Maine's 1st congressional district

Maine's 1st congressional district
Current Representative		Chellie Pingree (D–North Haven)
Distribution	49.44% urban, 50.56% rural
Population (2000)	637,450
Median income	$42,044
Ethnicity	96.8% White, 0.7% Black, 0.9% Asian, 0.8% Hispanic, 0.3% Native American, 0.0% other
Cook PVI	D+8 (2012)

Maine's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Maine. The geographically smaller of the two congressional districts in the state, the district covers the southern coastal area of the state. The district consists of all of Cumberland, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, and York counties and most of Kennebec County. Located within the district are the cities of Portland, Augusta, Brunswick, and Saco.

The district is currently represented by Democrat Chellie Pingree.

The district from 2003 to 2013

Voting

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
1996	President	Clinton 52 - 32%
1992	President	Clinton 40 - 32%

History

See District of Maine

Maine was initially a part of the state of Massachusetts. 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.

Composition

Maine's 1st Congressional District consists of:

• Cumberland County
• Most of Kennebec County:
  • Albion
  • Augusta
  • Belgrade
  • Chelsea
  • China
  • Farmingdale
  • Gardiner
  • Hallowell
  • Manchester
  • Monmouth
  • Mount Vernon
  • Pittston
  • Randolph
  • Readfield
  • Rome
  • Sidney
  • Unity Township
  • Vienna
  • West Gardiner
  • Windsor
  • Winthrop
• Knox County
• Lincoln County
• Sagadahoc County
• York County

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years ↑	District home	Note
Joseph Dane	Federalist	March 15, 1820 – March 3, 1823	Kennebunk	Elected in a special election, the first Congressional election under the new state.
William Burleigh	Adams-Clay D-R	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	South Berwick
	Adams	March 4, 1825 – July 2, 1827		died
Vacant		July 2, 1827 – September 10, 1827
Rufus McIntire	Jacksonian	September 10, 1827 – March 3, 1835	Parsonsfield
John Fairfield	Democratic	March 4, 1835 – December 24, 1838	Saco	resigned after being elected Governor
Nathan Clifford	Democratic	March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843	Newfield
Joshua Herrick	Democratic	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845	Brunswick
John Fairfield Scammon	Democratic	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847	Wells
David Hammons	Democratic	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849	Cornish
Elbridge Gerry	Democratic	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851	Waterford
Moses Macdonald	Democratic	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855	Limerick
John M. Wood	Republican	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859	Portland
Daniel E. Somes	Republican	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861	Biddeford
John N. Goodwin	Republican	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863	South Berwick
Lorenzo De Medici Sweat	Democratic	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865	Parsonsfield
John Lynch	Republican	March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1873	Portland
John H. Burleigh	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877	South Berwick
Thomas Brackett Reed	Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883	Portland	redistricted to At-large district
At-large districts used		1883 – 1885
Thomas Brackett Reed	Republican	March 4, 1885 – September 4, 1899	Portland	redistricted from At-large district, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1889-1891 and 1895-1899, resigned
Vacant		September 4, 1899 – November 6, 1899
Amos L. Allen	Republican	November 6, 1899 – March 3, 1911	Waterboro
Asher C. Hinds	Republican	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1917	Benton
Louis B. Goodall	Republican	March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1921	Sanford
Carroll L. Beedy	Republican	March 4, 1921 – January 3, 1935	Phillips
Simon M. Hamlin	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937	Standish
James C. Oliver	Republican	January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1943	South Portland
Robert Hale	Republican	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1959	Portland
James C. Oliver	Democratic	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961	South Portland
Peter Garland	Republican	January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963	Saco
Stanley R. Tupper	Republican	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967	Boothbay Harbor	redistricted from 2nd district
Peter N. Kyros	Democratic	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1975	Portland
David F. Emery	Republican	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1983	Rockland
John R. McKernan, Jr.	Republican	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1987	Portland
Joseph E. Brennan	Democratic	January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1991	Portland
Thomas Andrews	Democratic	January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1995	Brunswick
James B. Longley, Jr.	Republican	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997	Lewiston
Thomas H. Allen	Democratic	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2009	Portland
Chellie Pingree	Democratic	January 3, 2009 – present	North Haven

Recent Election Results

2002

Maine's 1st Congressional District Runoff Election (2002)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Tom Allen*	172,646	63.81%
	Republican	Steven Joyce	97,931	36.19%
Totals			270,577	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

2004

Maine's 1st Congressional District Election (2004)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Tom Allen*	219,077	59.74%
	Republican	Charles E. Summers	147,663	40.26%
Totals			366,740	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

2006

Maine's 1st Congressional District Election (2006)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Tom Allen*	170,949	60.84%
	Republican	Darlene J. Curley	88,009	31.32%
	Independent	Dexter Kamilewicz	22,029	7.84%
Totals			280,987	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

2008

Maine's 1st Congressional District Election (2008)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Chellie Pingree	205,629	54.90%
	Republican	Charles E. Summers	168,930	45.10%
Totals			374,559	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

2010

Maine's 1st Congressional District Election (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Chellie Pingree*	169,114	56.82%
	Republican	Dean Scontras	128,501	43.17%
	No party	Others	42	0.01%
Totals			297,657	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

Historical Election Results

US House election, 2000: Maine District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Thomas H. Allen	202,823	59.81
	Republican	Jane A. Amero	123,915	36.54
	Libertarian	J. Frederic Staples	12,356	3.64
Majority			78,908	23.27
Turnout			339,094
	Democratic hold		Swing

US House election, 1998: Maine District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Thomas H. Allen	134,335	60.33
	Republican	Ross J. Connelly	79,160	35.55
	Constitution	Eric R. Greiner	9,182	4.12
Majority			55,175	24.78
Turnout			222,677
	Democratic hold		Swing

US House election, 1996: Maine District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Thomas H. Allen	173,745	55.30
	Republican	James B. Longley, Jr.	140,354	44.68
		write-ins	65	0.02%
Majority			33,391	10.63
Turnout			314,164
	Democratic gain from Republican

US House election, 1994: Maine District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	James B. Longley, Jr.	136,316	51.88
	Democratic	Dennis L. Dutremble	126,373	48.09
		write-ins	80	0.03%
Majority			9,943	3.78
Turnout			262,769
	Republican gain from Democratic

US House election, 1992: Maine District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Thomas H. Andrews	232,696	64.97
	Republican	Linda Bean	125,236	34.97
		write-ins	216	0.06%
Majority			107,460	30.00
Turnout			358,148
	Democratic hold		Swing

US House election, 1990: Maine District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Thomas H. Andrews	167,623	60.11
	Republican	David Emery	110,836	39.74
		write-ins	413	0.15%
Majority			56,787	20.36
Turnout			278,872
	Democratic hold		Swing

US House election, 1988: Maine District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Joseph E. Brennan	167,623	60.11
	Republican	Edward S. O'Meara	111,125	36.78
Majority			79,864	26.44
Turnout			278,748
	Democratic hold		Swing

US House election, 1986: Maine District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Joseph E. Brennan	121,848	53.16
	Republican	H. Rollin Ives	100,260	43.74
	Labor for Maine	Plato Truman	7,109	3.10
Majority			21,588	9.42
Turnout			229,217
	Democratic gain from Republican

See also

• Maine's 2nd congressional district

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

External links

• U.S. House of Representatives