Maine Second Congressional District Primary Election Results

Updated Aug., 2, 2022, 12:04 PM ET

Republican Primary

Winner

Bruce Poliquin wins the Republican primary.

Race called by The Associated Press.

Updated June, 16, 2022

Candidate	Votes	Pct.%
Bruce Poliquin	21,377	+59.9% 59.9%
Elizabeth Caruso	14,309	+40.1% 40.1%
Total reported	35,686

Results by town

Town	Poliquin	Caruso	Total votes	Est. rpt.	Est. remain. votes
Bangor	63%	37%	938	>95%	<100
Augusta	62%	38%	772	>95%	<100
Lewiston	54%	46%	733	>95%	<100
Ellsworth	66%	34%	697	>95%	<100
Auburn	61%	39%	677	>95%	<100
Hermon	72%	28%	566	>95%	<100
Brewer	70%	30%	528	>95%	<100
Caribou	62%	38%	512	>95%	<100
Oakland	56%	44%	484	>95%	<100
Skowhegan	47%	53%	442	>95%	<100
Hampden	67%	33%	418	>95%	<100
Turner	46%	54%	406	>95%	<100
Greene	64%	36%	379	>95%	<100
Paris	61%	39%	379	>95%	<100
Fairfield	61%	39%	377	>95%	<100
Corinth	81%	19%	375	>95%	<100
Lisbon	68%	32%	337	>95%	<100
Dover-Foxcroft	53%	47%	336	>95%	<100
Winterport	69%	31%	332	>95%	<100
Madison	38%	62%	317	>95%	<100
Sidney	58%	42%	315	>95%	<100
Orrington	70%	30%	301	>95%	<100
Winthrop	52%	48%	288	>95%	<100
Lincoln	69%	31%	287	>95%	<100
Farmington	44%	56%	282	>95%	<100
Readfield	57%	43%	279	>95%	<100
Glenburn	69%	31%	278	>95%	<100
Presque Isle	67%	33%	272	>95%	<100
Oxford	59%	41%	267	>95%	<100
Holden	69%	31%	264	>95%	<100
Norway	55%	45%	260	>95%	<100
Poland	62%	38%	259	>95%	<100
Durham	54%	46%	254	>95%	<100
Sabattus	64%	36%	247	>95%	<100
Monmouth	58%	42%	228	>95%	<100
Bar Harbor	74%	26%	226	>95%	<100
Belfast	50%	50%	218	>95%	<100
Eddington	73%	27%	216	>95%	<100
Old Town	66%	34%	215	>95%	<100
Newport	62%	38%	214	>95%	<100
Manchester	60%	40%	208	>95%	<100
Farmingdale	59%	41%	206	>95%	<100
Gardiner	52%	48%	206	>95%	<100
Millinocket	49%	51%	205	>95%	<100
Bucksport	61%	39%	204	>95%	<100
Wilton	49%	52%	200	>95%	<100
Dexter	54%	46%	191	>95%	<100
Hancock	73%	27%	191	>95%	<100
Carmel	70%	30%	190	>95%	<100
Levant	62%	38%	186	>95%	<100
Rangeley	54%	46%	183	>95%	<100
Houlton	47%	53%	175	>95%	<100
Greenville	57%	43%	173	>95%	<100
Hartland	66%	34%	172	>95%	<100
Palermo	57%	43%	172	>95%	<100
Dixfield	46%	54%	168	>95%	<100
Norridgewock	46%	54%	168	>95%	<100
Surry	75%	25%	167	>95%	<100
Bethel	39%	61%	165	>95%	<100
Lamoine	68%	32%	163	>95%	<100
Orland	65%	35%	159	>95%	<100
Fayette	56%	44%	158	>95%	<100
Palmyra	62%	38%	155	>95%	<100
Fort Kent	73%	27%	153	>95%	<100
Livermore	46%	54%	152	>95%	<100
Mount Vernon	67%	33%	151	>95%	<100
St. Albans	56%	44%	151	>95%	<100
Calais	67%	33%	150	>95%	<100
Pittsfield	61%	39%	147	>95%	<100
Newburgh	59%	41%	145	>95%	<100
Milford	69%	31%	142	>95%	<100
Jay	51%	49%	140	>95%	<100
Mechanic Falls	60%	40%	140	>95%	<100
Trenton	66%	34%	137	>95%	<100
Stockton Springs	58%	42%	135	>95%	<100
Minot	52%	48%	134	>95%	<100
Medway	48%	52%	133	>95%	<100
Blue Hill	72%	28%	127	>95%	<100
