Английская Википедия:2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine

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The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine was held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the two U.S. representatives from the state of Maine, one from each of the state's two congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the elections of other federal and state offices, including Governor of Maine and United States Senate. The primary elections were held on June 10, 2014.

This election marked the first time since 1994 that Maine elected a Republican into the House of Representatives. Шаблон:Toclimit

Overview

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine by district:

District	Democratic		Republican		Others		Total		Result
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	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	186,674	60.43%	94,751	30.68%	27,473	8.89%	308,898	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 2	118,568	41.83%	133,320	47.03%	31,585	11.14%	283,473	100.0%	Republican gain
Total	305,242	51.53%	228,071	38.50%	59,058	9.97%	592,371	100.0%

District 1

Шаблон:See also The 1st district includes covers the southern coastal area of the state, including 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 incumbent Democrat Chellie Pingree, who has represented the district since 2009, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 65% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of D+9.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Chellie Pingree, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Isaac Misiuk, former University of Southern Maine College Republicans president

Declined

• Meredith Strang Burgess, former state representative

Independents

Candidates

Declared

• Richard Murphy, Maine National Guardsman

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Chellie Pingree (D)	Issac Misiuk (R)	Richard Murphy (I)	Other	Undecided
Maine People's Resource Center	October 31–November 2, 2014	419	± 4.79%	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic align=center| 56%	30%	7%	—	7%
Pan Atlantic/SMS Group	October 15–21, 2014	206	± 6.8%	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic align=center| 62%	18%	6%	—	14%
University of New Hampshire	October 15–21, 2014	297	± 5.5%	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic align=center| 57%	19%	10%	—	13%
Critical Insights	September 24–30, 2014	311	± 4%	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic align=center| 53%	19%	10%	—	17%
Pan Atlantic SMS	September 23–29, 2014	400	± 4.9%	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic align=center| 51%	9%	10%	—	30%
University of New Hampshire	September 18–25, 2014	220	± 6.2%	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic align=center| 66%	13%	0%	4%	17%
University of New Hampshire	June 12–18, 2014	305	± 6.5%	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic align=center| 56%	22%	—	2%	20%

District 2

Шаблон:See also The 2nd district covers Шаблон:Convert, comprising 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. It includes most of the land area north of the Portland and Augusta metropolitan areas, including the cities of Bangor, Lewiston, Auburn and Presque Isle. The incumbent Democrat Mike Michaud, who has represented the district since 2003 did not seek re-election, and was selected as Democratic nominee for Governor of Maine in the 2014 election. He was re-elected with 58% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of D+2.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Emily Cain, state senator

Eliminated in primary

• Troy Dale Jackson, Majority Leader of the Maine Senate

Withdrew

• Alden Smith, navy reservist

Declined

• Joe Baldacci, Bangor City Councilor
• John Baldacci, former governor and former U.S. Representative
• Matthew Dunlap, Secretary of State of Maine
• James Howaniec, attorney, former mayor of Lewiston and candidate for this seat in 1994
• Jeff McCabe, Assistant Majority Leader of the Maine House of Representatives
• Mike Michaud, incumbent U.S. Representative (running for Governor)

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Emily Cain	Troy Dale Jackson	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	June 2–3, 2014	810	±3.4%	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic align=center| 60%	25%	15%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Joe Baldacci	Emily Cain	Matthew Dunlap	Troy Dale Jackson	Jeff McCabe	Janet Mills	Alden Smith	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	August 23–25, 2013	561	± 4.1%	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic align=center| 31%	22%	—	15%	—	—	2%	30%
Public Policy Polling	June 26–27, 2013	633	± 3.9%	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic align=center| 19%	18%	8%	9%	3%	15%	—	Шаблон:Party shading/Undecided align=center| 28%

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bruce Poliquin, former State Treasurer of Maine and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2012

Eliminated in primary

• Kevin Raye, former President of the Maine Senate and nominee for the seat in 2002 and 2012

Withdrew

• Blaine Richardson, United States Navy veteran, and candidate for this seat in 2012 (unenrolled as a Republican, running as an independent)
• Richard Rosen, director of the Maine Office of Policy and Management and former state senator
• Alexander Willette, Assistant Minority Leader of the Maine House of Representatives

