| Election Name: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine |
| Country: | Maine |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Seats For Election: | All 2 Maine seats to the United States House of Representatives |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Last Election1: | 2 |
| Seats1: | 1 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Popular Vote1: | 305,230 |
| Percentage1: | 51.53% |
| Swing1: | 10.13% |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Last Election2: | 0 |
| Seats2: | 1 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 228,059 |
| Percentage2: | 38.50% |
| Swing2: | 0.16% |
| Party3: | Independent politician |
| Last Election3: | 0 |
| Seats3: | 0 |
| Seat Change3: | 0 |
| Popular Vote3: | 59,058 |
| Percentage3: | 9.97% |
| Swing3: | 9.97% |
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine were 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 coincided 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.
Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine by district:[1]
| scope=col rowspan=3 | District | scope=col colspan=2 | Democratic | scope=col colspan=2 | Republican | scope=col colspan=2 | Others | scope=col colspan=2 | Total | scope=col rowspan=3 | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % |
| 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% |
See also: Maine's 1st congressional district. 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 had 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.
| 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[9] | October 31–November 2, 2014 | 419 | ± 4.79% | align=center | 56% | 30% | 7% | — | 7% | |
| Pan Atlantic/SMS Group[10] | October 15–21, 2014 | 206 | ± 6.8% | align=center | 62% | 18% | 6% | — | 14% | |
| University of New Hampshire[11] | October 15–21, 2014 | 297 | ± 5.5% | align=center | 57% | 19% | 10% | — | 13% | |
| Critical Insights[12] | September 24–30, 2014 | 311 | ± 4% | align=center | 53% | 19% | 10% | — | 17% | |
| Pan Atlantic SMS[13] | September 23–29, 2014 | 400 | ± 4.9% | align=center | 51% | 9% | 10% | — | 30% | |
| University of New Hampshire[14] | September 18–25, 2014 | 220 | ± 6.2% | align=center | 66% | 13% | 0% | 4% | 17% | |
| University of New Hampshire[15] | June 12–18, 2014 | 305 | ± 6.5% | align=center | 56% | 22% | — | 2% | 20% |
See also: Maine's 2nd congressional district. The 2nd district covers 27326sqmi, 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 had 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.
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | class=small | Sample size | Margin of error | Joe Baldacci | Emily Cain | Matthew Dunlap | Troy Dale Jackson | Jeff McCabe | Janet Mills | Alden Smith | Undecided | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling[27] | August 23–25, 2013 | 561 | ± 4.1% | align=center | 31% | 22% | — | 15% | — | — | 2% | 30% | ||
| Public Policy Polling[28] | June 26–27, 2013 | 633 | ± 3.9% | align=center | 19% | 18% | 8% | 9% | 3% | 15% | — | align=center | 28% |
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 would only attend debates where both of the other candidates were present.[38] 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. These criteria included holding large campaign events, fundraising, and performance in polling, all of which WMTW said were not met.[39]
On August 29, Richardson revealed, and Poliquin's campaign confirmed, that Richardson had rejected a request from Poliquin to quit the race. A Poliquin spokesman stated the phone call was made because Richardson had "no chance" to win and seemed "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 had been one of the biggest boosts for his campaign.[40]
| 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% | align=center | 43% | 10% | — | 5% | |
| Pan Atlantic/SMS Group | October 15–21, 2014 | 186 | ± 7% | align=center | 39% | 38% | 8% | — | 16% | |
| University of New Hampshire | October 15–21, 2014 | 291 | ± 5.5% | 40% | align=center | 41% | 8% | — | 9% | |
| Normington Petts (D-Cain)[41] | October 15–16, 2014 | 400 | ± 4.9% | align=center | 42% | 34% | 8% | — | 16% | |
| Critical Insights | September 24–30, 2014 | 295 | ± 4% | 36% | align=center | 41% | 6% | — | 16% | |
| Pan Atlantic SMS | September 23–29, 2014 | 400 | ± 4.9% | align=center | 36% | 33% | 6% | — | 25% | |
| University of New Hampshire | September 18–25, 2014 | 220 | ± 6.2% | 30% | align=center | 40% | 3% | — | 27% | |
| Public Opinion Strategies (R-Poliquin)[42] | August 17–19, 2014 | 400 | ± 4.9% | align=center | 37% | 33% | 6% | — | 24% | |
| University of New Hampshire | June 12–18, 2014 | 222 | ± 6.5% | align=center | 44% | 39% | — | 0% | 17% | |
| Public Opinion Strategies (R-Raye) | November 4–5, 2013 | 400 | ± 4.9% | align=center | 37% | 34% | — | — | 29% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | class=small | Sample size | Margin of error | Emily Cain (D) | Kevin Raye (R) | Undecided | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Opinion Strategies^[43] | November 4–5, 2013 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 31% | align=center | 45% | 24% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | class=small | Sample size | Margin of error | Troy Dale Jackson (D) | Bruce Poliquin (R) | Undecided | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Opinion Strategies^ | November 4–5, 2013 | 400 | ± 4.9% | align=center | 38% | 33% | 29% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | class=small | Sample size | Margin of error | Troy Dale Jackson (D) | Kevin Raye (R) | Undecided | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Opinion Strategies^ | November 4–5, 2013 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 30% | align=center | 45% | 25% |