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Maine · U.S. House

Maine 1st District

Chellie Pingree wins. Called.

97% counted
CandidateVotesShare
Chellie Pingree D won 247,947 65.4%
Ronald Russell R 127,098 33.5%
Blank Votes NPA 3,877 1.0%
Write-In WRI 99 0.0%
Total379,021

Last vote update Nov 5, 2:55 PM. Polls closed Nov 3, 6:00 PM.

By town

PlaceVotes Margin2024 president ShiftCounted
Portland 35,685 D +74.9 D +67.6 D +7.4 100%
South Portland 14,779 D +62.1 D +52.9 D +9.1 100%
Scarborough 13,769 D +38.2 D +32.1 D +6.1 100%
Brunswick 13,653 D +55.7 D +46.7 D +9.0 100%
Saco 11,084 D +37.8 D +26.8 D +11.0 99%
Windham 10,322 D +14.6 D +4.0 D +10.6 100%
Gorham 10,212 D +28.8 D +20.6 D +8.2 100%
Westbrook 9,763 D +48.3 D +33.2 D +15.1 100%
Biddeford 9,722 D +42.8 D +27.7 D +15.1 96%
Sanford 8,961 D +14.6 — — 92%
York 8,701 D +36.3 D +28.9 D +7.4 100%
Falmouth 8,402 D +42.6 D +42.2 D +0.3 100%
Wells 7,409 D +20.1 D +13.0 D +7.1 100%
Kennebunk 7,211 D +32.9 D +33.4 R +0.5 97%
Cape Elizabeth 6,377 D +59.8 D +58.3 D +1.6 100%
Topsham 6,107 D +36.5 D +28.2 D +8.2 100%
Waterville 6,101 D +40.4 D +26.8 D +13.6 94%
Yarmouth 5,784 D +57.6 D +55.6 D +2.0 100%
Cumberland 5,688 D +43.3 D +43.4 Even 100%
Kittery 5,570 D +51.0 D +42.7 D +8.4 97%
Freeport 5,505 D +50.3 D +43.2 D +7.1 100%
Old Orchard Beach 5,426 D +29.0 D +19.5 D +9.5 99%
Standish 5,403 D +2.4 R +7.1 D +9.4 98%
Gray 4,949 D +10.1 D +0.7 D +9.4 100%
Bath 4,760 D +50.5 D +37.7 D +12.9 100%

Shift is this race's margin minus the 2024 presidential margin in the same place. Places with votes that look copied or wildly out of line are flagged and left out of the race's overall shift.

Vote updates

TimeUpdateTotal votesMargin
+1,033 votes379,021D +32.2
+1,090 votes377,988D +32.2
+2 votes376,898D +32.4
+10,212 votes376,896D +32.4
+867 votes366,684D +32.5
+1,478 votes365,817D +32.6
+1,956 votes364,339D +32.8
+4,949 votes362,383D +33.0
+10,322 votes357,434D +33.3
+9,763 votes347,112D +33.8
+7,205 votes337,349D +33.4
+816 votes330,144D +33.0