2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine
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All 2 Maine seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Party Democratic Republican Independent
Last election 2 0 0
Seats won 1 1 0
Seat change Decrease1 Increase1 Steady0
Popular vote 305,230 228,059 59,058
Percentage 51.53% 38.50% 9.97%
Swing Decrease10.13% Increase0.16% Increase9.97%
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The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, to elect the two U.S. representatives from the state of Maine, one from each of the state's two congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including Governor of Maine and United States Senate. The primary elections were held on June 10, 2014.

This election marked the first time since 1994 that Maine elected a Republican into the House of Representatives.

Overview

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Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine by district:[1]

District Democratic Republican Others Total Result
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
District 1 186,674 60.43% 94,751 30.68% 27,473 8.89% 308,898 100.0% Democratic hold
District 2 118,568 41.83% 133,320 47.03% 31,585 11.14% 283,473 100.0% Republican gain
Total 305,242 51.53% 228,071 38.50% 59,058 9.97% 592,371 100.0%

District 1

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See also: Maine's 1st congressional district

The 1st district includes covers the southern coastal area of the state, including all of Cumberland, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc and York counties and most of Kennebec County. Located within the district are the cities of Portland, Augusta, Brunswick and Saco. The incumbent Democrat Chellie Pingree, who had represented the district since 2009, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 65% of the vote in 2012, and the district had a PVI of D+9.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Results

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Democratic primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chellie Pingree (incumbent) 30,950 100.0
Total votes 30,950 100.0

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Declined
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Results

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Republican primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Isaac Misiuk 17,061 100.0
Total votes 17,061 100.0

Independents

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Candidates

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Declared
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General election

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Debate

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2014 Maine's 1st congressional district debate
No. Date Host Moderator Link Democratic Republican Independent
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Chellie Pingree Isaac Misiuk Richard Murphy
1 Oct. 6, 2014 Bangor Daily News
WGME-TV
WPFO 		Gregg Lagerquist [8][9][10] P P P

Endorsements

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Chellie Pingree (D)

Newspapers

Issac Misiuk (R)

U.S. Senators

State officials

Declined to endorse

Organizations

  • Sportsman's Alliance of Maine[14]

Newspapers

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Chellie
Pingree (D) 		Issac
Misiuk (R) 		Richard
Murphy (I) 		Other Undecided
Maine People's Resource Center[16] October 31–November 2, 2014 419 ± 4.79% 56% 30% 7% — 7%
Pan Atlantic/SMS Group[17] October 15–21, 2014 206 ± 6.8% 62% 18% 6% — 14%
University of New Hampshire[18] October 15–21, 2014 297 ± 5.5% 57% 19% 10% — 13%
Critical Insights[19] September 24–30, 2014 311 ± 4% 53% 19% 10% — 17%
Pan Atlantic SMS[20] September 23–29, 2014 400 ± 4.9% 51% 9% 10% — 30%
University of New Hampshire[21] September 18–25, 2014 220 ± 6.2% 66% 13% 0% 4% 17%
University of New Hampshire[22] June 12–18, 2014 305 ± 6.5% 56% 22% — 2% 20%

Results

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Maine's 1st congressional district, 2014[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chellie Pingree (incumbent) 186,674 60.4
Republican Isaac J. Misiuk 94,751 30.7
Independent Richard P. Murphy 27,410 8.9
n/a Write-ins 63 0.0
Total votes 308,898 100.0
Democratic hold

District 2

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See also: Maine's 2nd congressional district

The 2nd district covers 27,326 square miles (70,770 km2), comprising 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. It includes most of the land area north of the Portland and Augusta metropolitan areas, including the cities of Bangor, Lewiston, Auburn and Presque Isle. The incumbent Democrat Mike Michaud, who had represented the district since 2003, did not seek re-election, and was selected as Democratic nominee for Governor of Maine in the 2014 election. He was re-elected with 58% of the vote in 2012, and the district has a PVI of D+2.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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Withdrew
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Declined
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Endorsements

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Troy Dale Jackson

State legislators

Labor unions

Individuals

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Emily
Cain 		Troy Dale
Jackson 		Undecided
Public Policy Polling[37] June 2–3, 2014 810 ±3.4% 60% 25% 15%
Hypothetical polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Joe
Baldacci 		Emily
Cain 		Matthew
Dunlap 		Troy Dale
Jackson 		Jeff
McCabe 		Janet
Mills 		Alden
Smith 		Undecided
Public Policy Polling[38] August 23–25, 2013 561 ± 4.1% 31% 22% — 15% — — 2% 30%
Public Policy Polling[39] June 26–27, 2013 633 ± 3.9% 19% 18% 8% 9% 3% 15% — 28%

