Maine's 1st congressional district

Maine's 1st congressional district
Maine's 1st congressional district
	Maine's 1st congressional district – since January 3, 2023.
Representative
	Chellie Pingree; D–North Haven
Distribution	50.57% rural; 49.43% urban;
Population (2022)	697,698
Median household; income	$80,938
Ethnicity	89.4% White; 3.9% Two or more races; 2.2% Black; 2.2% Hispanic; 1.6% Asian; 0.6% other;
Cook PVI	D+9

Maine's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Maine. The geographically smaller of the state's two congressional districts, the district covers the southern coastal area of the state. The district consists of all of Cumberland, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, and York counties and most of Kennebec County. Located within the district are the cities of Portland, Brunswick, and Saco. The district is currently represented by Democrat Chellie Pingree.

History

Maine was initially a part of the state of Massachusetts. Massachusetts was allocated 20 districts after the 1810 U.S. census. When Maine became a state in 1820, seven of those districts were credited to it. Since then, all but the 1st and 2nd congressional districts have become obsolete.

Maine's 1st congressional district consists of:

Cumberland County
The following towns in Kennebec County:
- Augusta
- Chelsea
- China
- Farmingdale
- Hallowell
- Manchester
- Pittston
- Readfield
- Vassalboro
- Waterville
- Windsor
- Winslow
- Winthrop
Knox County
Lincoln County
Sagadahoc County
York County

Recent election results from presidential races

Year	Results
1972	Nixon 61 – 39%
1976	Ford 49 – 48%
1980	Reagan 45 – 42%
1984	Reagan 60 – 40%
1988	Bush 56 – 43%
1992	B Clinton 40 – 32%
1996	B Clinton 52 – 32%
2000	Gore 51 – 43%
2004	Kerry 55 – 43%
2008	Obama 61 – 38%
2012	Obama 60 – 38%
2016^[3]	H Clinton 54 – 39%
2020	Biden 60 – 37%

List of members representing the district

Member (Residence)	Party	Years ↑	Cong ress	Electoral history	District location
District created March 4, 1821
Joseph Dane (Kennebunk)	Federalist	March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823	17th	Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1820. Retired.	1821–1823 Waterborough, Wells, York
William Burleigh (South Berwick)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	18th 19th 20th	Elected in 1823. Re-elected in 1824. Re-elected in 1826. Died.	1823–1833 Waterborough, Wells, York
William Burleigh (South Berwick)	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 – July 2, 1827	18th 19th 20th
Vacant		July 2, 1827 – September 10, 1827	20th
Rufus McIntire (Parsonsfield)	Jacksonian	September 10, 1827 – March 3, 1835	20th 21st 22nd 23rd	Re-elected in 1833 . Retired.
Rufus McIntire (Parsonsfield)	Jacksonian	September 10, 1827 – March 3, 1835	20th 21st 22nd 23rd	Re-elected in 1833 . Retired.	1833–1843 [data missing]
John Fairfield (Saco)	Democratic	March 4, 1835 – December 24, 1838	24th 25th	Re-elected in 1836. Retired to run for governor and resigned when elected.
Vacant		December 24, 1838 – March 3, 1839	25th
Nathan Clifford (Newfield)	Democratic	March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843	26th 27th	Re-elected in 1840 . Retired.
Joshua Herrick (Kennebunkport)	Democratic	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845	28th	Elected in 1843 . Lost renomination.	1843–1853 [data missing]
John Fairfield Scamman (Saco )	Democratic	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847	29th	Elected in 1844 . Retired.
David Hammons (Lovell)	Democratic	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849	30th	Elected in 1846 . Retired.
Elbridge Gerry (Waterford)	Democratic	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851	31st	Elected in 1848 . Retired.
Moses Macdonald (Portland)	Democratic	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855	32nd 33rd	Re-elected in 1852 . Retired.
Moses Macdonald (Portland)	Democratic	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855	32nd 33rd	Re-elected in 1852 . Retired.	1853–1863 [data missing]
John M. Wood (Portland)	Republican	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859	34th 35th	Re-elected in 1856 . Retired.
Daniel E. Somes (Biddeford)	Republican	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861	36th	Elected in 1858 . Retired.
John N. Goodwin (South Berwick)	Republican	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863	37th	Elected in 1860 . Lost re-election.
Lorenzo De Medici Sweat (Portland)	Democratic	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865	38th	Elected in 1862 . Lost re-election.	1863–1873 [data missing]
John Lynch (Portland )	Republican	March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1873	39th 40th 41st 42nd	Re-elected in 1870 . Retired.	1863–1873 [data missing]
John H. Burleigh (South Berwick)	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877	43rd 44th	Re-elected in 1874 . Lost renomination.	1873–1883 [data missing]
Thomas Brackett Reed (Portland)	Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883	45th 46th 47th	Re-elected in 1880. Redistricted to the at-large district .
District inactive		March 3, 1883 – March 3, 1885	48th	At-large districts used.
Thomas Brackett Reed (Portland)	Republican	March 4, 1885 – September 4, 1899	49th 50th 51st 52nd 53rd 54th 55th 56th	Re-elected in 1898. Resigned to protest the Spanish–American War .	1885–1893 [data missing]
Thomas Brackett Reed (Portland)	Republican	March 4, 1885 – September 4, 1899	49th 50th 51st 52nd 53rd 54th 55th 56th		1893–1903 [data missing]
Vacant		September 4, 1899 – November 6, 1899	56th
Amos L. Allen (Alfred)	Republican	November 6, 1899 – February 20, 1911	56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st	Re-elected in 1908 . Retired but died before next term.
Amos L. Allen (Alfred)	Republican	November 6, 1899 – February 20, 1911	56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st	Re-elected in 1908 . Retired but died before next term.	1903–1913 [data missing]
Asher C. Hinds (Portland )	Republican	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1917	62nd 63rd 64th	Re-elected in 1914 . Retired.	1903–1913 [data missing]
Asher C. Hinds (Portland )	Republican	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1917	62nd 63rd 64th	Re-elected in 1914 . Retired.	1913–1933 [data missing]
Louis B. Goodall (Sanford)	Republican	March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1921	65th 66th	Re-elected in 1918 . Retired.
Carroll L. Beedy (Portland)	Republican	March 4, 1921 – January 3, 1935	67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd	Re-elected in 1932 . Lost re-election.
Carroll L. Beedy (Portland)	Republican	March 4, 1921 – January 3, 1935	67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd	Re-elected in 1932 . Lost re-election.	1933–1943 [data missing]
Simon M. Hamlin (South Portland)	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937	74th	Elected in 1934 . Lost re-election.
James C. Oliver (South Portland)	Republican	January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1943	75th 76th 77th	Re-elected in 1940 . Lost renomination.
Robert Hale (Portland )	Republican	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1959	78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th	Re-elected in 1956 . Lost re-election.	1943–1953 [data missing]
Robert Hale (Portland )	Republican	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1959	78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th	Re-elected in 1956 . Lost re-election.	1953–1963 [data missing]
James C. Oliver (South Portland)	Democratic	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961	86th	Elected in 1958 . Lost re-election.
Peter Garland (Saco )	Republican	January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963	87th	Elected in 1960 . Lost renomination.
Stanley R. Tupper (Boothbay Harbor)	Republican	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967	88th 89th	Re-elected in 1964 . Retired.	1963–1973 [data missing]
Peter Kyros (Portland)	Democratic	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1975	90th 91st 92nd 93rd	Re-elected in 1972 . Lost re-election.	1963–1973 [data missing]
Peter Kyros (Portland)	Democratic	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1975	90th 91st 92nd 93rd	Re-elected in 1972 . Lost re-election.	1973–1983 [data missing]
David F. Emery (Rockland)	Republican	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1983	94th 95th 96th 97th	Re-elected in 1980. Retired to run for U.S. Senator .	1973–1983 [data missing]
John R. McKernan Jr. (Cumberland)	Republican	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1987	98th 99th	Re-elected in 1984. Retired to run for governor .	1983–1993 [data missing]
Joseph E. Brennan (Portland)	Democratic	January 3, 1987^[a] – January 3, 1991	100th 101st	Re-elected in 1988. Retired to run for governor .
Thomas Andrews (Portland)	Democratic	January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1995	102nd 103rd	Re-elected in 1992. Retired to run for U.S. Senator .
Thomas Andrews (Portland)	Democratic	January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1995	102nd 103rd	Re-elected in 1992. Retired to run for U.S. Senator .	1993–2003 [data missing]
James B. Longley Jr. (Falmouth)	Republican	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997	104th	Elected in 1994 . Lost re-election.
Tom Allen (Portland)	Democratic	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2009	105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th	Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Retired to run for U.S. Senator .
Tom Allen (Portland)	Democratic	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2009	105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th		2003–2013
Chellie Pingree (North Haven)	Democratic	January 3, 2009 – present	111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th.	Elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022.	2003–2013
					2013–2023
					since 2023

