2nd Congressional District

Published
January 28, 2023

Democratic Blue Dogs like Jared Golden can still bark, but can they bite?

Maine's 2nd District lawmaker sees hope for compromise and progress in a narrowly divided, Republican-controlled U.S. House
Published
November 17, 2022

Bruce Poliquin accepts defeat, urges Mainers to ‘relax, decompress’ during the holidays

After losing his congressional race, to incumbent Jared Golden, the ex-lawmaker advised Democrats to 'work with Republicans' to lower heating costs.
Published
November 16, 2022

Completed count shows Rep. Jared Golden won big in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District

In the final ranked-choice voting tally, the Lewiston Democrat emerged with 54% of the vote.
Published
November 15, 2022

Authorities delay ranked-choice race tally in 2nd Congressional District

Because of a couple of flawed memory sticks, the state cannot complete the count until at least Wednesday.
Published
November 14, 2022

Bruce Poliquin stops short of a concession in congressional race

Republican contender urges Democrats to "not inflict any further pain" on Mainers.
Published
November 10, 2022

Jared Golden claims victory in Maine’s 2nd District

Though some votes are not yet tallied, the Lewiston Democrat said his lead is too large for challengers to overcome
Published
November 9, 2022

Ranked-choice tabulation to decide outcome of 2nd Congressional District race

Rep. Jared Golden, a Democrat, appears to have a lead too large for Republican Bruce Poliquin to overcome
Published
November 8, 2022

Jared Golden holds a lead in Maine’s closely fought 2nd District race

After a costly and hard-fought rematch of the 2018 contest, both Golden and Poliquin hope for the best.
Published
November 5, 2022

Analysis: Golden, Poliquin, Bond: Money, ads abound as CD 2 race offers sense of the familiar

The three-way race in Maine's divided 2nd District offers a rematch of the 2018 contest with control of the U.S. House possibly on the line.
Published
November 1, 2022

As election approaches, here’s a guide to ranked-choice voting

It's been 6 years since Maine first enacted ranked-choice voting. Here's a refresher on how the system works.