Declined

• Kenneth Fredette, Minority Leader of the Maine House of Representatives
• Jonathan LaBonte, Mayor of Auburn
• Paul LePage, Governor of Maine (running for re-election)
• Garrett Mason, state senator
• Debra Plowman, former state senator
• Joshua Tardy, former Minority Leader of the Maine House of Representatives
• Michael Thibodeau, Minority Leader of the Maine Senate

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Bruce Poliquin	Kevin Raye	Blaine Richardson	Richard Rosen	Undecided
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Raye)	November 4–5, 2013	310	± 5.57%	18%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 42%	3%	5%	32%

Independents

Candidates

Declared

• Blaine Richardson, United States Navy veteran, and Republican candidate for the seat in 2012 (unenrolled as a Republican, running as an independent)

General election

Campaign

Bruce Poliquin resisted invitations to debates where Blaine Richardson would be present, including one sponsored by MPBN. Political observers stated this might have been due to Richardson's potential to split the conservative vote. Emily Cain expressed support for Richardson being present at debates and said she will only attend debates where both of the other candidates are present. A debate to be held on WMTW-TV was cancelled after Cain pulled out to protest Richardson not being invited. WMTW said they and their parent company, Hearst Television, had strict criteria for invitations to debates that Richardson did not meet. This criteria included holding large campaign events, fundraising, and performance in polling, all of which WMTW said were not met.

On August 29, Richardson revealed, and Poliquin's campaign confirmed, that Richardson rejected a request from Poliquin to quit the race. A Poliquin spokesman stated the phone call was made because Richardson has "no chance" to win and "seems more interested in working with Emily Cain to bash Bruce rather than have a discussion about the future". Richardson said he would stay in the race and he was "so fed up with the parties, both of them". He also said that Poliquin asking him to quit was one of the biggest boosts for his campaign it has seen.

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Emily Cain (D)	Bruce Poliquin (R)	Blaine Richardson (I)	Other	Undecided
Maine People's Resource Center	October 31–November 2, 2014	397	± 4.92%	42%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 43%	10%	—	5%
Pan Atlantic/SMS Group	October 15–21, 2014	186	± 7%	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic align=center| 39%	38%	8%	—	16%
University of New Hampshire	October 15–21, 2014	291	± 5.5%	40%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 41%	8%	—	9%
Normington Petts (D-Cain)	October 15–16, 2014	400	± 4.9%	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic align=center| 42%	34%	8%	—	16%
Critical Insights	September 24–30, 2014	295	± 4%	36%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 41%	6%	—	16%
Pan Atlantic SMS	September 23–29, 2014	400	± 4.9%	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic align=center| 36%	33%	6%	—	25%
University of New Hampshire	September 18–25, 2014	220	± 6.2%	30%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 40%	3%	—	27%
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Poliquin)	August 17–19, 2014	400	± 4.9%	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic align=center| 37%	33%	6%	—	24%
University of New Hampshire	June 12–18, 2014	222	± 6.5%	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic align=center| 44%	39%	—	0%	17%
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Raye)	November 4–5, 2013	400	± 4.9%	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic align=center| 37%	34%	—	—	29%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Emily Cain (D)	Kevin Raye (R)	Undecided
Public Opinion Strategies^	November 4–5, 2013	400	± 4.9%	31%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 45%	24%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Troy Dale Jackson (D)	Bruce Poliquin (R)	Undecided
Public Opinion Strategies^	November 4–5, 2013	400	± 4.9%	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic align=center| 38%	33%	29%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Troy Dale Jackson (D)	Kevin Raye (R)	Undecided
Public Opinion Strategies^	November 4–5, 2013	400	± 4.9%	30%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 45%	25%

See also

• 2014 United States House of Representatives elections
• 2014 United States elections

External links

• U.S. House elections in Maine, 2014 at Ballotpedia
• Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets
• Emily Cain for Congress
• Troy Jackson for Congress
• Isaac Misiuk for Congress
• Richard Murphy for Congress
• Chellie Pingree for Congress (not updated since 2012)
• Bruce Poliquin for Congress
• Kevin Raye for Congress
• Blaine Richardson for Congress
• Alden Smith for Congress