# 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine

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The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine were held on November 8, 2022, 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 other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The elections were conducted with ranked choice voting, as per the result of a referendum passed in 2016. These were the first House of Representatives elections held in Maine following the 2020 redistricting cycle.

## Results summary
### Statewide

| Party | Party | Candi- dates | First round votes | First round votes | Second round votes | Second round votes | Seats | Seats | Seats |
| Party | Party | Candi- dates | No. | % | No. | % | No. | +/– | % |
| | Democratic Party | 2 | 371,704 | 55.98% | 383,766 | 58.24% | 2 | | 100% |
| | Republican Party | 2 | 270,256 | 40.7% | 275,138 | 41.76% | 0 | | 0% |
| | Independent | 1 | 22,048 | 3.32% | | | 0 | | 0% |
| Total | Total | 5 | 664,008 | 100% | 658,904 | 100% | 2 | | 100% |
Popular vote
Democratic
58.24%
Republican
41.76% :
House seats
Democratic
100% :

### District

Results of the 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine by district:
| District | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican | Others | Others | Others | Others | First round total | First round total | Second round total | Second round total | Result |
| District | First round votes | First round % | Second round votes | Second round % | First round votes | First round % | Second round votes | Second round votes % | First round votes | First round % | Second round votes | Second round % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Result |
| District 1 | 218,630 | % | 218,630 | % | 128,996 | % | 128,996 | % | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 347,988 | 100.00% | 347,988 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
| District 2 | 153,074 | 48.38% | 165,136 | 53.05% | 141,260 | 44.65% | 146,142 | 46.95% | 22,048 | 6.96% | 0 | 0% | 316,382 | 100.00% | 311,278 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
| Total | 371,704 | 55.98% | 383,766 | 58.24% | 270,256 | 40.7% | 275,138 | 41.76% | 22,048 | 3.32% | 0 | 0% | 664,008 | 100.00% | 658,904 | 100.00% | |

## District 1

Before redistricting, the 1st district encompassed the southern coastal area of the state, taking in Portland, Augusta, Brunswick and Saco. The incumbent was Democrat Chellie Pingree, who was re-elected with 62.2% of the vote in 2020.

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Chellie Pingree, incumbent U.S. Representative

#### Endorsements

Organizations
* Feminist Majority PAC
* League of Conservation Voters
* Planned Parenthood Action Fund
* Sierra Club

#### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Chellie Pingree (incumbent) | 43,007 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 43,007 | 100.0 |

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Ed Thelander, retired Navy SEAL

#### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ed Thelander | 22,346 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 22,346 | 100.0 |

### General election
#### Debate

2022 Maine's 1st congressional district debate :
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Democratic | Republican |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | | |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Chellie Pingree | Ed Thelander |
| 1 | Oct. 13, 2022 | Maine Public Broadcasting Network Portland Press Herald | | | P | P |

#### Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| The Cook Political Report | Solid D | October 5, 2021 |
| Inside Elections | Solid D | October 11, 2021 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe D | October 5, 2021 |
| Politico | Solid D | April 5, 2022 |
| RCP | Safe D | June 9, 2022 |
| Fox News | Solid D | July 11, 2022 |
| DDHQ | Solid D | July 20, 2022 |
| 538 | Solid D | June 30, 2022 |
| The Economist | Safe D | September 28, 2022 |

#### Polling

Graphical summary
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Chellie Pingree (D) | Ed Thelander (R) | Other | Undecided |
| Pan Atlantic Research | October 7–15, 2022 | 400 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 62% | 28% | – | 7% |
| University of New Hampshire | September 15–19, 2022 | 351 (LV) | ± 3.6% | 57% | 32% | – | 10% |
| Fabrizio Ward (R)/Impact Research (D) | May 10–13, 2022 | 263 (LV) | ± 6.0% | 57% | 33% | – | 10% |
| Pan Atlantic Research | April 21 – May 5, 2022 | ~420 (LV) | ± 4.8% | 51% | 31% | 5% | 13% |
Generic Democrat vs. generic Republican
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Generic Democrat | Generic Republican | Other | Undecided |
| Digital Research Inc. | March 14 – April 7, 2022 | 311 (RV) | – | 43% | 26% | 4% | 26% |

#### Results

2022 Maine's 1st congressional district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Chellie Pingree (incumbent) | 219,753 | 62.9 |
| | Republican | Ed Thelander | 129,263 | 37.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 160 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 349,176 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## District 2

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. Donald Trump won the district in the concurrent presidential election with 52.3% of the vote.

