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Maine's 1st congressional district
Maine's 1st congressional district
	Maine's 1st congressional district – since January 3, 2013.
Representative	Chellie Pingree; D–North Haven
Distribution	50.57% rural; 49.43% urban;
Population (2017)	683,279
Median household; income	$64,599
Ethnicity	94.2% White; 1.9% Hispanic; 1.7% Black; 1.6% Asian; 0.4% Native American; 0.2% other;
Cook PVI	D+8

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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.

History

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.

Current composition

Maine's 1st Congressional District consists of:

Cumberland County
The following towns in Kennebec County:
- Augusta
- Chelsea
- China
- Farmingdale
- Hallowell
- Manchester
- Pittston
- Readfield
- Vassalboro
- Waterville
- Windsor
- Winslow
- Winthrop
Knox County
Lincoln County
Sagadahoc County
York County

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Residence	Years ↑	Cong ress	Electoral history	District location
Joseph Dane	Federalist	Kennebunk	March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823	17th	Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1820. Retired.	1821–1823 York County: Alfred, Arundel, Berwick, Biddeford, Elliot, Hollis, Kennebunk, Kittery, Lebanon, Limerick, Lyman, Newfield, Saco, Sanford, Shapleigh, South Berwick, Waterborough, Wells, York
William Burleigh	Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican	South Berwick	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	18th 19th 20th	Elected in 1823. Re-elected in 1824. Re-elected in 1826. Died.	1823–1833 York County: Alfred, Berwick, Biddeford, Buxton, Elliot, Hollis, Kennebunk, Kennebunk Port, Kittery, Lebanon, Limerick, Lyman, Newfield, Parsonsfield, Saco, Sanford, Shapleigh, South Berwick, Waterborough, Wells, York
William Burleigh	Anti-Jacksonian	South Berwick	March 4, 1825 – July 2, 1827	18th 19th 20th
Vacant			July 2, 1827 – September 10, 1827	20th
Rufus McIntire	Jacksonian	Parsonsfield	September 10, 1827 – March 3, 1835	20th 21st 22nd 23rd	Elected to finish Burleigh's term. Re-elected in 1828. [data missing]
Rufus McIntire	Jacksonian	Parsonsfield	September 10, 1827 – March 3, 1835	20th 21st 22nd 23rd		1833–1843 [data missing]
John Fairfield	Democratic	Saco	March 4, 1835 – December 24, 1838	24th 25th	[data missing] Resigned to become Governor of Maine.
Vacant			December 24, 1838 – March 3, 1839	25th
Nathan Clifford	Democratic	Newfield	March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843	26th 27th	[data missing]
Joshua Herrick	Democratic	Brunswick	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845	28th	[data missing]	1843–1853 [data missing]
John Fairfield Scamman	Democratic	Wells	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847	29th	[data missing]
David Hammons	Democratic	Cornish	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849	30th	[data missing]
Elbridge Gerry	Democratic	Waterford	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851	31st	[data missing]
Moses Macdonald	Democratic	Limerick	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855	32nd 33rd	[data missing]
Moses Macdonald	Democratic	Limerick	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855	32nd 33rd	[data missing]	1853–1863 [data missing]
John M. Wood	Republican	Portland	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859	34th 35th	[data missing]
Daniel E. Somes	Republican	Biddeford	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861	36th	[data missing]
John N. Goodwin	Republican	South Berwick	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863	37th	[data missing]
Lorenzo De Medici Sweat	Democratic	Parsonsfield	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865	38th	[data missing]	1863–1873 [data missing]
John Lynch	Republican	Portland	March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1873	39th 40th 41st 42nd	[data missing]	1863–1873 [data missing]
John H. Burleigh	Republican	South Berwick	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877	43rd 44th	[data missing]	1873–1883 [data missing]
Thomas Brackett Reed	Republican	Portland	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883	45th 46th 47th	[data missing] Redistricted to the at-large district.
At-large districts used.			March 3, 1883 – March 3, 1885	48th
Thomas Brackett Reed	Republican	Portland	March 4, 1885 – September 4, 1899	49th 50th 51st 52nd 53rd 54th 55th 56th	Redistricted from the at-large district. Resigned to protest the Spanish–American War.	1885–1893 [data missing]
Thomas Brackett Reed	Republican	Portland	March 4, 1885 – September 4, 1899	49th 50th 51st 52nd 53rd 54th 55th 56th		1893–1903 [data missing]
Vacant			September 4, 1899 – November 6, 1899	56th
Amos L. Allen	Republican	Waterboro	November 6, 1899 – March 3, 1911	56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st	Elected to finish Reed's term. [data missing]
Amos L. Allen	Republican	Waterboro	November 6, 1899 – March 3, 1911	56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st	Elected to finish Reed's term. [data missing]	1903–1913 [data missing]
Asher C. Hinds	Republican	Benton	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1917	62nd 63rd 64th	[data missing]	1903–1913 [data missing]
Asher C. Hinds	Republican	Benton	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1917	62nd 63rd 64th	[data missing]	1913–1933 [data missing]
Louis B. Goodall	Republican	Sanford	March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1921	65th 66th	[data missing]
Carroll L. Beedy	Republican	Phillips	March 4, 1921 – January 3, 1935	67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd	[data missing]
Carroll L. Beedy	Republican	Phillips	March 4, 1921 – January 3, 1935	67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd	[data missing]	1933–1943 [data missing]
Simon M. Hamlin	Democratic	Standish	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937	74th	[data missing]
James C. Oliver	Republican	South Portland	January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1943	75th 76th 77th	[data missing]
Robert Hale	Republican	Portland	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1959	78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th	[data missing]	1943–1953 [data missing]
Robert Hale	Republican	Portland	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1959	78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th	[data missing]	1953–1963 [data missing]
James C. Oliver	Democratic	South Portland	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961	86th	[data missing]
Peter Garland	Republican	Saco	January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963	87th	[data missing]
Stanley R. Tupper	Republican	Boothbay Harbor	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967	88th 89th	Redistricted from the 2nd district. [data missing]	1963–1973 [data missing]
Peter N. Kyros	Democratic	Portland	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1975	90th 91st 92nd 93rd	[data missing] Lost re-election.	1963–1973 [data missing]
Peter N. Kyros	Democratic	Portland	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1975	90th 91st 92nd 93rd	[data missing] Lost re-election.	1973–1983 [data missing]
David F. Emery	Republican	Rockland	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1983	94th 95th 96th 97th	[data missing] Retired to run for U.S. Senator.	1973–1983 [data missing]
John R. McKernan Jr.	Republican	Portland	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1987	98th 99th	[data missing] Retired to run for Governor of Maine.	1983–1993 [data missing]
Joseph E. Brennan	Democratic	Portland	January 3, 1987^[a] – January 3, 1991	100th 101st	Elected in 1986.^[a] Retired to run for Governor of Maine.
Thomas Andrews	Democratic	Brunswick	January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1995	102nd 103rd	[data missing] Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Thomas Andrews	Democratic	Brunswick	January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1995	102nd 103rd	[data missing] Retired to run for U.S. Senator.	1993–2003 [data missing]
James B. Longley Jr.	Republican	Lewiston	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997	104th	[data missing] Lost re-election.
Tom Allen	Democratic	Portland	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2009	105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th	[data missing] Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Tom Allen	Democratic	Portland	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2009	105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th	[data missing] Retired to run for U.S. Senator.	2003–2013
Chellie Pingree	Democratic	North Haven	January 3, 2009 – Present	111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th.	Elected in 2008.	2003–2013
Chellie Pingree	Democratic	North Haven	January 3, 2009 – Present	111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th.	Elected in 2008.	2013–Present

Recent election results

1986 U.S. House election: 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

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

1990 U.S. House election: 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

1992 U.S. House election: Maine District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas H. Andrews (Incumbent)	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

1994 U.S. House election: 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

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

1998 U.S. House election: Maine District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas H. Allen (Incumbent)	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

2000 U.S. House election: Maine District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas H. Allen (Incumbent)	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

2002 U.S. House election: Maine District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Allen (Incumbent)	172,646	63.81%
	Republican	Steven Joyce	97,931	36.19%
Total votes			270,577	100.00%
	Democratic hold

2004 U.S. House election: Maine District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Allen (Incumbent)	219,077	59.74%
	Republican	Charles E. Summers	147,663	40.26%
Total votes			366,740	100.00%
	Democratic hold

2006 U.S. House election: Maine District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Allen (Incumbent)	170,949	60.84%
	Republican	Darlene J. Curley	88,009	31.32%
	Independent	Dexter Kamilewicz	22,029	7.84%
Total votes			280,987	100.00%
	Democratic hold

2008 U.S. House election: Maine District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chellie Pingree	205,629	54.90%
	Republican	Charles E. Summers	168,930	45.10%
Total votes			374,559	100.00%
	Democratic hold

2010 U.S. House election: Maine District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chellie Pingree (Incumbent)	169,114	56.82%
	Republican	Dean Scontras	128,501	43.17%
	No party	Others	42	0.01%
Total votes			297,657	100.00%
	Democratic hold

2012 U.S. House election: Maine District 1 ^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chellie Pingree (Incumbent)	236,363	64.8
	Republican	Jonathan T. E. Courtney	128,440	35.1%
Total votes			364,803	100.0%
	Democratic hold

2014 U.S. House election: Maine District 1 ^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chellie Pingree (Incumbent)	186,674	60.43%
	Republican	Isaac J. Misiuk	94,751	30.67%
	Independent	Richard P. Murphy	27,410	8.87%
	Others		63	0.02%
Total votes			308,898	100%
	Democratic hold

2016 U.S. House election: Maine District 1 ^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chellie Pingree	227,546	57.99%
	Republican	Mark Holbrook	164,569	41.94%
	Libertarian	James J. Bouchard (Declared Write-In)	276	0.07%
		Blank ballots	14,551	N/A
Total votes			406,942	100%
	Democratic hold

2018 U.S. House election: Maine District 1 (RCV)^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chellie Pingree	201,195	58.8%
	Republican	Mark Holbrook	111,188	32.5%
	Independent	Marty Grohman	29,670	8.7%
Total votes			342,053	100%
	Democratic hold

The 2018 election was the first to use ranked-choice voting as opposed to plurality voting since the district's creation. However, since the leading candidate had a majority of first-choice votes, no distribution of preferences was conducted.

Recent election results from presidential races

Year	Results
1972	Nixon 61 – 39%
1976	Ford 49 – 48%
1980	Reagan 45 – 42%
1984	Reagan 60 – 40%
1988	Bush 56 – 43%
1992	B Clinton 40 – 32%
1996	B Clinton 52 – 32%
2000	Gore 51 – 43%
2004	Kerry 55 – 43%
2008	Obama 61 – 38%
2012	Obama 60 – 38%
2016^[9]	H Clinton 54 – 39%

Living former Members

As of January 2019^[update], there are six living former members. The most recent representative to die was Peter Kyros (served 1967–1975) on July 10, 2012.

Representative	Term of office	Date of birth (and age)
David F. Emery	1975–1983	(1948-09-01) September 1, 1948 (age 75)
John R. McKernan Jr.	1983–1987	(1948-05-20) May 20, 1948 (age 76)
Joseph E. Brennan	1987–1991	(1934-11-02) November 2, 1934 (age 89)
Tom Andrews	1991–1995	(1953-03-22) March 22, 1953 (age 71)
James B. Longley Jr.	1995–1997	(1951-07-07) July 7, 1951 (age 72)
Tom Allen	1997–2009	(1945-04-16) April 16, 1945 (age 79)

Historical district boundaries

Notes

^ ^a ^b The service of member-elect Joseph E. Brennan began January 3, 1987^[3] even though he was sworn in January 9, 1987^[4] to finish his term as the outgoing Governor of Maine.

References

^ https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=23&cd=01
^ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
^ http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000798
^ Congressional record, 1987
^ "Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, Elections Division". Main Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commission, Elections. Archived from the original on August 1, 2012. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
^ "Maine General Election 2014". Maine Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved 2014-12-19.
^ "Tabulations for Elections held in 2016". Maine Secretary of State. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
^ "Maine's 1st Congressional District election, 2018 Maine's 1st Congressional District election". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
^ 2016 Election Results The Press Herald

Bibliography

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

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Kentucky's 6th congressional district	Home district of the Speaker of the House December 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891	Succeeded by Georgia's 3rd congressional district
Preceded by Georgia's 3rd congressional district	Home district of the Speaker of the House December 2, 1895 – March 3, 1899	Succeeded by Iowa's 3rd congressional district

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[Brennan-3] The service of member-elect Joseph E. Brennan began January 3, 1987^[3] even though he was sworn in January 9, 1987^[4] to finish his term as the outgoing Governor of Maine.

[1] ttps://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=23&cd=01

[Cook-2] "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

[4] ttp://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000798

[5] Congressional record, 1987

[MBCEC-6] "Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, Elections Division". Main Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commission, Elections. Archived from the original on August 1, 2012. Retrieved March 30, 2012.

[Generalelection-7] "Maine General Election 2014". Maine Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved 2014-12-19.

[General-8] "Tabulations for Elections held in 2016". Maine Secretary of State. Retrieved December 12, 2016.

[BallotPedia-9] "Maine's 1st Congressional District election, 2018 Maine's 1st Congressional District election". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 21, 2018.

[10] 2016 Election Results The Press Herald

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Representatives (ordered by district)	▌Chellie Pingree (D) ▌Jared Golden (D)

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