Maine's 1st congressional district

Maine's 1st congressional district
Maine's 1st congressional district – since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative	Chellie Pingree (D)
Distribution	49.44% urban 50.56% rural
Population (2000)	637,450
Median income	42,044
Ethnicity	96.8% White 0.7% Black 0.9% Asian 0.8% Hispanic 0.3% Native American 0.0% other
Occupation	% Blue-collar % White-collar % Grey-collar
Cook PVI	D+8 (2012)

Maine's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Maine. The geographically smaller of the two congressional districts in the state, the district covers the southern coastal area of the state. The district consists of all of Cumberland, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc and York counties and most of Kennebec County. Located within the district are the cities of Portland, Augusta, Brunswick and Saco.

The district is currently represented by Democrat Chellie Pingree.

History

Maine was initially a part of the state of Massachusetts. Massachusetts was allocated 20 districts after the 1810 U.S. Census. When Maine became a state in 1820, seven of those districts were credited to it. Since then, all but the 1st and 2nd Congressional Districts have become obsolete.

Current composition

Maine's 1st Congressional District consists of:

• Cumberland County
• The following towns in Kennebec County:
  • Augusta
  • Chelsea
  • China
  • Farmingdale
  • Hallowell
  • Manchester
  • Pittston
  • Readfield
  • Waterville
  • Windsor
  • Winthrop
• Knox County
• Lincoln County
• Sagadahoc County
• York County

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years ↑	District home	Note
Joseph Dane	Federalist	March 15, 1820 – March 3, 1823	Kennebunk	Redistricted from the at-large congressional district.
William Burleigh	Adams-Clay D-R	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	South Berwick
	Adams	March 4, 1825 – July 2, 1827		died
Vacant		July 2, 1827 – September 10, 1827
Rufus McIntire	Jacksonian	September 10, 1827 – March 3, 1835	Parsonsfield	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
John Fairfield	Democratic	March 4, 1835 – December 24, 1838	Saco	resigned after being elected Governor
Nathan Clifford	Democratic	March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843	Newfield	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Joshua Herrick	Democratic	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845	Brunswick	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
John Fairfield Scamman	Democratic	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847	Wells	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
David Hammons	Democratic	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849	Cornish	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Elbridge Gerry	Democratic	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851	Waterford	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Moses Macdonald	Democratic	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855	Limerick	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
John M. Wood	Republican	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859	Portland	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Daniel E. Somes	Republican	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861	Biddeford	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
John N. Goodwin	Republican	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863	South Berwick	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Lorenzo De Medici Sweat	Democratic	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865	Parsonsfield	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
John Lynch	Republican	March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1873	Portland	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
John H. Burleigh	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877	South Berwick	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Thomas Brackett Reed	Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883	Portland	redistricted to At-large district
At-large districts used		1883 – 1885
Thomas Brackett Reed	Republican	March 4, 1885 – September 4, 1899	Portland	redistricted from At-large district, resigned
Vacant		September 4, 1899 – November 6, 1899
Amos L. Allen	Republican	November 6, 1899 – March 3, 1911	Waterboro	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Asher C. Hinds	Republican	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1917	Benton	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Louis B. Goodall	Republican	March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1921	Sanford	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Carroll L. Beedy	Republican	March 4, 1921 – January 3, 1935	Phillips	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Simon M. Hamlin	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937	Standish	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
James C. Oliver	Republican	January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1943	South Portland	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Robert Hale	Republican	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1959	Portland	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
James C. Oliver	Democratic	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961	South Portland	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Peter Garland	Republican	January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963	Saco	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Stanley R. Tupper	Republican	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967	Boothbay Harbor	redistricted from 2nd district
Peter N. Kyros	Democratic	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1975	Portland	Lost reelection
David F. Emery	Republican	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1983	Rockland	Retired to run for U.S. Senate.
John R. McKernan, Jr.	Republican	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1987	Portland	Retired to run for Governor.
Joseph E. Brennan	Democratic	January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1991	Portland	Retired to run for Governor.
Thomas Andrews	Democratic	January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1995	Brunswick	Retired to run for U.S. Senate.
James B. Longley, Jr.	Republican	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997	Lewiston	Lost reelection
Thomas H. Allen	Democratic	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2009	Portland	Retired to run for U.S. Senate.
Chellie Pingree	Democratic	January 3, 2009 – present	North Haven	First elected in 2008.