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Jared Golden, incumbent U.S. Representative

##### Did not file

* Michael Sutton, travel agent and candidate for Maine House of Representatives in 2020

#### Endorsements

Organizations
* American Israel Public Affairs Committee
* Democratic Majority for Israel
* End Citizens United
* Maine Fraternal Order of Police lodge
* NARAL Pro-Choice America
* New Politics
* Planned Parenthood Action Fund
* Pro-Israel America
* Renew America Movement
* VoteVets.org

#### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jared Golden (incumbent) | 25,684 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 25,684 | 100.0 |

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Bruce Poliquin, former U.S. Representative from Maine's 2nd congressional district

##### Eliminated in primary

* Liz Caruso, Caratunk first selectman

##### Withdrew

* Mike Perkins, state representative
* Peggy Sheriff, member of the Greater Bangor Apartment Owners and Managers Association
* Trey Stewart, state senator (endorsed Poliquin)

##### Declined

* Dale Crafts, former state representative and nominee for this district in 2020

#### Endorsements

State legislators
* Trey Stewart, state senator
Organizations
* Congressional Leadership Fund

#### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Bruce Poliquin | 22,149 | 60.1 |
| | Republican | Liz Caruso | 14,699 | 39.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 36,848 | 100.0 |

### Independents
#### Candidates
##### Declared

* Tiffany Bond, family attorney, candidate for this district in 2018, and write-in candidate for U.S. Senate in 2020

##### Disqualified/withdrawn

* Jordan Borrowman, janitor

### Debate

2022 Maine U.S. House of Representatives debate :
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Democratic | Republican | Independent |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | | | |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Jared Golden | Bruce Poliquin | Tiffany Bond |
| 1 | Sep. 26, 2022 | Maine Public Broadcasting Network Portland Press Herald Lewiston Sun Journal | Jennifer Rooks | | A | A | P |
| 2 | Sep. 30, 2022 | WCSH | Pat Callaghan | | P | P | P |

#### Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| The Cook Political Report | Tossup | October 5, 2021 |
| Inside Elections | Tilt D | October 21, 2021 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Lean D | November 7, 2022 |
| Politico | Tossup | April 5, 2022 |
| RCP | Tossup | June 9, 2022 |
| Fox News | Tossup | October 11, 2022 |
| DDHQ | Lean R (flip) | November 8, 2022 |
| 538 | Lean D | September 4, 2022 |
| The Economist | Tossup | November 1, 2022 |

#### Polling

Graphical summary
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Jared Golden (D) | Bruce Poliquin (R) | Tiffany Bond (I) | Other | Undecided |
| SurveyUSA | October 28 – November 2, 2022 | 544 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 43% | 40% | 8% | – | 9% |
| Pan Atlantic Research | October 7–15, 2022 | 400 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 47% | 39% | 8% | – | 6% |
| University of New Hampshire | September 15–19, 2022 | 333 (LV) | ± 3.6% | 44% | 33% | – | 10% | 13% |
| Fabrizio Ward (R)/Impact Research (D) | May 10–13, 2022 | 237 (LV) | ± 6.4% | 50% | 43% | – | – | 7% |
| Pan Atlantic Research | April 21 – May 5, 2022 | ~404 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 45% | 36% | 8% | 2% | 8% |
Generic Democrat vs. generic Republican
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Generic Democrat | Generic Republican | Other | Undecided |
| Digital Research Inc. | March 14 – April 7, 2022 | 311 (RV) | – | 24% | 42% | 7% | 28% |

#### Results

Maine's 2nd congressional district, 2022 results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Round 1 | Round 1 | | Round 2 | Round 2 |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Transfer | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jared Golden (incumbent) | 153,074 | 48.38% | + 12,062 | 165,136 | 53.05% |
| | Republican | Bruce Poliquin | 141,260 | 44.65% | + 4,882 | 146,142 | 46.95% |
| | Independent | Tiffany Bond | 21,655 | 6.84% | - 21,655 | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 393 | 0.12% | - 393 | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Continuing ballots | Continuing ballots | Continuing ballots | 316,382 | 100% | | 311,278 | 98.39% |
| Exhausted ballots | Exhausted ballots | Exhausted ballots | - | - | + 5,104 | 5,104 | 1.61% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 316,382 | 100% | | 316,382 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |