2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine
Majority party
Minority party
Party
Democratic
Republican
Last election
2
0
Seats won
1
1
Seat change
1
1
Popular vote
305,230
228,059
Percentage
51.53%
38.50%
Swing
10.13%
0.16%
District results
County results
Democratic
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
Republican
40–50%
50–60%
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
Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine by district:
[1]
District 1
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
Candidates
Nominee
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Declined
Results
Independents
Candidates
Declared
General election
Debate
Endorsements
Issac Misiuk (R)
U.S. Senators
State officials
Declined to endorse
Organizations
Sportsman's Alliance of Maine
[11]
Newspapers
Polling
Results
District 2
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
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Withdrew
Alden Smith, Navy reservist
[5]
[16]
Declined
Endorsements
Troy Dale Jackson
State legislators
Labor unions
Individuals
Polling
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Emily Cain
Troy Dale Jackson
Undecided
Public Policy Polling
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
August 23–25, 2013
561
± 4.1%
31%
22%
—
15%
—
—
2%
30%
Public Policy Polling
June 26–27, 2013
633
± 3.9%
19%
18%
8%
9%
3%
15%
—
28%
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Withdrew
Declined
Endorsements
Bruce Poliquin
U.S. Senators
U.S. Representatives
Organizations
Kevin Raye
State legislators
Bernard Ayotte , state representative
[42]
David Burns ,
State Senator
[42]
Dean Cray , state representative
[42]
Jarrod Crockett , state representative
[42]
Phil Curtis , former Majority Leader of the Maine House of Representatives
[42]
Jim Donnelly , former Maine House Minority Leader
[42]
Joyce Fitzpatrick , state representative
[42]
Anita Haskell , state representative
[42]
Brian Langley , state senator
[42]
Joyce Maker , state representative
[42]
Garrett Mason , state senator
[42]
Carol McElwee , state representative
[42]
Robert Nutting , State Representative, former
Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives
Debra Plowman , former Assistant Majority Leader of the
Maine Senate
[42]
Tom Saviello , state senator
[42]
Roger Sherman , state senator
[42]
Josh Tardy , former Maine House Minority Leader
[42]
Edward Youngblood , state senator
[42]
Organizations
Newspapers
Polling
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Bruce Poliquin
Kevin Raye
Blaine Richardson
Richard Rosen
Undecided
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Raye)
November 4–5, 2013
310
± 5.57%
18%
42%
3%
5%
32%
Results
Independents
Candidates
Declared
Blaine Richardson,
United States Navy veteran, and Republican candidate for the seat
in 2012 (unenrolled as a Republican, running as an independent)
[30]
General election
Campaign
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.
[47] 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.
[48]
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.
[49]
Endorsements
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
[51]
Declined to endorse
Organizations
Sportsman's Alliance of Maine
[11]
Newspapers
Polling
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
October 31–November 2, 2014
397
± 4.92%
42%
43%
10%
—
5%
Pan Atlantic/SMS Group
October 15–21, 2014
186
± 7%
39%
38%
8%
—
16%
University of New Hampshire
October 15–21, 2014
291
± 5.5%
40%
41%
8%
—
9%
Normington Petts (D-Cain)
October 15–16, 2014
400
± 4.9%
42%
34%
8%
—
16%
Critical Insights
September 24–30, 2014
295
± 4%
36%
41%
6%
—
16%
Pan Atlantic SMS
September 23–29, 2014
400
± 4.9%
36%
33%
6%
—
25%
University of New Hampshire
September 18–25, 2014
220
± 6.2%
30%
40%
3%
—
27%
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Poliquin)
August 17–19, 2014
400
± 4.9%
37%
33%
6%
—
24%
University of New Hampshire
June 12–18, 2014
222
± 6.5%
44%
39%
—
0%
17%
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Raye)
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^
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^
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^
November 4–5, 2013
400
± 4.9%
30%
45%
25%
Results
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