Maine's 1st congressional district is a

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in the

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Maine Maine ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeasternmost state in the Contiguous United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Provinces and ...

. The geographically smaller of the state's two congressional districts, the district covers the southern coastal area of the state. The district consists of all of

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, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, and

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counties, and most of Kennebec County. Located within the district are the cities of Portland, Brunswick, and Saco. The district is currently represented by Democrat

Chellie Pingree Chellie Marie Pingree ( ; born Rochelle Marie Johnson; April 2, 1955) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2009. Her district includes most of the southern part of the state, centered around the Portland area ...

History

Maine was initially a part of the state of

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. Massachusetts was allocated 20 districts after the 1810 U.S. census. When Maine became a state in 1820, seven of those districts were credited to it. Since then, all but the 1st and 2nd congressional districts have become obsolete.

Counties and municipalities

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and municipalities:https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST23/CD118_ME01.pdf ; Cumberland County (28) : All 28 municipalities ; Kennebec County (11) :

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, Benton,

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, Clinton, Litchfield,

Pittston Pittston is a city in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The city lies in the Wyoming Valley on the east side of the Susquehanna River and on the south side of the Lackawanna River. It is approximately midway between Wilkes-Barre, Pen ...

, Vassalboro, Waterville, West Gardiner, Windsor, Winslow ; Knox County (19) : All 19 municipalities ; Lincoln County (19) : All 19 municipalities ; Sagadahoc County (10) : All 10 municipalities ; York County (29) : All 29 municipalities

Recent election results from statewide races

List of members representing the district

Election history

The 2018 election was the first to use ranked-choice voting as opposed to

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since the district's creation. However, since the leading candidate had a majority of first-choice votes, no distribution of preferences was conducted.

Notes

References

Bibliography

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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

External links

U.S. House of Representatives
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