Democrats' current Senate majority heading into 2026
ELECTORAL VOTES BY DISTRICT
2 of 2
states splitting Electoral College votes by congressional district (ME & NE)
RCV ADOPTED
2016
year Maine voters passed ranked-choice voting by referendum for federal elections
ME-2 PARTY FLIPS
3
times Maine's 2nd District changed party hands in presidential/House races since 2016
ME-2 House Margin by Year (%)
Democratic House
Republican House
Dot = Pres. EV winner
Key Timeline Events
2016-11-08
RCV referendum passes
Maine voters approve ranked-choice voting by 52–48 margin
2018-11-06
First RCV federal race
ME-2 House race becomes first federal contest decided by RCV; Golden defeats Poliquin in Round 2
2024-11-05
ME-2 flips to GOP
Austin Theriault defeats Jared Golden; Trump carries ME-2 by 12 pts
2025-01-01
King announces retirement
Sen. Angus King announces he will not seek re-election in 2026, opening Class II seat
2026-06-09
Maine primary day
State primary elections for U.S. Senate and U.S. House; ranked-choice voting applies
ME-2 has split its House and presidential results in every cycle since 2016 — a Democratic incumbent holding the House seat while the district backed Trump for president by double digits.