2026 results · Maine · Maine 1st District
Chellie Pingree, the Democrat, wins re-election in Maine's 1st District
Kamala Harris carried the district by 21.5 points in 2024; this year's count is a 10.7-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chellie PingreeDemocrat, incumbent | 247,947 | 66.1% | |
| Ronald RussellRepublican | 127,098 | 33.9% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 4, 10:46 AM EST · 98% counted.
About 98% of the expected vote counted375,045 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 12:55 PM EST · checked Nov 7, 5:06 PM ESTSource: the official state and county counts, gathered by civicAPI
The map
Loading the map.
About the seat
Maine's 1st District takes in all or part of 6 counties. The Democrats held it before this election. Its voters went D+21.5 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 10.7 points toward the Democrats, ranks 1 of 2 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.
- 2024 president
- D+21.5
- 2024 House race, same lines
- D+23.5
- Move from 2024, rank in state
- 1 of 2
- Cumberland County46%
- York County30%
- Kennebec County8%
- Knox County6%
- Lincoln County5%
- Sagadahoc County5%
Shares are of the votes counted this year. The 2024 House figure is the same district, on the same lines.
What the count shows
Added together, the 6 counties compared moved 10.7 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 87% as many votes as in 2024, from 106% in Kennebec County to 83% in Sagadahoc County.
Kennebec County moved most: R+17.2 for president in 2024, D+10.3 this year
The 6 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.
2024 president 2026
York County added 10,100 net votes for Pingree against the 2024 margin, 36% of the district's change
Across the 6 counties compared, the margin moved by 27,806 votes toward Pingree: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.
- York County+10,100 Pingree
- Kennebec County+7,477 Pingree
- Cumberland County+4,690 Pingree
- Knox County+2,384 Pingree
- Sagadahoc County+1,913 Pingree
- Lincoln County+1,242 Pingree
1 county Donald Trump carried in 2024 is led by Pingree this year
Striped on the map above. Largest first.
- Kennebec CountyR+17.2D+10.3
Maine’s ballot
The seat that changed party
StatewideDemocrats won all 2 of Maine's statewide races.
U.S. HouseBefore the election D 2–0, now 1–1, counting the leader in 1 uncalled seat
won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.
Every count on this page is the official count, from the state and its counties. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes.