77.33 | |
Democratic | Kenneth P. Hayes | 43,614 | 22.67 | |
Majority | 105,156 | 54.66 | ||
Turnout | 192,384 | |||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Olympia Snowe (Incumbent) | 167,226 | 66.21 | |
Democratic | Kenneth P. Hayes | 85,346 | 33.79 | |
Majority | 81,880 | 32.42 | ||
Turnout | 252,572 | |||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Olympia Snowe (Incumbent) | 121,704 | 51.02 | |
Democratic | Patrick K. McGowan | 116,798 | 48.97 | |
write-ins | 20 | 0.01 | ||
Majority | 4,906 | 2.06 | ||
Turnout | 238,522 | |||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Olympia Snowe (Incumbent) | 153,022 | 49.13 | |
Democratic | Patrick K. McGowan | 130,824 | 42.01 | |
Green | Jonathan Carter | 27,526 | 8.84 | |
write-ins | 61 | 0.02 | ||
Majority | 22,198 | 7.13 | ||
Turnout | 311,433 | |||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Democratic | John Baldacci | 109,615 | 45.69 | |||
Republican | Richard A. Bennett | 97,754 | 40.75 | |||
Independent | John M. Michael | 21,117 | 8.80 | |||
Green | Charles Fitzgerald | 11,353 | 4.73 | |||
write-ins | 55 | 0.02 | ||||
Majority | 11,861 | 4.94 | ||||
Turnout | 239,894 | |||||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Baldacci (Incumbent) | 205,439 | 71.92 | |
Republican | Paul R. Young | 70,856 | 24.81 | |
Independent | Aldric Saucier | 9,294 | 3.25 | |
write-ins | 47 | 0.02 | ||
Majority | 134,583 | 47.12 | ||
Turnout | 285,636 | |||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John Baldacci (Incumbent) | 146,202 | 76.20 | |
Republican | Jonathan Reisman | 45,674 | 23.80 | |
Majority | 100,528 | 52.39 | ||
Turnout | 191,876 | |||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John Baldacci (Incumbent) | 219,783 | 73.43 | |
Republican | Richard H. Campbell | 79,522 | 26.57 | |
Majority | 140,261 | 46.86 | ||
Turnout | 299,305 | |||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Mike Michaud | 116,868 | 52.01 | |
Republican | Kevin Raye | 107,849 | 47.99 | |
Total votes | 224,717 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Mike Michaud (incumbent) | 199,303 | 58.03 | |
Republican | Brian Hamel | 135,547 | 39.47 | |
Socialist Equality | Carl Cooley | 8,586 | 2.50 | |
Total votes | 343,436 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mike Michaud (incumbent) | 179,732 | 70.52 | |
Republican | L. Scott D'Amboise | 75,146 | 29.48 | |
Total votes | 254,878 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Mike Michaud (incumbent) | 226,274 | 67.44 | |
Republican | John Frary | 109,268 | 32.57 | |
Total votes | 335,542 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Mike Michaud (incumbent) | 147,042 | 55.13 | |
Republican | Jason J. Levesque | 119,669 | 44.87 | |
Total votes | 266,711 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Mike Michaud (incumbent) | 191,456 | 58.2 | |
Republican | Kevin Raye | 137,542 | 41.8 | |
Total votes | 328,998 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Bruce Poliquin | 133,320 | 47.03 | |
Democratic | Emily Ann Cain | 118,568 | 41.83 | |
Independent | Blaine Richardson | 31,337 | 11.05 | |
Others | 248 | 0.09 | ||
Total votes | 283,473 | 100 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bruce Poliquin | 192,878 | 54.77 | |
Democratic | Emily Cain | 159,081 | 45.17 | |
Libertarian | Jay Parker Dresser (Declared Write-In) | 224 | 0.06 | |
Blank ballots | 12,703 | N/A | ||
Total votes | 364,886 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
Historical district boundaries
See also
References
- ↑ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ↑ "Congressional Districts – 113th Congress Demographics – Urban Rural Patterns". proximityone.com. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
- ↑ 2016 Election Results The Press Herald
- ↑ Associated Press (2011). "Lawsuit aims to speed Maine redistricting". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
- ↑ Russell, Eric (2011). "After long partisan fight, redistricting deal keeps boundaries much the same". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
External links
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
- Congressman Bruce Poliquin's web site
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