Election history

1986 U.S. House election: Maine District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph E. Brennan	121,848	53.16%
	Republican	H. Rollin Ives	100,260	43.74%
	Labor for Maine	Plato Truman	7,109	3.10%
Majority			21,588	9.42%
Turnout			229,217
	Republican

1988 U.S. House election: Maine District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph E. Brennan (Incumbent)	167,623	60.11%
	Republican	Edward S. O'Meara	111,125	36.78%
Majority			79,864	26.44%
Turnout			278,748
	Democratic hold

1990 U.S. House election: Maine District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas H. Andrews	167,623	60.11%
	Republican	David Emery	110,836	39.74%
		write-ins	413	0.15%
Majority			56,787	20.36%
Turnout			278,872
	Democratic hold

1992 U.S. House election: Maine District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas H. Andrews (Incumbent)	232,696	64.97%
	Republican	Linda Bean	125,236	34.97%
		write-ins	216	0.06%
Majority			107,460	30.00%
Turnout			358,148
	Democratic hold

1994 U.S. House election: Maine District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James B. Longley Jr.	136,316	51.88%
	Democratic	Dennis L. Dutremble	126,373	48.09%
		write-ins	80	0.03%
Majority			9,943	3.78%
Turnout			262,769
	Democratic

1996 U.S. House election: Maine District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas H. Allen	173,745	55.30%
	Republican	James B. Longley Jr. (Incumbent)	140,354	44.68%
		write-ins	65	0.02%
Majority			33,391	10.63%
Turnout			314,164
	Republican

1998 U.S. House election: Maine District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas H. Allen (Incumbent)	134,335	60.33%
	Republican	Ross J. Connelly	79,160	35.55%
	Constitution	Eric R. Greiner	9,182	4.12%
Majority			55,175	24.78%
Turnout			222,677
	Democratic hold

2000 U.S. House election: Maine District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas H. Allen (Incumbent)	202,823	59.81%
	Republican	Jane A. Amero	123,915	36.54%
	Libertarian	J. Frederic Staples	12,356	3.64%
Majority			78,908	23.27%
Turnout			339,094
	Democratic hold

2002 U.S. House election: Maine District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Allen (Incumbent)	172,646	63.81%
	Republican	Steven Joyce	97,931	36.19%
Total votes			270,577	100.00%
	Democratic hold

2004 U.S. House election: Maine District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Allen (Incumbent)	219,077	59.74%
	Republican	Charles E. Summers	147,663	40.26%
Total votes			366,740	100.00%
	Democratic hold

2006 U.S. House election: Maine District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Allen (Incumbent)	170,949	60.84%
	Republican	Darlene J. Curley	88,009	31.32%
	Independent	Dexter Kamilewicz	22,029	7.84%
Total votes			280,987	100.00%
	Democratic hold

