United States House of Representatives elections in Maine, 2016
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The 2016 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Maine took place on November 8, 2016. Voters elected 2 candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's 2 congressional districts.
| Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | General Election |
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Maine utilizes a semi-closed primary process, in which both registered party members and unaffiliated voters may participate. Unaffiliated voters may vote in one partisan primary of their choosing in each election.[1][2]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 8 election, the Republicans and Democrats each control one of the two congressional seats from Maine.
| Members of the U.S. House from Maine -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
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| Party | As of November 2016 | After the 2016 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 1 | 1 | |
| Republican Party | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 2 | 2 | |
Incumbents
Heading into the 2016 election, the incumbents for the two congressional districts were:
| Name | Party | District |
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| Chellie Pingree |  Democratic |
1 |
| Bruce Poliquin |  Republican |
2 |
Margin of victory for winners
The following table shows the margin of victory for each district winner, which is calculated by examining the percentage difference between the two candidates who received the most votes. If the race was uncontested, the margin of victory is listed as 100 percent.
| District | Winner | Margin of Victory | Total Vote | Top Opponent |
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| District 1 |  Chellie Pingree |
16% | 392,391 | Mark Holbrook |
| District 2 |  Bruce Poliquin |
9.6% | 352,183 | Emily Ann Cain |
Candidates
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District 1
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General election candidates: Chellie Pingree  Mark Holbrook James Bouchard (Write-in) |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Republican Ande Allen Smith[4] |
District 2
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General election candidates: Bruce Poliquin Emily Cain Jay Parker Dresser (Write-in) |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Republican |
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Withdrew: Joe Baldacci - Bangor city councilor[6][7] |
Important dates and deadlines
- See also: Maine elections, 2016
The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in Maine in 2016.
| Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016 | |||
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| Deadline | Event type | Event description | |
| March 15, 2016 | Ballot access | Filing deadline for primary candidates (signatures must be verified by local registrars prior to final filing) | |
| May 25, 2016 | Ballot access | Non-party candidates must file petition signatures with local registrars for verification prior to final filing | |
| June 1, 2016 | Ballot access | Filing deadline for non-party candidates | |
| June 3, 2016 | Campaign finance | 11-day pre-primary report due | |
| June 14, 2016 | Election date | Primary election | |
| July 26, 2016 | Campaign finance | 42-day post-primary report due | |
| September 27, 2016 | Campaign finance | 42-day pre-general report due | |
| October 28, 2016 | Campaign finance | 11-day pre-general report due | |
| November 8, 2016 | Election date | General election | |
| December 20, 2016 | Campaign finance | 42-day post-general report due | |
| Sources: Maine Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate's Guide to Ballot Access," accessed January 11, 2016 Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices, "All Upcoming Deadlines," accessed January 11, 2016 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2016
- U.S. House battlegrounds, 2016
- List of U.S. Congress incumbents who did not run for re-election in 2016
- U.S. House primaries, 2016
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ NCSL, "State Primary Election Types," accessed June 12, 2024
- ↑ Main Legislature Revised Statutes, "§341. Unenrolled voter participation in primary elections allowed," accessed June 12, 2024
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Maine Secretary of State, "List of Candidates who have filed for the June 14, 2016 Primary Election," March 15, 2016
- ↑ Centralmaine.com, "Cain seeks 2016 rematch for Maine’s 2nd District seat," March 3, 2015
- ↑ Bangor Daily News, "Bangor City Councilor Joe Baldacci to run for US House seat," July 29, 2015
- ↑ WCSH6, "Joe Baldacci bows out of Second District Race," February 5, 2016
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For information about public policy issues in the 2016 elections, see: Public policy in the 2016 elections!
