The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine were held on November 8, 2016, 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 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on June 14.
Overview
Statewide
By district
Results of the 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine by district:
District 1
Incumbent Democrat Chellie Pingree, who had represented the district since 2009, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 60% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D 9.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Chellie Pingree, incumbent U.S. representative
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Mark Holbrook, professional counselor
Eliminated in primary
- Ande Smith, United States Navy veteran and attorney
Debate
Results
After a recount, Holbrook was declared the winner with a margin of 57 votes.
General election
Polling
Endorsements
Results
District 2
Incumbent Republican Bruce Poliquin, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. He was elected with 47% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D 2.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Bruce Poliquin, incumbent U.S. representative
Results
Democratic primary
After the 2014 election, Cain indicated she was interested in running against Poliquin in 2016. In December 2014, Cain met with Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic Leader of the House of Representatives, to discuss her potential candidacy. On March 3, 2015, Cain announced that she would be running for the seat.
Bangor City Councilors Joe Baldacci and Ben Sprague were mentioned as potential Democratic candidates. Jeff McCabe, the Majority Leader of the Maine House of Representatives, indicated that he might run against Poliquin in 2016, but later said that he would not do so.
Troy Jackson, the former Majority Leader of the Maine Senate, who lost to Cain in the 2014 Democratic primary election, had said he might run as an independent candidate, but he elected to run for his former Senate seat instead.
Candidates
Nominee
- Emily Cain, former state senator and nominee for this seat in 2014
Withdrawn
- Joe Baldacci, Bangor City Councilor and brother of former Governor of Maine and U.S. Representative John Baldacci
Declined
- Troy Jackson, Democratic National Committee member, former sate senator, candidate for the seat in 2014 (running for state senate)
- Jeff McCabe, Majority Leader of the Maine House of Representatives
- Ben Sprague, Bangor City Councilor
Endorsements
Results
Independents
Withdrawn
- Mike Turcotte, adjunct professor at Eastern Maine Community College
Declined
- Troy Jackson, Democratic National Committee member, former sate senator, candidate for the seat in 2014 (running for State Senate)
General election
Debates
- Complete video of debate, October 19, 2016
Endorsements
Polling
Predictions
Results
References
External links
- U.S. House elections in Maine, 2016 at Ballotpedia
- Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets
