Maine's 2nd congressional district

Maine's 2nd congressional district
Maine's 2nd congressional district
	Maine's 2nd congressional district – since January 3, 2013.
Representative	Bruce Poliquin; R–Oakland
Distribution	72.11% rural; 27.89% urban;
Population (2010)	664,181
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's total land area. It is the largest district east of the Mississippi River 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.^[1]

The district comprises most of the land area north of the Portland and Augusta metropolitan areas. It includes the cities of Bangor, Lewiston, Auburn and Presque Isle. It included the city of Waterville until 2011, when Maine's Congressional redistricting process following the 2010 US Census led to a shift of district boundaries within Kennebec County.

The district is currently represented by Republican Bruce Poliquin.

Recent election results from presidential races

Year	Results
1992	Clinton 38 – 33%
1996	Clinton 51 – 30%
2000	Gore 47 – 46%
2004	Kerry 52 – 46%
2008	Obama 55 – 43%
2012	Obama 52 – 44%
2016^[2]	Trump 52 – 41%

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

The boundaries of the District are open for reconsideration in light of population shifts revealed by the decennial US Census. Until 2011, Maine's constitution provided for the state to reapportion the Congressional districts based on census data every ten years beginning in 1983, which would have meant that the state was next due to consider redistricting in 2013. However, a federal lawsuit filed in March 2011 led to a requirement that Maine speed up its redistricting process.^[3] Maine state legislators approved new boundaries on September 27, 2011.^[4]

2003 – 2013

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

2013 – 2023

Androscoggin County
Aroostook County
Franklin County
Hancock County
Part of Kennebec County:
- Albion
- Belgrade
- Benton
- Clinton
- Fayette
- Gardiner
- Litchfield
- Monmouth
- Mount Vernon
- Oakland
- Randolph
- Rome
- Sidney
- Unity Township
- Vienna
- Wayne
- West Gardiner
Oxford County
Penobscot County
Piscataquis County
Somerset County
Waldo County
Washington County

List of Representatives

Representative	Party	Years ↑	Electoral history
Ezekiel Whitman	Federalist	March 4, 1821 – June 1, 1822	Redistricted from Massachusetts's 15th congressional district Resigned
Vacant		June 1, 1822 – December 2, 1822
Mark Harris	Democratic- Republican	December 2, 1822 – March 3, 1823	[data missing]
Stephen Longfellow	Adams-Clay Federalist	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	[data missing]
John Anderson	Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1833	Retired to run for Mayor of Portland
Francis Smith	Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837	[data missing]
Francis Smith	Democratic	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839	[data missing]
Albert Smith	Democratic	March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841	[data missing]
William Pitt Fessenden	Whig	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843	[data missing]
Robert P. Dunlap	Democratic	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847	[data missing]
Asa Clapp	Democratic	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849	[data missing]
Nathaniel Littlefield	Democratic	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851	[data missing]
John Appleton	Democratic	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853	[data missing]
Samuel Mayall	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	[data missing]
John J. Perry	Opposition	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	[data missing]
Charles J. Gilman	Republican	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859	[data missing]
John J. Perry	Republican	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861	[data missing]
Charles W. Walton	Republican	March 4, 1861 – May 26, 1862	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	[data missing]
Sidney Perham	Republican	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869	[data missing]
Samuel Plummer Morrill	Republican	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871	[data missing]
William P. Frye	Republican	March 4, 1871 – March 17, 1881	Resigned when elected to U.S. Senate
Vacant		March 17, 1881 – September 12, 1881
Nelson Dingley, Jr.	Republican	September 12, 1881 – March 3, 1883	Redistricted to At-large district
At-large districts used		March 3, 1883 – March 3, 1885
Nelson Dingley, Jr.	Republican	March 3, 1885 – January 13, 1899	Redistricted from At-large district Died
Vacant		January 13, 1899 – June 19, 1899
Charles E. Littlefield	Republican	June 19, 1899 – September 30, 1908	Resigned
Vacant		September 30, 1908 – November 3, 1908
John P. Swasey	Republican	November 3, 1908 – March 3, 1911	[data missing]
Daniel J. McGillicuddy	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1917	[data missing]
Wallace H. White, Jr.	Republican	March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1931	[data missing]
Donald B. Partridge	Republican	March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933	[data missing]
Edward C. Moran, Jr.	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1937	[data missing]
Clyde H. Smith	Republican	January 3, 1937 – April 8, 1940	Died
Vacant		April 8, 1940 – June 3, 1940
Margaret Chase Smith	Republican	June 3, 1940 – January 3, 1949	Retired to run for U.S. Senate
Charles P. Nelson	Republican	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1957	[data missing]
Frank M. Coffin	Democratic	January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1961	Retired to run for Governor of Maine
Stanley R. Tupper	Republican	January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963	Redistricted from 1st district
Clifford G. McIntire	Republican	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965	Redistricted from 3rd district
William Hathaway	Democratic	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1973	Retired to run for U.S. Senate
William Cohen	Republican	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1979	Retired to run for U.S. Senate
Olympia Snowe	Republican	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1995	Retired to run for U.S. Senate
John Baldacci	Democratic	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2003	Retired to run for Governor of Maine
Mike Michaud	Democratic	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2015	Retired to run for Governor of Maine
Bruce Poliquin	Republican	January 3, 2015 –
Representative	Party	Years	Electoral history

Recent election results

United States House of Representatives elections in Maine, 1978: Maine's 2nd congressional district
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

United States House of Representatives elections in Maine, 1980: Maine's 2nd congressional district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Olympia Snowe (Incumbent)	186,406	78.51
	Democratic	Harold L. Silverman	51,026	21.49
Majority			135,380	57.02
Turnout			237,612
	Republican hold		Swing

United States House of Representatives elections in Maine, 1982: Maine's 2nd congressional district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Olympia Snowe (Incumbent)	136,075	66.65
	Democratic	James P. Dunleavy	68,086	33.35
Majority			67,989	33.30
Turnout			204,161
	Republican hold		Swing

United States House of Representatives elections in Maine, 1984: Maine's 2nd congressional district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Olympia Snowe (Incumbent)	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

United States House of Representatives elections in Maine, 1986: Maine's 2nd congressional district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Olympia Snowe (Incumbent)	148,770	77.33
	Democratic	Kenneth P. Hayes	43,614	22.67
Majority			105,156	54.66
Turnout			192,384
	Republican hold		Swing

United States House of Representatives elections in Maine, 1988: Maine's 2nd congressional district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Olympia Snowe (Incumbent)	167,226	66.21
	Democratic	Kenneth P. Hayes	85,346	33.79
Majority			81,880	32.42
Turnout			252,572
	Republican hold		Swing

United States House of Representatives elections in Maine, 1990: Maine's 2nd congressional district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Olympia Snowe (Incumbent)	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

United States House of Representatives elections in Maine, 1992: Maine's 2nd congressional district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Olympia Snowe (Incumbent)	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

United States House of Representatives elections in Maine, 1994: Maine's 2nd congressional district
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

United States House of Representatives elections in Maine, 1996: Maine's 2nd congressional district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Baldacci (Incumbent)	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

United States House of Representatives elections in Maine, 1998: Maine's 2nd congressional district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Baldacci (Incumbent)	146,202	76.20
	Republican	Jonathan Reisman	45,674	23.80
Majority			100,528	52.39
Turnout			191,876
	Democratic hold		Swing

United States House of Representatives elections in Maine, 2000: Maine's 2nd congressional district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Baldacci (Incumbent)	219,783	73.43
	Republican	Richard H. Campbell	79,522	26.57
Majority			140,261	46.86
Turnout			299,305
	Democratic hold		Swing

United States House of Representatives elections in Maine, 2004: 2nd congressional district: RUNOFF
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

United States House of Representatives elections in Maine, 2004: 2nd congressional district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Michaud (incumbent)	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

United States House of Representatives elections in Maine, 2006: 2nd congressional district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Michaud (incumbent)	179,732	70.52
	Republican	L. Scott D'Amboise	75,146	29.48
Total votes			254,878	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

United States House of Representatives elections in Maine, 2008: 2nd congressional district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Michaud (incumbent)	226,274	67.44
	Republican	John Frary	109,268	32.57
Total votes			335,542	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

United States House of Representatives elections in Maine, 2010: 2nd congressional district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Michaud (incumbent)	147,042	55.13
	Republican	Jason J. Levesque	119,669	44.87
Total votes			266,711	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

United States House of Representatives elections in Maine, 2012: 2nd congressional district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Michaud (incumbent)	191,456	58.2
	Republican	Kevin Raye	137,542	41.8
Total votes			328,998	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

United States House of Representatives elections in Maine, 2014: 2nd congressional district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bruce Poliquin	133,320	47.03
	Democratic	Emily Ann Cain	118,568	41.83
	Independent	Blaine Richardson	31,337	11.05
	Others		248	0.09
Total votes			283,473	100
Turnout
	Republican gain from Democratic

Historical district boundaries

References

^ "Congressional Districts – 113th Congress Demographics – Urban Rural Patterns". proximityone.com. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
^ 2016 Election Results The Press Herald
^ Associated Press (2011). "Lawsuit aims to speed Maine redistricting". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
^ Russell, Eric (2011). "After long partisan fight, redistricting deal keeps boundaries much the same". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved December 17, 2012.

External links

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
Congressman Bruce Poliquin's web site

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[1] "Congressional Districts – 113th Congress Demographics – Urban Rural Patterns". proximityone.com. Retrieved September 12, 2015.

[2] 2016 Election Results The Press Herald

[3] Associated Press (2011). "Lawsuit aims to speed Maine redistricting". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved December 17, 2012.

[4] Russell, Eric (2011). "After long partisan fight, redistricting deal keeps boundaries much the same". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved December 17, 2012.

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