Maine's 2nd congressional district

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Maine's 2nd congressional district
Representative	Mike Michaud D–East Millinocket
Distribution	68.98% rural 31.02% urban
Population (2000)	637,473
Median household income	32,600
Ethnicity	96.4% White 0.8% Native American 0.7% Hispanic 0.5% Asian 0.1% Black 0.0% other
Cook PVI	D+3

Maine's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Maine. Covering 27,326 square miles (70,770 km²), it comprises nearly 80% of the state. It is the largest district east of the Mississippi River and the 24th-largest overall. The district consists of most of the state north of the Portland and Augusta areas. It includes the cities of Bangor, Lewiston, Auburn, Waterville, and Presque Isle.

The district is currently represented by Democrat Mike Michaud.

History

See District of Maine

When Maine became a state in 1820, it had seven congressional districts credited to it. Prior to that it was part of Massachusetts, which had 20 districts after the 1810 U.S. Census. Since Maine became a state, all but two districts have been reallocated.

Composition

Maine's 2nd Congressional District consists of:

• Androscoggin County
• Aroostook County
• Franklin County
• Hancock County
• Part of Kennebec County:
  • Benton
  • Clinton
  • Fayette
  • Litchfield
  • Oakland
  • Waterville
  • Wayne
  • Winslow
• Oxford County
• Penobscot County
• Piscataquis County
• Somerset County
• Waldo County
• Washington County

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years ↑	District home	Note
Ezekiel Whitman	Federalist	March 4, 1821 – June 1, 1822	New Gloucester	Redistricted from the Massachusetts 15th district, resigned
Vacant		June 1, 1822 – December 2, 1822
Mark Harris	Democratic-Republican	December 2, 1822 – March 3, 1823	Portland
Stephen Longfellow	Adams-Clay Federalist	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	Brunswick
John Anderson	Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1833	Portland	retired to run for Mayor of Portland
Francis Smith	Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837	Portland
	Democratic	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839
Albert Smith	Democratic	March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841	Portland
William Pitt Fessenden	Whig	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843	Portland
Robert P. Dunlap	Democratic	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847	Brunswick
Asa Clapp	Democratic	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849	Portland
Nathaniel Littlefield	Democratic	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851	Wells
John Appleton	Democratic	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853	Portland
Samuel Mayall	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	Gray
John J. Perry	Opposition	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	Oxford
Charles J. Gilman	Republican	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859	Brunswick
John J. Perry	Republican	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861	Oxford
Charles W. Walton	Republican	March 4, 1861 – May 26, 1862	Oxford	resigned on appointment as associate justice of Maine Supreme Judicial Court
Vacant		May 26, 1862 – December 1, 1862
Thomas Fessenden	Republican	December 1, 1862 – March 3, 1863	Auburn
Sidney Perham	Republican	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869	Woodstock
Samuel Plummer Morrill	Republican	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871	Chesterville
William P. Frye	Republican	March 4, 1871 – March 17, 1881	Lewiston	resigned after election to US Senate
Vacant		March 17, 1881 – September 12, 1881
Nelson Dingley, Jr.	Republican	September 12, 1881 – March 3, 1883	Durham	redistricted to At-large district
At-large districts used		1883 – 1885
Nelson Dingley, Jr.	Republican	March 3, 1885 – January 13, 1899	Durham	redistricted from At-large district, died
Vacant		January 13, 1899 – June 19, 1899
Charles E. Littlefield	Republican	June 19, 1899 – September 30, 1908	Lebanon	resigned
Vacant		September 30, 1908 – November 3, 1908
John P. Swasey	Republican	November 3, 1908 – March 3, 1911	Canton
Daniel J. McGillicuddy	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1917	Lewiston
Wallace H. White, Jr.	Republican	March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1931	Lewiston
Donald B. Partridge	Republican	March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933	Norway
Edward C. Moran, Jr.	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1937	Rockland
Clyde H. Smith	Republican	January 3, 1937 – April 8, 1940	Harmony	died
Vacant		April 8, 1940 – June 3, 1940
Margaret Chase Smith	Republican	June 3, 1940 – January 3, 1949	Skowhegan	retired to run for US Senate
Charles P. Nelson	Republican	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1957	Waterville
Frank M. Coffin	Democratic	1957 – 1961	Lewiston
Stanley R. Tupper	Republican	January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963	Hebron	redistricted from 1st district
Clifford G. McIntire	Republican	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965	Perham	redistricted from 3rd district
William Hathaway	Democratic	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1973	Lewiston	retired to run for US Senate
William Cohen	Republican	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1979	Bangor	retired to run for US Senate
Olympia Snowe	Republican	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1995	Auburn	retired to run for US Senate
John Baldacci	Democratic	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2003	Bangor	retired to run for Governor
Mike Michaud	Democratic	January 3, 2003 – present	East Millinocket	incumbent
Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note

Recent Election Results

2002

Maine's 2nd Congressional District Runoff Election (2002)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Michaud	116,868	52.01
	Republican	Kevin Raye	107,849	47.99
Total votes			224,717	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

2004

Maine's 2nd Congressional District Election (2004)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Michaud*	199,303	58.03
	Republican	Brian Hamel	135,547	39.47
	Socialist Equality	Carl Cooley	8,586	2.50
Total votes			343,436	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

2006

Maine's 2nd Congressional District Election (2006)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Michaud*	179,732	70.52
	Republican	L. Scott D'Amboise	75,146	29.48
Total votes			254,878	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

2008

Maine's 2nd Congressional District Election (2008)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Michaud*	226,274	67.44
	Republican	John Frary	109,268	32.57
Total votes			335,542	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

2010

Maine's 2nd Congressional District Election (2010)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Michaud*	147,042	55.13
	Republican	Jason J. Levesque	119,669	44.87
Total votes			266,711	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

Historical Election Results

US House election, 2000: Maine District 2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John Baldacci	219,783	73.43
	Republican	Richard H. Campbell	79,522	26.57
Majority			140,261	46.86
Turnout			299,305
	Democratic hold		Swing

US House election, 1998: Maine District 2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John Baldacci	146,202	76.20
	Republican	Jonathan Reisman	45,674	23.80
Majority			100,528	52.39
Turnout			191,876
	Democratic hold		Swing

US House election, 1996: Maine District 2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John Baldacci	205,439	71.92
	Republican	Paul R. Young	70,856	24.81
	Independent	Aldric Saucier	9,294	3.25
		write-ins	47	0.02
Majority			134,583	47.12
Turnout			285,636
	Democratic hold		Swing

US House election, 1994: Maine District 2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John Baldacci	109,615	45.69
	Republican	Richard A. Bennett	97,754	40.75
	Independent	John M. Michael	21,117	8.80
	Green	Charles Fitzgerald	11,353	4.73
		write-ins	55	0.02
Majority			11,861	4.94
Turnout			239,894
	Democratic gain from Republican

US House election, 1992: Maine District 2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Olympia Snowe	153,022	49.13
	Democratic	Patrick K. McGowan	130,824	42.01
	Green	Jonathan Carter	27,526	8.84
		write-ins	61	0.02
Majority			22,198	7.13
Turnout			311,433
	Republican hold		Swing

US House election, 1990: Maine District 2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Olympia Snowe	121,704	51.02
	Democratic	Patrick K. McGowan	116,798	48.97
		write-ins	20	0.01
Majority			4,906	2.06
Turnout			238,522
	Republican hold		Swing

US House election, 1988: Maine District 2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Olympia Snowe	167,226	66.21
	Democratic	Kenneth P. Hayes	85,346	33.79
Majority			81,880	32.42
Turnout			252,572
	Republican hold		Swing

US House election, 1986: Maine District 2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Olympia Snowe	148,770	77.33
	Democratic	Kenneth P. Hayes	43,614	22.67
Majority			105,156	54.66
Turnout			192,384
	Republican hold		Swing

US House election, 1984: Maine District 2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Olympia Snowe	192,166	75.73
	Democratic	Chipman C. Bull	57,347	22.60
	Constitution	Kenneth E. Stoddard	4,242	1.67
Majority			134,819	53.13
Turnout			253,755
	Republican hold		Swing

US House election, 1982: Maine District 2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Olympia Snowe	136,075	66.65
	Democratic	James P. Dunleavy	68,086	33.35
Majority			67,989	33.30
Turnout			204,161
	Republican hold		Swing

US House election, 1980: Maine District 2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Olympia Snowe	186,406	78.51
	Democratic	Harold L. Silverman	51,026	21.49
Majority			135,380	57.02
Turnout			237,612
	Republican hold		Swing

US House election, 1978: Maine District 2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Olympia Snowe	87,939	50.82
	Democratic	Markham L. Gartley	70,691	40.85
	Independent	Frederick W. Whittaker	8,035	4.64
	Independent	Eddie Shurtleff	1,923	1.11
	Independent	Robert H. Burmeister	1,653	0.96
	Independent	Margaret E. Cousins	1,573	0.91
	Independent	Robert L. Cousins	1,223	0.71
Majority			17,248	9.97
Turnout			173,037
	Republican hold		Swing

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

External links

• U.S. House of Representatives
  • Congressman Michaud's web site