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Updated Dec. 13, 2022 at 9:16 a.m. Eastern

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Last data update: Dec. 10, 2022 at 9:39 p.m. ET

Maineelection results

What to watch

Rep. Jared Golden (D) is leading with 48.2 percent of the vote in the District 2 race. An estimated 99.5 percent of votes have been counted.

Governor

Democratic Gov. Janet Mills is running for reelection, and her Republican challenger is her predecessor, former governor Paul LePage. LePage served as governor from 2011 to 2019, and if he wins, he would become Maine’s longest-serving governor. Mills is Maine’s first female governor. Federal elections in Maine use a ranked-choice voting system, but for state-level offices, including governor, the winner needs only a plurality of votes.

Mills (D) is projected to win. An estimated 99.5 percent of votes have been counted.

Votes received and percentages of total vote
Candidate	Votes	Pct.
winner Janet MillsMillsJ. Mills incumbent DEM	373,435	55.4
Paul LePageLePageP. LePageGOP	286,569	42.5
Sam HunklerHunklerS. HunklerIND	13,579	2.0
An estimated 99.5 percent of votes have been counted. * Incumbent

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All House races

Maine voters use ranked-choice voting to elect their U.S. House representatives. The biggest matchup to watch here is in the state’s 2nd District, a toss-up race where incumbent Rep. Jared Golden (D) is being challenged by election denier Bruce Poliquin (R).

District 1

Votes received and percentages of total vote
Candidate	Votes	Pct.
winner Chellie PingreePingreeC. Pingree incumbent DEM	218,630	62.8
Edwin ThelanderThelanderE. ThelanderGOP	128,996	37.1
Total Write-InsTotal Write-InsT. Total Write-InsOTH	362	0.1
An estimated 99.7 percent of votes have been counted. * Incumbent

District 2 (first round)

Votes received and percentages of total vote
Candidate	Votes	Pct.
Jared GoldenGoldenJ. Golden incumbent DEM	151,570	48.2
Bruce PoliquinPoliquinB. PoliquinGOP	141,119	44.9
Tiffany BondBondT. BondIND	21,565	6.9
An estimated 99.5 percent of votes have been counted. * Incumbent

District 2 (final round)

Votes received and percentages of total vote
Candidate	Votes	Pct.
winner Jared GoldenGoldenJ. Golden incumbent DEM	165,136	53.1
Bruce PoliquinPoliquinB. PoliquinGOP	146,142	46.9
We estimate around all votes cast have been counted. * Incumbent

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