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2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine

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For related races, see 2024 United States House of Representatives elections.
Not to be confused with 2024 Maine House of Representatives election.

2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine
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Both Maine seats to the United States House of Representatives
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election 2 0
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The 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine will be 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 will coincide 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
Incumbent 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 		Ethan
Alcorn (I) 		Elias
Bassile (I) 		Chellie
Pingree (D) 		Ronald
Russell (R) 		Other Undecided
Pan Atlantic Research September 5–15, 2024 414 (LV) ± 3.5% 4% – 53% 28% – 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
Incumbent 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
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[29]

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[33]

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[d] $88,511 $28,412
Austin Theriault (R) $1,206,402 $625,605 $580,797
Source: Federal Election Commission[29]

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[c] 		Margin
of error 		Mike
Soboleski 		Austin
Theriault 		Undecided
Public Opinion Strategies[A] 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] Tossup October 10, 2024
Inside Elections[15] Tossup September 26, 2024
Sabato's Crystal Ball[16] Tossup 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
Pan Atlantic Research September 5–15, 2024 398 (LV) ± 3.5% 44% 47% – 9%

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. ^ $8,500 of this total was self-funded by Soboleski
  1. ^ Poll sponsored by Theriault's campaign
Partisan clients

References

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  1. ^ a b "2022 National House Vote Tracker". Cook Political Report. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  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.
  4. ^ "2024 Endorsements". 2024 Endorsements. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  5. ^ "Chellie Pingree". JStreetPAC. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
  6. ^ "2024 Endorsements". Population Connection Action Fund. Archived from the original on August 25, 2023. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  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.
  18. ^ a b "2024 House Forecast". November 20, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  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.
  21. ^ "- AIPAC Political Portal". candidates.aipacpac.org. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  22. ^ "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.
  23. ^ "ECU // LAV Endorses First Slate of Democracy Champions in Competitive House Districts". End Citizens United. April 27, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  24. ^ "Jewish Dems Unveil 30 House and Senate Endorsements Across Country". Jewish Democratic Council of America. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  25. ^ "NARAL Pro-Choice America Launches 2024 Electoral Program with Endorsement of Frontline Incumbents for U.S. House of Representatives". NARAL Pro-Choice America. June 21, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  26. ^ "Pro-Israel America Announces Twelve New Candidate Endorsements". Pro Israel America. March 28, 2024. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  27. ^ "Endorsements". With Honor Fund II. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  28. ^ "U.S. Chamber Endorses Rep. Jared Golden for Maine's 2nd Congressional District". U.S. Chamber of Commerce. October 2, 2024.
  29. ^ a b "2024 Election United States House - Maine 2nd". fec.gov. Federal Election Commission. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  30. ^ Burns, Christopher (September 23, 2023). "Former NASCAR driver enters race to challenge Rep. Jared Golden". WPFO. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  31. ^ Tomic, Edward (September 21, 2023). "State Rep Mike Soboleski Officially Announces Campaign for Maine's Second Congressional District". The Maine Wire. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  32. ^ Bartow, Adam (November 14, 2023). "Republican drops bid for Maine's 2nd Congressional District seat". WMTW. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  33. ^ Shepherd, Michael (December 26, 2022). "10 Maine politicians to watch in 2023". Bangor Daily News.
  34. ^ Schilke, Rachel (March 27, 2024). "Trump endorses former NASCAR driver in Maine contest to unseat Jared Golden". Washington Examiner. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  35. ^ Tomic, Edward (January 10, 2024). "Theriault Launches CD-2 Ad Campaign After Gaining Endorsement from House Speaker Mike Johnson". Maine Policy Institute. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  36. ^ a b Morris, Kyle (February 20, 2024). "Top House Republican endorses former NASCAR driver in contentious Maine election: 'Strong conservative'". Fox News. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  37. ^ Kobin, Billy (May 9, 2024). "Mike Soboleski unveils his latest endorsements while Austin Theriault touts Trump". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  38. ^ Schilke, Rachel (April 3, 2024). "Johnson-linked PAC releases first slate of 'trailblazer' House endorsements". Washington Examiner. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  39. ^ "RJC Announces First Round of 2024 House Challenger Endorsements". Republican Jewish Coalition. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  40. ^ Collins, Steve (October 2, 2023). "Biddeford independent eyes 2nd District congressional seat". Sun Journal. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
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Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates
Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates
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