2008 U.S. House election: Maine District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chellie Pingree	205,629	54.90%
	Republican	Charles E. Summers	168,930	45.10%
Total votes			374,559	100.00%
	Democratic hold

2010 U.S. House election: Maine District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chellie Pingree (Incumbent)	169,114	56.82%
	Republican	Dean Scontras	128,501	43.17%
	No party	Others	42	0.01%
Total votes			297,657	100.00%
	Democratic hold

2012 U.S. House election: Maine District 1^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chellie Pingree (Incumbent)	236,363	64.8
	Republican	Jonathan T. E. Courtney	128,440	35.1%
Total votes			364,803	100.0%
	Democratic hold

2014 U.S. House election: Maine District 1^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chellie Pingree (Incumbent)	186,674	60.43%
	Republican	Isaac J. Misiuk	94,751	30.67%
	Independent	Richard P. Murphy	27,410	8.87%
	Others		63	0.02%
Total votes			308,898	100%
	Democratic hold

2016 U.S. House election: Maine District 1^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chellie Pingree (Incumbent)	227,546	57.99%
	Republican	Mark Holbrook	164,569	41.94%
	Libertarian	James J. Bouchard (Declared Write-In)	276	0.07%
		Blank ballots	14,551	N/A
Total votes			406,942	100%
	Democratic hold

The 2018 election was the first to use ranked-choice voting as opposed to plurality voting since the district's creation. However, since the leading candidate had a majority of first-choice votes, no distribution of preferences was conducted.

2018 U.S. House election: Maine District 1 (RCV)^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chellie Pingree (Incumbent)	201,195	58.8%
	Republican	Mark Holbrook	111,188	32.5%
	Independent	Marty Grohman	29,670	8.7%
Total votes			342,053	100%
	Democratic hold

2020 U.S. House election: Maine District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chellie Pingree (Incumbent)	271,004	62.2%
	Republican	Jay Allen	165,008	37.8%
	Write-in		15	0.0%
Total votes			436,027	100%
	Democratic hold

2022 Maine's 1st congressional district election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chellie Pingree (incumbent)	218,630	62.8
	Republican	Ed Thelander	128,996	37.1
	Write-in		362	0.1
Total votes			347,988	100
	Democratic hold

Notes

^ ^a ^b The service of member-elect Joseph E. Brennan began January 3, 1987^[4] even though he was sworn in January 9, 1987^[5] to finish his term as the outgoing Governor of Maine.

References

^ "My Congressional District".
^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
^ 2016 Election Results The Press Herald
^ "Bioguide Search".
^ Congressional record, 1987
^ "Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, Elections Division". Main Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commission, Elections. Archived from the original on August 1, 2012. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
^ "Maine General Election 2014". Maine Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
^ "Tabulations for Elections held in 2016". Maine Secretary of State. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
^ "Maine's 1st Congressional District election, 2018 Maine's 1st Congressional District election". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 21, 2018.

Bibliography

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

External links

U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Kentucky's 6th congressional district	Home district of the speaker of the House December 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891	Succeeded by Georgia's 3rd congressional district
Preceded by Georgia's 3rd congressional district	Home district of the speaker of the House December 2, 1895 – March 3, 1899	Succeeded by Iowa's 3rd congressional district

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[Brennan-4] The service of member-elect Joseph E. Brennan began January 3, 1987^[4] even though he was sworn in January 9, 1987^[5] to finish his term as the outgoing Governor of Maine.

[1] "My Congressional District".

[Cook-2] "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.

[3] 2016 Election Results The Press Herald

[5] "Bioguide Search".

[6] Congressional record, 1987

[MBCEC-7] "Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, Elections Division". Main Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commission, Elections. Archived from the original on August 1, 2012. Retrieved March 30, 2012.

[Generalelection-8] "Maine General Election 2014". Maine Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2014.

[General-9] "Tabulations for Elections held in 2016". Maine Secretary of State. Retrieved December 12, 2016.

[BallotPedia-10] "Maine's 1st Congressional District election, 2018 Maine's 1st Congressional District election". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 21, 2018.

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