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2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine
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Both Maine seats to the United States House of Representatives
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Party Democratic Republican
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The 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine were held on November 5, 2024, to elect both U.S. representatives from the State of Maine, one from each of the state's congressional districts. These elections coincided with five referendum questions, including a referendum to change the state flag, as well as the presidential election, a U.S. Senate election, and various other state, county and local elections. Primary elections were held on June 11, 2024.

District 1

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See also: Maine's 1st congressional district
2024 Maine's 1st congressional district election
← 2022
2026 →
 
Nominee Chellie Pingree Ronald Russell
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 246,874 153,979
Percentage 58.1% 36.2%
Results by municipality
Pingree:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Russell:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Write-in:      40–50%
Tie:      
No votes:      
U.S. Representative before election

Chellie Pingree
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Chellie Pingree
Democratic

The incumbent is Democrat Chellie Pingree, who was re-elected with 62.9% of the vote in 2022.[1]

Democratic primary

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Nominee

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Endorsements

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Chellie Pingree
Organizations
Labor unions

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of May 22, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Chelllie Pingree (D) $361,912 $360,437 $405,750
Source: Federal Election Commission[8]

Results

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Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chellie Pingree (incumbent) 46,307 100.0
Total votes 46,307 100.0

Republican primary

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Nominee

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  • Ronald Russell, defense contractor[9]

Eliminated in primary

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  • Andrew Piantidosi, tech professional[10]

Endorsements

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Andrew Piantidosi
Newspapers

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of May 22, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Andrew Piantidosi (R) $77,449[a] $56,060 $21,388
Ronald Russell (R) $54,103 $44,988 $9,114
Source: Federal Election Commission[8]

Results

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Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ronald Russell 16,055 56.8
Republican Andrew Piantidosi 12,220 43.2
Total votes 28,275 100.0

Independents

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Declared

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  • Ethan Alcorn, landscape contractor and perennial candidate[12]
  • Elias Bassile, ammunition business owner[13]

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Elias Bassile (I) $1,005,102[b] $234 $1,004,867
Source: Federal Election Commission[8]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[14] Solid D October 31, 2023
Inside Elections[15] Solid D October 27, 2023
Sabato's Crystal Ball[16] Safe D October 26, 2023
Elections Daily[17] Safe D October 26, 2023
CNalysis[18] Solid D November 16, 2023
Decision Desk HQ[19] Solid D June 1, 2024

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[c] 		Margin
of error 		Chellie
Pingree (D) 		Ronald
Russell (R) 		Ethan
Alcorn (I) 		Other Undecided
University of New Hampshire October 29 – November 2, 2024 801 (LV) ± 3.5% 56% 28% 4% – 12%
SurveyUSA[A] October 24–29, 2024 482 (LV) ± 5.2% 60% 28% 4% – 7%
Digital Research September 10 – October 7, 2024 303 (RV) – 56% 16% 4% 1%[d] 22%
Pan Atlantic Research September 5–15, 2024 414 (LV) ± 3.5% 53% 28% 4% – 14%

Results

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Maine's 1st congressional district, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chellie Pingree (incumbent)
Republican Ronald Russell
Total votes

District 2

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See also: Maine's 2nd congressional district
2024 Maine's 2nd congressional district election
← 2022
2026 →
 
Nominee Jared Golden Austin Theriault
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 197,151 194,445
Percentage 50.35% 49.65%
U.S. Representative before election

Jared Golden
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Jared Golden
Democratic

The incumbent is Democrat Jared Golden, who was re-elected with 53.1% of the vote in 2022.[1]

Democratic primary

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Nominee

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Endorsements

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Jared Golden
U.S. Senators
Organizations
Labor unions

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of May 22, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Jared Golden (D) $3,703,981 $1,325,896 $2,412,774
Source: Federal Election Commission[30]

Results

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Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jared Golden (incumbent) 23,183 100.0
Total votes 23,183 100.0

Republican primary

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Nominee

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Eliminated in primary

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Withdrawn

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Declined

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  • Jason Levesque, former mayor of Auburn and nominee for this district in 2010[34]

Endorsements

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Austin Theriault
Executive branch officials
U.S. Representatives
State officials
Organizations

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of May 22, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Mike Soboleski (R) $116,923[e] $88,511 $28,412
Austin Theriault (R) $1,206,402 $625,605 $580,797
Source: Federal Election Commission[30]

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[c] 		Margin
of error 		Mike
Soboleski 		Austin
Theriault 		Undecided
Public Opinion Strategies[B] April 9–11, 2024 300 (RV) ? 7% 30% 63%

Results

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Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Austin Theriault 26,934 66.9
Republican Mike Soboleski 13,340 33.1
Total votes 40,274 100.0

