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 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 ...

, one from each of the state's two congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including

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and

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. 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:

District 1

The 1st district includes covers the southern coastal area of the state, including all of

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, Knox,

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, Sagadahoc and

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counties and most of Kennebec County. Located within the district are the cities of

Portland Portland most commonly refers to: *Portland, Oregon, the most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon *Portland, Maine, the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maine *Isle of Portland, a tied island in the English Channel Portland may also r ...

, Augusta, Brunswick and Saco. The incumbent 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 ...

, 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

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Isaac Misiuk, former

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College Republicans president

=Declined

= * Meredith Strang Burgess, former state representative

Results

Independents

Candidates

=Declared

= * Richard Murphy,

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sman

General election

Debates

Endorsements

Polling

Results

District 2

The 2nd district covers , comprising nearly 80% of the state's total land area. It is the largest district east of the

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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

and Augusta metropolitan areas, including the cities of Bangor, Lewiston, Auburn and Presque Isle. The incumbent Democrat

Mike Michaud Michael Herman Michaud ( ; born January 18, 1955) is an American businessman and politician from Maine. Michaud served as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for from 2003 to 2015. He is a member of the United States ...

, who had represented the district since 2003, did not seek re-election, and was selected as Democratic nominee for

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

= *

Emily Cain Emily Ann Cain (born March 29, 1980) is an American politician from Maine and Executive Director of EMILY's List. A member of the Maine Democratic Party, Democratic Party, Cain served in the Maine Senate from 2012 to 2014, representing the 30th di ...

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=Eliminated in primary

= *

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, Majority Leader of the

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=Withdrew

= * Alden Smith, Navy reservist

=Declined

= *

Joe Baldacci Joseph Baldacci (born February 21, 1965) is an American attorney and Democratic politician from Maine. Baldacci serves in the Maine Senate representing District 9, serving Bangor and Hermon. He grew up in Bangor and attended the University o ...

, Bangor City Councilor *

John Baldacci John Elias Baldacci (born January 30, 1955) is an American politician who served as the 73rd governor of Maine from 2003 to 2011. A Democratic Party (United States), Democrat, he also served in the United States House of Representatives from 199 ...

, former governor and former U.S. Representative *

Matthew Dunlap Matthew Dunlap (born November 26, 1964) is an American politician from Maine who has served as the Maine state auditor since November, 2022, and previously from January to October, 2021. A Democrat, Dunlap served as Secretary of State of Mai ...

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* James Howaniec, attorney, former mayor of Lewiston and candidate for this seat in

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* Jeff McCabe, Assistant Majority Leader of the

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, incumbent U.S. Representative ( running for Governor)

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

Bruce Poliquin Bruce Lee Poliquin (; born November 1, 1953) is an American businessman and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Maine's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019. Poliquin ...

, former

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of Maine and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2012

=Eliminated in primary

= *

Kevin Raye Kevin L. Raye (born February 7, 1961) is an American politician. Raye is a member of the Republican Party and served as a member of the Maine Senate, representing the 29th district in northeastern Washington County from December 2004 to Decembe ...

, former

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of the

and nominee for the seat in

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and

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=Withdrew

= * Blaine Richardson,

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veteran, and candidate for this seat in

(unenrolled as a Republican, running as an independent) * Richard Rosen, director of the Maine Office of Policy and Management and former state senator * Alexander Willette, Assistant Minority Leader of the

=Declined

= * Kenneth Fredette, Minority Leader of the

* Jonathan LaBonte, Mayor of Auburn *

Paul LePage Paul Richard LePage (; born October 9, 1948) is an American businessman and politician who served as the 74th governor of Maine from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the mayor of Waterville, Maine, from 20 ...

( running for re-election) *

Garrett Mason Garrett Paul Mason (born June 19, 1985) is an American politician from Maine. A Republican, Mason formerly served in the Maine State Senate from the 22nd District, representing part of Androscoggin County, including his residence in Lisbon Fal ...

, state senator * Debra Plowman, former state senator * Joshua Tardy, former Minority Leader of the Maine House of Representatives *

Michael Thibodeau Michael D. Thibodeau (born July 16, 1966) is an American politician and businessman from Maine. He was a Republican State Senator from Maine's 23rd District, representing all of Waldo County. He graduated from Hampden Academy in 1984. He was f ...

, Minority Leader of the Maine Senate

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Independents

Candidates

=Declared

= * Blaine Richardson,

veteran, and Republican candidate for the seat in 2012 (unenrolled as a Republican, running as an independent)

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. A debate to be held on

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was cancelled after Cain pulled out to protest Richardson not being invited. WMTW said they and their parent company,

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, 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. 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.

Endorsements

Polling

Results

References

External links

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Overview

District 1

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

=Declined

Results

Independents

Candidates

=Declared

General election

Debates

Endorsements

Polling

Results

District 2

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

=Eliminated in primary

=Withdrew

=Declined

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

=Eliminated in primary

=Withdrew

=Declined

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Independents

Candidates

=Declared

General election

Campaign

Endorsements

Polling

Results

See also

References

External links