Recent election results

US House election, 1986: Maine District 1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Joseph E. Brennan	121,848	53.16
	Republican	H. Rollin Ives	100,260	43.74
	Labor for Maine	Plato Truman	7,109	3.10
Majority			21,588	9.42
Turnout			229,217
	Democratic gain from Republican

US House election, 1988: Maine District 1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Joseph E. Brennan	167,623	60.11
	Republican	Edward S. O'Meara	111,125	36.78
Majority			79,864	26.44
Turnout			278,748
	Democratic hold		Swing

US House election, 1990: Maine District 1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Thomas H. Andrews	167,623	60.11
	Republican	David Emery	110,836	39.74
		write-ins	413	0.15
Majority			56,787	20.36
Turnout			278,872
	Democratic hold		Swing

US House election, 1992: Maine District 1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Thomas H. Andrews	232,696	64.97
	Republican	Linda Bean	125,236	34.97
		write-ins	216	0.06
Majority			107,460	30.00
Turnout			358,148
	Democratic hold		Swing

US House election, 1994: Maine District 1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	James B. Longley, Jr.	136,316	51.88
	Democratic	Dennis L. Dutremble	126,373	48.09
		write-ins	80	0.03
Majority			9,943	3.78
Turnout			262,769
	Republican gain from Democratic

US House election, 1996: Maine District 1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Thomas H. Allen	173,745	55.30
	Republican	James B. Longley, Jr.	140,354	44.68
		write-ins	65	0.02
Majority			33,391	10.63
Turnout			314,164
	Democratic gain from Republican

US House election, 1998: Maine District 1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Thomas H. Allen	134,335	60.33
	Republican	Ross J. Connelly	79,160	35.55
	Constitution	Eric R. Greiner	9,182	4.12
Majority			55,175	24.78
Turnout			222,677
	Democratic hold		Swing

US House election, 2000: Maine District 1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Thomas H. Allen	202,823	59.81
	Republican	Jane A. Amero	123,915	36.54
	Libertarian	J. Frederic Staples	12,356	3.64
Majority			78,908	23.27
Turnout			339,094
	Democratic hold		Swing

Maine's 1st Congressional District Runoff Election (2002)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Allen*	172,646	63.81
	Republican	Steven Joyce	97,931	36.19
Total votes			270,577	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

Maine's 1st Congressional District Election (2004)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Allen*	219,077	59.74
	Republican	Charles E. Summers	147,663	40.26
Total votes			366,740	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

Maine's 1st Congressional District Election (2006)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Allen*	170,949	60.84
	Republican	Darlene J. Curley	88,009	31.32
	Independent	Dexter Kamilewicz	22,029	7.84
Total votes			280,987	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

Maine's 1st Congressional District Election (2008)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chellie Pingree	205,629	54.90
	Republican	Charles E. Summers	168,930	45.10
Total votes			374,559	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

Maine's 1st Congressional District Election (2010)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chellie Pingree*	169,114	56.82
	Republican	Dean Scontras	128,501	43.17
	No party	Others	42	0.01%
Total votes			297,657	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

Recent election results from presidential races

Year	Results
1992	Clinton 40 – 32%
1996	Clinton 52 – 32%
2000	Gore 51 – 43%
2004	Kerry 55 – 43%
2008	Obama 61 – 38%
2012	Obama 60 – 38%
2016[1]	Clinton 54 – 39%

Historical district boundaries

2005 – 2013

See also

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

References

1. 2016 Election Results The Press Herald

• 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

External links

• U.S. House of Representatives

Coordinates: 43°49′50″N 69°56′27″W / 43.83056°N 69.94083°W