Independents

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Filed paperwork

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Withdrawn

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  • Elias Bassile, ammunition business owner (switched to the 1st district)[13]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[14] Tossup October 31, 2023
Elections Daily[17] Lean D November 4, 2024
Inside Elections[15] Tossup September 26, 2024
Sabato's Crystal Ball[16] Lean D June 5, 2024
CNalysis[18] Tilt D November 16, 2023
Decision Desk HQ[19] Lean D June 1, 2024

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[c] 		Margin
of error 		Jared
Golden (D) 		Austin
Theriault (R) 		Other Undecided
University of New Hampshire October 29 – November 2, 2024 683 (LV) ± 3.7% 45% 44% – 11%
SurveyUSA[A] October 24–29, 2024 484 (LV) ± 5.3% 53% 41% – 6%
Axis Research[C] October 17–20, 2024 411 (LV) ± 4.8% 45% 47% – 9%
Digital Research September 10 – October 7, 2024 303 (RV) – 38% 38% 3%[f] 21%
Axis Research[C] October 3–6, 2024 – ± 4.8% 47% 45% – 8%
Pan Atlantic Research September 5–15, 2024 398 (LV) ± 3.5% 44% 47% – 9%
Axis Research[C] July 23–25, 2024 – ± 4.8% 50% 40% – 10%

Results

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Maine's 2nd congressional district, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jared Golden (incumbent)
Republican Austin Theriault
Total votes

Notes

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  1. ^ $10,000 of this total was self-funded by Piantidosi
  2. ^ $1,000,000 of this total was self-funded by Bassile
  3. ^ a b c Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  4. ^ "Refused to Specify" with 1%
  5. ^ $8,500 of this total was self-funded by Soboleski
  6. ^ "Refused to Specify" with 3%
  1. ^ a b Poll sponsored by Bangor Daily News and FairVote
  2. ^ Poll sponsored by Theriault's campaign
  3. ^ a b c Poll sponsored by the National Republican Congressional Committee
Partisan clients

References

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  2. ^ Frisk, Garrett (July 21, 2023). "We Asked Every Member of the House if They're Running in 2024. Here's What They Said". Diamond Eye Candidate Report. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
  3. ^ "2024 – Feminist Majority PAC". feministmajoritypac.org. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
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  7. ^ a b "Our Recommended Candidates". Education Votes. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  8. ^ a b c "2024 Election United States House - Maine 1st". fec.gov. Federal Election Commission. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  9. ^ "2024 Primary Candidate List". Department of the Secretary of State of Maine. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
  10. ^ Murtagh, Alison (June 12, 2023). "Tech professional Andrew Piantidosi enters 2024 race for Maine's 1st congressional district". WGME. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  11. ^ Board, The BDN Editorial (June 4, 2024). "Editorial: Andrew Piantidosi is solid choice in 1st Congressional District Republican primary". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  12. ^ "2024 Non-Party Candidate List". Department of the Secretary of State of Maine. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
  13. ^ a b Goldsmith, Eloise (October 10, 2023). "Biddeford independent intends to run for Congress in 2024". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  14. ^ a b "2024 House Race Ratings: Another Competitive Fight for Control". Cook Political Report. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  15. ^ a b "First 2024 House Ratings". Inside Elections. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  16. ^ a b "Initial House Ratings: Battle for Majority Starts as a Toss-up". Sabato's Crystal Ball. February 23, 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  17. ^ a b "Election Ratings". Elections Daily. August 11, 2023. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
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  19. ^ a b "2024 House Forecast". May 28, 2024. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  20. ^ "Ex-NASCAR driver Austin Theriault running to unseat Democratic Rep. Jared Golden in Maine". Associated Press. September 25, 2023. Retrieved September 25, 2023. 'That primary is more than eight months away so I'm not very focused on the individual horse race other than to say I'll face one of them eventually in the fall of 2024'...Golden said Monday in a statement.
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  23. ^ "DMFI PAC Announces First Round of 2024 Endorsements for U.S. House". DMFI PAC. December 18, 2023. Archived from the original on December 18, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  24. ^ "ECU // LAV Endorses First Slate of Democracy Champions in Competitive House Districts". End Citizens United. April 27, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  25. ^ "Jewish Dems Unveil 30 House and Senate Endorsements Across Country". Jewish Democratic Council of America. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
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  27. ^ "Pro-Israel America Announces Twelve New Candidate Endorsements". Pro Israel America. March 28, 2024. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
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  30. ^ a b "2024 Election United States House - Maine 2nd". fec.gov. Federal Election Commission. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
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Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates
Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates
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