2026 results · Maine · Maine 2nd District
Paul LePage, the Republican, leads in the race for Maine's 2nd District
Donald Trump carried the district by 9.0 points in 2024; this year's count is a 7.4-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul LePageRepublican | 170,360 | 50.8% | |
| Matthew DunlapDemocrat | 164,855 | 49.2% |
Not called: the count we can read does not say how much is left, so we make no estimate of the finish. How we call races →
Nearly all of the expected vote counted335,215 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
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About the seat
Maine's 2nd District takes in all or part of 11 counties. The Democrats held it before this election. Its voters went R+9.0 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 7.4 points toward the Democrats, ranks 2 of 2 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.
- 2024 president
- R+9.0
- 2024 House race, same lines
- D+0.7
- Move from 2024, rank in state
- 2 of 2
- Penobscot County22%
- Androscoggin County15%
- Kennebec County12%
- Hancock County10%
- Oxford County9%
- Aroostook County9%
- Somerset County7%
- Waldo County7%
- 3 more11%
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 11 counties compared moved 7.4 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 84% as many votes as in 2024, from 95% in Waldo County to 79% in Aroostook County.
Waldo County moved most: D+1.0 for president in 2024, D+12.8 this year
The 10 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
Penobscot County added 8,198 net votes for Dunlap against the 2024 margin, 27% of the district's change
Across the 11 counties compared, the margin moved by 30,687 votes toward Dunlap: 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.
- Penobscot County+8,198 Dunlap
- Aroostook County+3,421 Dunlap
- Androscoggin County+3,229 Dunlap
- Somerset County+2,967 Dunlap
- Waldo County+2,582 Dunlap
- Oxford County+2,526 Dunlap
- Washington County+2,403 Dunlap
- Hancock County+2,010 Dunlap
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.