Results

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Democratic primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Emily Cain 19,906 71.0
Democratic Troy Dale Jackson 8,116 29.0
Total votes 28,022 100.0

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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Withdrew
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Declined
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Endorsements

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Bruce Poliquin

U.S. Senators

U.S. Representatives

Organizations

Kevin Raye

State legislators

Organizations

Newspapers

Declined to endorse

State officials

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Bruce
Poliquin 		Kevin
Raye 		Blaine
Richardson 		Richard
Rosen 		Undecided
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Raye)[60] November 4–5, 2013 310 ± 5.57% 18% 42% 3% 5% 32%

Results

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Republican primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bruce Poliquin 19,736 56.8
Republican Kevin Raye 14,987 43.2
Total votes 34,723 100.0

Independents

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Candidates

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Declared
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  • Blaine Richardson, United States Navy veteran, and Republican candidate for the seat in 2012 (unenrolled as a Republican, running as an independent)[43]

General election

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Campaign

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Bruce Poliquin resisted invitations to debates where Blaine Richardson would be present, including one sponsored by MPBN. Political observers stated this might have been due to Richardson's potential to split the conservative vote. Emily Cain expressed support for Richardson being present at debates and said she would only attend debates where both of the other candidates were present.[61] A debate to be held on WMTW-TV was cancelled after Cain pulled out to protest Richardson not being invited. WMTW said they and their parent company, Hearst Television, had strict criteria for invitations to debates that Richardson did not meet. These criteria included holding large campaign events, fundraising, and performance in polling, all of which WMTW said were not met.[62]

On August 29, Richardson revealed, and Poliquin's campaign confirmed, that Richardson had rejected a request from Poliquin to quit the race. A Poliquin spokesman stated the phone call was made because Richardson had "no chance" to win and seemed "more interested in working with Emily Cain to bash Bruce rather than have a discussion about the future". Richardson said he would stay in the race and he was "so fed up with the parties, both of them". He also said that Poliquin asking him to quit had been one of the biggest boosts for his campaign.[63]

Endorsements

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Emily Cain (D)

U.S. Senators

State legislators

Labor unions

Organizations

Newspapers

Individuals

  • Maj. Gen. (retired) John Libby, former head of the Maine National Guard and former Commissioner of the Maine Department of Defense, Veterans, and Emergency Management[65]
Declined to endorse

Organizations

  • Sportsman's Alliance of Maine[14]

Newspapers

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Emily
Cain (D) 		Bruce
Poliquin (R) 		Blaine
Richardson (I) 		Other Undecided
Maine People's Resource Center[16] October 31–November 2, 2014 397 ± 4.92% 42% 43% 10% — 5%
Pan Atlantic/SMS Group[17] October 15–21, 2014 186 ± 7% 39% 38% 8% — 16%
University of New Hampshire[18] October 15–21, 2014 291 ± 5.5% 40% 41% 8% — 9%
Normington Petts (D-Cain)[74] October 15–16, 2014 400 ± 4.9% 42% 34% 8% — 16%
Critical Insights[19] September 24–30, 2014 295 ± 4% 36% 41% 6% — 16%
Pan Atlantic SMS[20] September 23–29, 2014 400 ± 4.9% 36% 33% 6% — 25%
University of New Hampshire[21] September 18–25, 2014 220 ± 6.2% 30% 40% 3% — 27%
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Poliquin)[75] August 17–19, 2014 400 ± 4.9% 37% 33% 6% — 24%
University of New Hampshire[22] June 12–18, 2014 222 ± 6.5% 44% 39% — 0% 17%
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Raye)[60] November 4–5, 2013 400 ± 4.9% 37% 34% — — 29%
Hypothetical polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Emily
Cain (D) 		Kevin
Raye (R) 		Undecided
Public Opinion Strategies^[76] November 4–5, 2013 400 ± 4.9% 31% 45% 24%
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Troy Dale
Jackson (D) 		Bruce
Poliquin (R) 		Undecided
Public Opinion Strategies^[76] November 4–5, 2013 400 ± 4.9% 38% 33% 29%
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Troy Dale
Jackson (D) 		Kevin
Raye (R) 		Undecided
Public Opinion Strategies^[76] November 4–5, 2013 400 ± 4.9% 30% 45% 25%

Results

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Maine's 2nd congressional district, 2014[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bruce Poliquin 133,308 47.0
Democratic Emily Cain 118,556 41.8
Independent Blaine Richardson 31,336 11.1
n/a Write-ins 248 0.1
Total votes 283,448 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

See also

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References

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