Maine's 2nd congressional district

Maine's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Maine. Covering 27,326 square miles (70,770 km²), it comprises 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.^[2]

The district comprises most of the land area north of the Portland and Augusta metropolitan areas. It includes the cities of Bangor, Lewiston, Auburn and Presque Isle. It included the city of Waterville until 2011, when Maine's Congressional redistricting process following the 2010 US Census led to a shift of district boundaries within Kennebec County.

The district is currently represented by Republican Bruce Poliquin.

Election results from presidential races

Whoever wins a presidential race in Maine's second congressional district gets one electoral vote. Since establishing the district plan for electoral college selection in 1969, Maine's second congressional district has voted the same way as the entire state of Maine for every election except 2016.

History

See District of Maine

When Maine became a state in 1820, it had seven congressional districts credited to it. Prior to that it was part of Massachusetts, which had 20 districts after the 1810 U.S. Census. Since Maine became a state, all but two districts have been reallocated.

Composition

The boundaries of the District are open for reconsideration in light of population shifts revealed by the decennial US Census. Until 2011, Maine's constitution provided for the state to reapportion the Congressional districts based on census data every ten years beginning in 1983, which would have meant that the state was next due to consider redistricting in 2013. However, a federal lawsuit filed in March 2011 led to a requirement that Maine speed up its redistricting process.^[4] Maine state legislators approved new boundaries on September 27, 2011.^[5]

2003 – 2013

• Androscoggin County
• Aroostook County
• Franklin County
• Hancock County
• Part of Kennebec County:
  • Benton
  • Clinton
  • Fayette
  • Litchfield
  • Oakland
  • Waterville
  • Wayne
  • Winslow
• Oxford County
• Penobscot County
• Piscataquis County
• Somerset County
• Waldo County
• Washington County

2013 – 2023

• Androscoggin County
• Aroostook County
• Franklin County
• Hancock County
• Part of Kennebec County:
  • Albion
  • Belgrade
  • Benton
  • Clinton
  • Fayette
  • Gardiner
  • Litchfield
  • Monmouth
  • Mount Vernon
  • Oakland
  • Randolph
  • Rome
  • Sidney
  • Unity Township
  • Vienna
  • Wayne
  • West Gardiner
• Oxford County
• Penobscot County
• Piscataquis County
• Somerset County
• Waldo County
• Washington County

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years ↑	Electoral history
Ezekiel Whitman	Federalist	March 4, 1821 – June 1, 1822	Redistricted from Massachusetts's 15th congressional district Resigned
Vacant		June 1, 1822 – December 2, 1822
Mark Harris	Democratic- Republican	December 2, 1822 – March 3, 1823	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Stephen Longfellow	Adams-Clay Federalist	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
John Anderson	Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1833	Retired to run for Mayor of Portland
Francis Smith	Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
	Democratic	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839
Albert Smith	Democratic	March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
William Pitt Fessenden	Whig	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Robert P. Dunlap	Democratic	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Asa Clapp	Democratic	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Nathaniel Littlefield	Democratic	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
John Appleton	Democratic	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Samuel Mayall	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
John J. Perry	Opposition	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Charles J. Gilman	Republican	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
John J. Perry	Republican	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Charles W. Walton	Republican	March 4, 1861 – May 26, 1862	Resigned on appointment as associate justice of Maine Supreme Judicial Court
Vacant		May 26, 1862 – December 1, 1862
Thomas Fessenden	Republican	December 1, 1862 – March 3, 1863	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Sidney Perham	Republican	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Samuel Plummer Morrill	Republican	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
William P. Frye	Republican	March 4, 1871 – March 17, 1881	Resigned when elected to U.S. Senate
Vacant		March 17, 1881 – September 12, 1881
Nelson Dingley, Jr.	Republican	September 12, 1881 – March 3, 1883	Redistricted to At-large district
At-large districts used		March 3, 1883 – March 3, 1885
Nelson Dingley, Jr.	Republican	March 3, 1885 – January 13, 1899	Redistricted from At-large district Died
Vacant		January 13, 1899 – June 19, 1899
Charles E. Littlefield	Republican	June 19, 1899 – September 30, 1908	Resigned
Vacant		September 30, 1908 – November 3, 1908
John P. Swasey	Republican	November 3, 1908 – March 3, 1911	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Daniel J. McGillicuddy	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1917	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Wallace H. White, Jr.	Republican	March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1931	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Donald B. Partridge	Republican	March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Edward C. Moran, Jr.	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1937	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Clyde H. Smith	Republican	January 3, 1937 – April 8, 1940	Died
Vacant		April 8, 1940 – June 3, 1940
Margaret Chase Smith	Republican	June 3, 1940 – January 3, 1949	Retired to run for U.S. Senate
Charles P. Nelson	Republican	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1957	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Frank M. Coffin	Democratic	January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1961	Retired to run for Governor of Maine
Stanley R. Tupper	Republican	January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963	Redistricted from 1st district
Clifford G. McIntire	Republican	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965	Redistricted from 3rd district
William Hathaway	Democratic	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1973	Retired to run for U.S. Senate
William Cohen	Republican	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1979	Retired to run for U.S. Senate
Olympia Snowe	Republican	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1995	Retired to run for U.S. Senate
John Baldacci	Democratic	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2003	Retired to run for Governor of Maine
Mike Michaud	Democratic	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2015	Retired to run for Governor of Maine
Bruce Poliquin	Republican	January 3, 2015 –
Representative	Party	Years	Electoral history

Recent election results

Historical district boundaries

2005 – 2013

See also

• Maine's congressional districts
• List of United States congressional districts

References

External links

• 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
• Congressman Bruce Poliquin's web site

Coordinates: 45°29′06″N 69°03′21″W / 45.48500°N 69.05583°W / 45.48500; -69.05583