Machias	39%	61%	127	>95%	<100
Mexico	55%	45%	127	>95%	<100
Anson	39%	61%	126	>95%	<100
Corinna	71%	29%	126	>95%	<100
Orono	56%	44%	126	>95%	<100
Searsport	56%	44%	126	>95%	<100
Brownfield	64%	36%	125	>95%	<100
Madawaska	74%	26%	125	>95%	<100
Addison	54%	46%	123	>95%	<100
Fryeburg	57%	43%	123	>95%	<100
Chelsea	53%	47%	122	>95%	<100
Lincolnville	66%	34%	122	>95%	<100
Leeds	42%	58%	121	>95%	<100
Peru	55%	45%	121	>95%	<100
Dedham	70%	30%	120	>95%	<100
Fort Fairfield	67%	33%	120	>95%	<100
Veazie	72%	28%	116	>95%	<100
Washington Cty Townships	37%	63%	115	>95%	<100
Canaan	53%	47%	114	>95%	<100
Unity	61%	39%	114	>95%	<100
Franklin	66%	34%	113	>95%	<100
Waterford	65%	35%	113	>95%	<100
Harrington	13%	87%	111	>95%	<100
Livermore Falls	55%	45%	111	>95%	<100
West Paris	67%	33%	110	>95%	<100
Denmark	56%	44%	109	>95%	<100
East Machias	36%	64%	108	>95%	<100
New Sharon	54%	46%	108	>95%	<100
Sullivan	67%	33%	106	>95%	<100
Hallowell	50%	50%	105	>95%	<100
Deer Isle	86%	14%	104	>95%	<100
Phillips	63%	38%	104	>95%	<100
Milo	61%	39%	102	>95%	<100
East Millinocket	47%	53%	101	>95%	<100
Embden	34%	66%	100	>95%	<100
Limestone	79%	21%	100	>95%	<100
Charleston	66%	34%	99	>95%	<100
Hartford	60%	40%	99	>95%	<100
Otis	77%	23%	99	>95%	<100
Tremont	77%	23%	99	>95%	<100
Cherryfield	52%	48%	97	>95%	—
Enfield	67%	33%	97	>95%	—
Guilford	54%	46%	97	>95%	—
Kingfield	51%	49%	97	>95%	—
Mount Desert	65%	35%	95	>95%	—
Buckfield	49%	51%	92	>95%	—
Otisfield	64%	36%	91	>95%	—
Randolph	68%	32%	91	>95%	—
Sangerville	58%	42%	91	>95%	—
Woodstock	54%	46%	91	>95%	—
Chesterville	51%	49%	89	>95%	—
Mars Hill	76%	24%	88	>95%	—
Morrill	50%	50%	88	>95%	—
Northport	53%	47%	87	>95%	—
Greenbush	60%	40%	86	>95%	—
Mapleton	67%	33%	86	>95%	—
Swanville	60%	40%	86	>95%	—
Canton	49%	51%	85	>95%	—
Wales	61%	39%	85	>95%	—
Knox	54%	46%	84	>95%	—
Plymouth	63%	37%	84	>95%	—
Bradley	77%	23%	83	>95%	—
Frankfort	78%	22%	83	>95%	—
Bingham	37%	63%	82	>95%	—
Brooks	65%	35%	82	>95%	—
Southwest Harbor	77%	23%	82	>95%	—
Sherman	71%	29%	80	>95%	—
Hodgdon	56%	44%	79	>95%	—
Lubec	45%	55%	78	>95%	—
Wayne	64%	36%	78	>95%	—
Princeton	70%	30%	77	>95%	—
Swans Island	82%	18%	77	>95%	—
Andover	63%	37%	76	>95%	—
Garland	74%	26%	76	>95%	—
Harmony	55%	45%	76	>95%	—
Lee	71%	29%	76	>95%	—
Dixmont	64%	36%	75	>95%	—
Howland	65%	35%	75	>95%	—
Cornville	54%	46%	74	>95%	—
Bradford	79%	21%	73	>95%	—
Clifton	68%	32%	72	>95%	—
Jonesport	46%	54%	72	>95%	—
Milbridge	71%	29%	72	>95%	—
Solon	50%	50%	72	>95%	—
Columbia Falls	67%	33%	69	>95%	—
Hebron	46%	54%	69	>95%	—
Kenduskeag	57%	43%	68	>95%	—
Searsmont	59%	41%	68	>95%	—
Easton	67%	33%	66	>95%	—
Waldo	48%	52%	66	>95%	—
Brownville	60%	40%	65	>95%	—
Hudson	72%	28%	65	>95%	—
Belmont	52%	48%	64	>95%	—
Jackman	28%	72%	64	>95%	—
Penobscot	63%	38%	64	>95%	—
Washburn	66%	34%	64	>95%	—
Eastport	48%	52%	62	>95%	—
Pembroke	48%	52%	62	>95%	—
Sebec	58%	42%	62	>95%	—
Brooksville	64%	36%	61	>95%	—
Rome	54%	46%	61	>95%	—
Eustis	47%	53%	60	>95%	—
Patten	66%	34%	59	>95%	—
Sedgwick	68%	32%	59	>95%	—
Troy	61%	39%	59	>95%	—
Woodland	49%	51%	59	>95%	—
Exeter	67%	33%	58	>95%	—
Van Buren	71%	29%	58	>95%	—
Etna	77%	23%	57	>95%	—
Machiasport	33%	67%	57	>95%	—
Marshfield	26%	74%	57	>95%	—
Monson	61%	39%	57	>95%	—
Steuben	64%	36%	56	>95%	—
Parkman	64%	36%	55	>95%	—
Linneus	50%	50%	54	>95%	—
New Vineyard	61%	39%	54	>95%	—
Blaine	79%	21%	53	>95%	—
Hiram	53%	47%	53	>95%	—
Littleton	28%	72%	53	>95%	—
Lovell	43%	57%	53	>95%	—
Smithfield	53%	47%	53	>95%	—
Whiting	43%	57%	53	>95%	—
Mercer	52%	48%	52	>95%	—
Perry	48%	52%	52	>95%	—
Winter Harbor	63%	37%	52	>95%	—
Island Falls	61%	39%	51	>95%	—
Lowell	75%	25%	51	>95%	—
Verona Island	57%	43%	51	>95%	—
Weld	57%	43%	51	>95%	—
Burnham	72%	28%	50	>95%	—
Monroe	62%	38%	50	>95%	—
Ashland	47%	53%	49	>95%	—
Porter	39%	61%	49	>95%	—
Industry	63%	38%	48	>95%	—
Cambridge	55%	45%	47	>95%	—
Chester	66%	34%	47	>95%	—
Montville	49%	51%	47	>95%	—
Prospect	77%	23%	47	>95%	—
Sumner	81%	19%	47	>95%	—
Freedom	69%	31%	45	>95%	—
Mariaville	68%	32%	44	>95%	—
New Portland	47%	53%	43	>95%	—
Saint Agatha	79%	21%	43	>95%	—
Sorrento	65%	35%	43	>95%	—
Brooklin	79%	21%	42	>95%	—
Greenwood	55%	45%	42	>95%	—
Jonesboro	45%	55%	42	>95%	—
Ripley	62%	38%	42	>95%	—
Robbinston	67%	33%	42	>95%	—
Westfield	64%	36%	42	>95%	—
Baileyville	54%	46%	41	>95%	—
Moscow	41%	59%	41	>95%	—
New Sweden	63%	37%	41	>95%	—
Oakfield	53%	48%	40	>95%	—
Stacyville	76%	24%	38	>95%	—
Bridgewater	68%	32%	37	>95%	—
Columbia	49%	51%	37	>95%	—
Cutler	19%	81%	37	>95%	—
New Limerick	51%	49%	37	>95%	—
Beals	72%	28%	36	>95%	—
Carrabassett Valley	53%	47%	36	>95%	—
Charlotte	63%	37%	35	>95%	—
Dallas Plt.	49%	51%	35	>95%	—
Passadumkeag	80%	20%	35	>95%	—
Winn	77%	23%	35	>95%	—
Albany Township	59%	41%	34	>95%	—
Eagle Lake	65%	35%	34	>95%	—
Liberty	68%	32%	34	>95%	—
Thorndike	44%	56%	34	>95%	—
Athens	58%	42%	33	>95%	—
Castine	76%	24%	33	>95%	—
Frenchville	70%	30%	33	>95%	—
Jackson	67%	33%	33	>95%	—
Monticello	70%	30%	33	>95%	—
Alexander	69%	31%	32	>95%	—
Carthage	58%	42%	31	>95%	—
Eastbrook	52%	48%	31	>95%	—
Newry	48%	52%	31	>95%	—
Stonington	77%	23%	31	>95%	—
Atkinson Twp	57%	43%	30	>95%	—
Dennysville	57%	43%	30	>95%	—
LaGrange	63%	37%	30	>95%	—
Detroit	52%	48%	29	>95%	—
Ludlow	68%	32%	28	>95%	—
Meddybemps	64%	36%	28	>95%	—
Mount Chase	56%	44%	27	>95%	—
Rangeley Plt.	63%	37%	27	>95%	—
Burlington	38%	62%	26	>95%	—
Danforth	58%	42%	26	>95%	—
Roxbury	42%	58%	26	>95%	—
Stockholm	65%	35%	26	>95%	—
Springfield	72%	28%	25	>95%	—
Vienna	68%	32%	25	>95%	—
Grand Lake Stream Plt	71%	29%	24	>95%
Starks	58%	42%	24	>95%
Vanceboro	67%	33%	24	>95%
Crawford	73%	27%	22	>95%
Dyer Brook	55%	45%	22	>95%
Moose River	27%	73%	22	88%	—
Willimantic	73%	27%	22	>95%
Gilead	76%	24%	21	>95%
Hanover	38%	62%	21	88%	—
Mattawamkeag	43%	57%	21	>95%
Merrill	48%	52%	21	>95%
Portage Lake	33%	67%	21	>95%
Reed Plt.	71%	29%	21	>95%
Waltham	19%	81%	21	>95%
Perham	70%	30%	20	>95%
Temple	50%	50%	20	>95%
Castle Hill	68%	32%	19	>95%
Cooper	63%	37%	19	>95%
Shirley	68%	32%	19	>95%
Osborn	56%	44%	18	>95%
Carroll Plt.	65%	35%	17	>95%
Lake View Plt.	82%	18%	17	>95%
Masardis	71%	29%	17	>95%
Weston	53%	47%	17	71%	<10
Aurora	88%	13%	16	>95%
Madawaska Lake Twp	69%	31%	16	>95%
Medford	50%	50%	16	70%	<10
Topsfield	69%	31%	16	>95%
Chapman	80%	20%	15	>95%
Lakeville	33%	67%	15	>95%
Stoneham	33%	67%	15	83%	—
Wellington	27%	73%	15	>95%
Coplin Plt.	57%	43%	14	>95%
Islesboro	86%	14%	14	78%	—
Smyrna	57%	43%	14	82%	—
Baring Plt.	38%	62%	13	87%	—
Crystal	69%	31%	13	57%	<10
Wade	62%	38%	13	65%	<10
Winterville Plt.	54%	46%	13	87%	—
Woodville	69%	31%	13	62%	<10
Highland Plt.	67%	33%	12	>95%
Maxfield	50%	50%	12	>95%
Orient	50%	50%	12	>95%
Sweden	58%	42%	12	50%	<10
Allagash	64%	36%	11	61%	<10
Caswell	82%	18%	11	92%	—
Upton	64%	36%	11	>95%
St. Francis	70%	30%	10	71%	—
St. John Plt.	90%	10%	10	91%	—
Wallagrass	90%	10%	10	56%	<10
Wesley	50%	50%	10	>95%
Aroostook Cty Townships	89%	11%	9	2%	550
Beddington	67%	33%	9	>95%
Byron	67%	33%	9	90%	—
Cranberry Isles	78%	22%	9	>95%
Northfield	44%	56%	9	64%	<10
Whitneyville	56%	44%	9	69%	—
Grand Isle	63%	38%	8	73%	—
Hamlin	13%	88%	8	80%	—
New Canada	63%	38%	8	53%	<10
Pleasant Ridge Plt.	63%	38%	8	>95%
Sandy River Plt.	50%	50%	8	80%	—
Dennistown Plt.	0%	100%	7	>95%
Haynesville	71%	29%	7	>95%
Lincoln Plt.	57%	43%	7	>95%
Seboeis Plt.	86%	14%	7	>95%
Stow	43%	57%	7	32%	<20
Garfield Plt.	67%	33%	6	75%	—
The Forks Plt.	17%	83%	6	>95%
Waite	33%	67%	6	75%	—
Moro Plt.	40%	60%	5	>95%
Penobscot Nation Vot Dst	40%	60%	5	71%	—
Great Pond	25%	75%	4	80%	—
Brighton Plt.	33%	67%	3	75%	—
Hersey	67%	33%	3	38%	<10
Macwahoc Plt.	67%	33%	3	75%	—
Talmadge	100%	0%	3	75%	—
Westmanland	0%	100%	3	50%	—
Penobscot Cty Townships	100%	0%	2	2%	100
Pleasant Point Votng Dst	50%	50%	2	25%	<10
Frenchboro	0%	100%	1	33%	—
Abbot	0%	0%	0	0%	<70
Alton	0%	0%	0	0%	<50
Amherst	0%	0%	0	0%	<30
Amity	0%	0%	0	0%	<60
Avon	0%	0%	0	0%	<40
Beaver Cove	0%	0%	0	0%	<40
Belgrade	0%	0%	0	0%	250
Bowerbank	0%	0%	0	0%	<50
Caratunk	0%	0%	0	0%	<20
Cary Twp	0%	0%	0	0%	<20
Cyr Plt.	0%	0%	0	0%	<20
Deblois	0%	0%	0	0%	<30
Drew Plt.	0%	0%	0	0%	<10
Edinburg	0%	0%	0	0%	<40
Franklin Cty Townships	0%	0%	0	0%	<90
Glenwood Plt.	0%	0%	0	0%	<40
Gouldsboro	0%	0%	0	0%	150
Hammond	0%	0%	0	0%	<20
Indian Township Vtng Dst	0%	0%	0	0%	<50
Kingsbury Plt.	0%	0%	0	0%	<10
Magalloway Plt.	0%	0%	0	0%	—
Nashville Plt.	0%	0%	0	0%	—
Oxford Cty Townships	0%	0%	0	0%	<90
Piscataquis Cty Townshps	0%	0%	0	0%	250
Rockwood Strip Twp	0%	0%	0	0%	<30
Roque Bluffs	0%	0%	0	0%	<50
Rumford	0%	0%	0	0%	200
Stetson	0%	0%	0	0%	<90
Strong	0%	0%	0	0%	150
Webster Plt.	0%	0%	0	0%	<20
West Forks Plt.	0%	0%	0	0%	<10

Analysis From Our Reporters

Jennifer Medina, Reporting from Los Angeles. June, 15, 2022
The first round of results from Nevada are finally in. Adam Laxalt, the Trump-endorsed candidate for Senate, has a comfortable early lead. If he wins, he will face Catherine Cortez-Masto, one of the most vulnerable Democratic senators, this fall.
Jennifer Medina, Reporting from Los Angeles. June, 14, 2022
Mayra Flores, a Republican, has won the special election in Texas to replace former Representative Filemon Vela in a Hispanic-majority district in the Rio Grande Valley. Flores will be the first Republican from the district and the first Latina Republican from Texas in Congress.
Maya King, Reporting from Charleston, S.C. June, 14, 2022
With just over 25 percent of precincts reporting, it’s looking like a steeper hill to climb for Tom Rice to make it to a runoff. He’s trailing his primary challenger Russell Fry by 20 points. Fry has 45 percent of the vote.
Azi Paybarah June, 14, 2022
Gov. Janet T. Mills of Maine, a Democrat, and Paul LePage, a Republican, advanced to the general election for governor. Both were uncontested. LePage was governor from 2011 to 2019, when he was succeeded by Mills.
Jonathan Weisman June, 14, 2022
Early returns from Charleston County look good for Representative Nancy Mace, the Republican competing with a Trump-endorsed challenger, Katie Arrington. But no results are in from Beaufort County on the state’s south coast — Arrington’s stronghold.
Jennifer Medina, Reporting from Los Angeles. June, 14, 2022
In the Rio Grande Valley of Texas, voters are casting ballots in a special election to replace Representative Filemon Vela, a Democrat. Republicans are aggressively courting voters in the heavily Hispanic district, but the winner will only hold office until January.
Jonathan Weisman June, 14, 2022
In Nevada’s sprawling Fourth Congressional District, Republicans are vying to take on Representative Steven Horsford. One of the top G.O.P. candidates, Sam Peters, has the backing of some of the most far-right Republicans in the House, like Representatives Andy Biggs and Paul Gosar of Arizona.